IBM (NYSE: IBM ) is a giant among Dow stocks. The IT hardware and services veteran accounts for 11% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) index by weight, and its price swings always make a big difference to the Dow's daily value changes.
This morning, Big Blue's shares jumped as much as 1.5% on an analyst upgrade. That's enough to add 25 points to the Dow's overall value, thanks to IBM's $211 share price, and a major driver of today's bullish Dow action.
The fuel for this morning's rocket ride came from star analyst Steve Milunovich, formerly of Merrill Lynch but now a managing director at Swiss powerhouse UBS. Milunovich is the kind of rainmaker who can move even blue-chip mega caps like IBM with a stroke of his pen.
In this case, Milunovich boosted IBM from "hold" to "buy" with a $235 price target. That would be a 12% upside to Tuesday's closing prices.
He paints Big Blue as a company in transition, "well positioned" to become a leader in so-called "IT-as-a-service" cloud computing. That's a model where businesses kick their IT operations out as a stand-alone business or divisions, moving a traditional cost center into the realm of flexible and potentially profitable operations.
Best Energy Stocks To Watch For 2015: Repros Therapeutics Inc.(RPRX)
Repros Therapeutics Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on the development of new drugs to treat hormonal and reproductive system disorders. It is developing Androxal, an oral therapy that normalizes testicular function for the treatment of low testosterone due to secondary hypogonadism. The company is also conducting a phase 2 study of the use of Androxal in the treatment of type 2 diabetes in hypogonadal men. In addition, it is developing Proellex, an orally administered selective blocker of the progesterone receptor in women for the treatment of uterine fibroids and endometriosis; and phentolamine-based product candidate VASOMAX for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. The company was formerly known as Zonagen, Inc. and changed its name to Repros Therapeutics, Inc. in May 2006. Repros Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Lisa Levin]
Repros Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RPRX) shares rose 24.13% to $26.39. The volume of Repros Therapeutics shares traded was 2120% higher than normal. Repros announced topline results from both the second pivotal efficacy study as well as the 6 month safety study of Androxal庐.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Repros Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RPRX) moved up 26.15% to $26.82 after the company announced topline results from both the second pivotal efficacy study as well as the 6 month safety study of Androxal庐.
Top 5 Integrated Utility Companies To Buy For 2014: ABB Ltd(ABB)
ABB Ltd. provides power and automation technologies for utility and industrial customers worldwide. The company?s Power Products division manufactures and sells high- and medium-voltage switchgear and apparatus, circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers, and sensors. ABB?s Power Systems division provides integrated power and automation solutions for power generation plants; alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) transmission systems; and flexible alternating current systems technologies. It also offers land and submarine cables, as well as accessories and services for medium- to high-voltage AC and DC systems; air- and gas-insulated substations; and network management solutions to help manage power networks. In addition, this division offers support agreements and retrofits to spare parts, service, consulting, and training; and undertakes analyses and design of new transmission and distribution systems. The company?s Discrete Automation and Motion div ision manufactures and sells motors, generators, variable speed drives, programmable logic controllers, rectifiers, excitation systems, robotics, and related services for a range of applications in factory automation, process industries, and utilities. Its Low Voltage Products division provides protection, control, and measurement for electrical installations, enclosures, switchboards, electronics, and electromechanical devices for industrial machines, plants, and related services. It also makes building control systems for home and building automation. The company?s Process Automation division offers integrated process control and instrumentation systems, plant electrification systems, information management systems, and industry-specific application knowledge for industries, such as pulp and paper, minerals and mining, metals, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, turbocharging, power, and marine. ABB Ltd. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerla nd.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Travis Hoium]
ABB (NYSE: ABB ) is spending $1 billion to buy Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER.DL ) , a major player in solar inverters. This is the latest move by a large energy company to buy into solar following Total (NYSE: TOT ) and General Electric (NYSE: GE ) . Will we see more solar buyouts? Erin Miller sat down with Fool contributor Travis Hoium to find out.�
Top 5 Integrated Utility Companies To Buy For 2014: GSE Holding Inc (GSEH)
GSE Holding, Inc. (GSE) is a provider of engineered geosynthetic containment solutions. GSE�� products are used in a range of infrastructure end markets, such as mining, waste management, liquid containment (including water infrastructure, agriculture and aquaculture), coal ash containment and shale oil and gas. The Company operates in two segments: North America, which represents the United States, Canada and Mexico, and International, which represents the rest of its global operations. The Company is a provider of products required to deliver customized solutions for projects on a global basis, including geomembranes, drainage products, geosynthetic clay liners, or GCLs, nonwoven geotextiles, and specialty products. In April 2010, the Company sold its 75.5% interest in GSE Bentoliner (Canada). In June 2010, it divested the United States Installation. In July 2010, GSE closed GSE UK, its manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom. In March 2012, the Company announced the purchase, by one of its subsidiaries, of certain manufacturing equipment from Poly-America, L.P. and Poly-Flex, Inc. In February 2013, the Company acquired SynTec, LLC.
GSE has seven manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Germany, Chile, Egypt and Thailand, 18 regional sales offices located in 12 countries. The Company serves mining, waste management and power companies; independent installers and dealers; general contractors and government agencies.
