Boring companies in the consumer durables, health care and utility sectors are surging. Investors are still nervous and looking for safety.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — It must be the shoes.
Shares of Under Armour were racing higher Tuesday as investors appeared stoked about the athletic apparel company’s adjusted outlook and strength of its footwear line.
Shares of the Baltimore-based company were at $53.89, up 5.51, or 11.4%, and jumped as high as 13.7% after it beat top- and bottom-line estimates, improved its margins and — why analysts believe the stock is on the move — boosted its 2012 sales forecast to $1.82 billion, up from a previous $1.8 billion. …
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Don’t pay attention to which sectors are “under-owned,” pay attention to companies that are improving. That was Jim Cramer’s thoughts to “Mad Money” viewers Wednesday as he sounded off against the notion of contrarian investing. …
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MILLBURN, N.J. (Stockpickr) — Since the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500 has declined nearly 7% and the Nasdaq 100 has declined nearly 8%. This is creating some excellent buying opportunities in stocks that have sold off sharply during that time.
One or more of the following factors could be responsible for many of these stocks’ declines:
1. Lower second-quarter estimates, despite good first-quarter earnings reports, due to concerns over exposure to Europe…
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By Amy Calistri
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet’s guest contributor program, which is separate from the company’s news coverage.
NEW YORK (StreetAuthority) — This company makes some of the most well-known products in the world. It’s slogan — “Just do it” — has become a mantra for a generation of young athletes . . .
I’ve personally owned this company in the “real-money” portfolio for my Stock of the Month advisory for half a year now. Since I bought it last November, I’m already up 16% on my original investment . . . .
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Here’s what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the “Mad Money” Lightning Round Thursday evening:
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of these consumer-related stocks hit 52-week highs on Wednesday: Macy’s, Colgate-Palmolive, Advance Auto Parts, Brinker International, Ross Stores and Leapfrog Enterprises.
Each of the stocks received a buy rating from TheStreet Ratings.
Macy’s
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of CVS Caremark, Medco Health Solutions and Mattel hit 52-week highs on Friday.
Each of the stocks received a buy rating from TheStreet Ratings.
CVS Caremark
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(Story updated to add that Barclays Capital initiated coverage of Weight Watchers International with an “overweight” rating.)
BOSTON (TheStreet) — Mid-cap stocks, companies with market values between $1 billion and $10 billion, tend to get overlooked by investors, who gravitate to the high-profile stability of S&P 500 large-cap stocks or chase the returns on fast-moving small-caps.
But they’re missing out on what is a hot spot this year. The S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index has returned 10%, better than the S&P 500′s 8% rise and the small-cap Russell 2000 Index’s 7.6 % gain.
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