Geomembranes
Geomembranes are synthetic polymeric lining materials used as barriers in geotechnical engineering applications in mining, solid waste containment and liquid containment markets. Geomembranes are manufactured from polyethylene and polypropylene resins with additives designed to resist weathering, ultraviolet degradation and chemical exposure for extended time periods. Its geomembranes include GSE high-density polyethylene (HDPE), GSE LLDPE, GSE Textured, GSE White and GSE Conductive. GSE HDPE liners are used material! for lining applications in the geosynthetic products industry.
Drainage Products
The Company�� primary drainage products are GSE HyperNet and GSE FabriNet. GSE HyperNet. GSE�� geonet product consists of two sets of HDPE strands intertwined to form a channel along which fluid is conveyed for drainage. GSE HyperNet liners are used as part of a landfill liner system. Its geocomposite product is produced by heat bonding nonwoven geotextiles to one or both surfaces of the GSE HyperNet. This permeable textile serves as a separator and a filter, keeping soils out of the GSE HyperNet drainage layer, which allows the product to perform its function of transmitting liquids and gases. GSE FabriNet liners are used as part of a landfill liner system.
Geosynthetic Clay Liners
GSE offers two varieties of GCLs: GSE GundSeal and GSE Bentoliner. GCL, which includes GSE GundSeal, combines HDPE liners with sodium bentonite clay. The sodium bentonite clay is adhered directly to the liner and serves as a support layer to the liner, sealing any small punctures in the overlaying liner by expanding or swelling upon contact with liquids. Applications of GSE GundSeal include landfill liners and water containment pond liners. GSE Bentoliner combines durable geotextile outer layers with an inner layer of low permeability sodium bentonite clay. GSE Bentoliner includes patent-pending coal ash-resistant GCL. GSE Bentoliner offers an array of application usages for low to high loads and flat to steep slopes in landfill liners, mining heap lead pads and water containment pond liners.
Nonwoven Geotextiles
Nonwoven geotextiles are synthetic, staple fiber, nonwoven needle-punched fabrics used in environmental and other industrial applications that include filtration, soil stabilization, separation, drainage and gas transmission, cushion and liner protection applications. The Company�� nonwoven geotextile products are available in many weights and thickness! es. They ! are used primarily internally to manufacture its geocomposite and Bentoliner products. During the year ended December 31, 2010, sales of nonwoven geotextiles represented 3% of its total product sales.
Specialty Products
The Company offers other specialty polysynthetic products. GSE CurtainWall and GSE GundWall specialty products are vertical barrier systems that block the lateral migration of subsurface fluids. GSE CurtainWall is suited for trench-style installations, while GSE GundWall is installed with trenchless, vibratory and installation techniques. GSE StudLiner is a studded geomembrane that protects against corrosion and deterioration of concrete structures, including tanks, pipes, drainage channels and tunnels. Common applications for GSE StudLiner include industrial, municipal and civil applications, such as concrete storage tank protection. Pre-Fabricated Products include pipe boots, corners, sumps or other ancillary parts.
The Company competes with Agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH (Agru) and Agru America.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By James Miller Phd]
As we can see, the firm has a higher ROE than it peers: Sharps Compliance, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (CWST), Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI) and GSE Holding Inc. (GSEH).
Top 5 Integrated Utility Companies To Buy For 2014: Westell Technologies Inc.(WSTL)
Westell Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, distribution, marketing, and servicing a range of broadband, digital transmission, remote monitoring, power distribution, and demarcation products used by telephone companies and other telecommunications service providers. It operates in three segments: Customer Networking Systems (CNS) equipment, Outside Plant Systems (OSP) equipment, and ConferencePlus services. The CNS equipment segment provides networking and high-speed transmissions products, such as modems, routers, versatile gateway devices, and wireless broadband home routers that allow service providers to deliver broadband services over existing copper, fiber, coax, or wireless infrastructures. The OSP segment offers next generation outdoor cabinets; enclosures; power distribution; fiber, Ethernet, and coax edge connectors; remote monitoring equipment; and DS1 and DS3 transmission plugs. This segment also markets and sells power distribu tion and remote monitoring solutions. The ConferencePlus services segment provides audio, Web, and video conferencing services to businesses and individuals. This segment sells its services directly to Fortune 1000 companies, and indirectly through its private reseller programs. The company offers its products through field sales organizations and selected distributors in the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. Westell Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Aurora, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Smith]
Late last month, the networking equipment maker had to scramble when its acting chief financial officer, Tom Minichiello, announced plans to retire on July 12 to become the new CFO at Westell Technologies (NASDAQ: WSTL ) . On Friday, though, just as the deadline was happening, Tellabs announced that it has found a replacement.
- [By Rich Smith]
On Friday, the diversified manufacturer named Brian S. Cooper�to replace interim CFO Braden Waverley on May 28. Waverly will remain acting CFO until Cooper joins the company next month. Cooper comes to Federal Signal by way of smaller telecommunications equipment maker Westell Technologies (NASDAQ: WSTL ) , where he has served as CFO since 2009.
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