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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap April 9

By Any Other Name: Rosetta Resources (NasdaqGS: ROSE)
Cramer told investors to take a look at ROSE, a small, often-overlooked gas company which he says is "criminally mispriced" since it purchased Calpine Powers oil and natural gas assets for much less than they were worth. He comments ROSE is a "$35 stock, masquerading as a $21 name" and the assets it purchased were worth two and a half times the $1.5 billion ROSE paid in 2005. The one concern keeping ROSE back is Calpine's creditors may want to reclaim Calpine's assets from ROSE, but Cramer feels any attempt will fail, because " ... 'it is very hard to get this 'fraudulent conveyance' stuff." Although Cramer would wait a couple of days and use limit orders, he would definitely back up the truck and buy ROSE.
The Next Big Thing in Biotech: Incyte (NasdaqGM: INCY)
Cramer recalls how he "nailed" Nastech Pharmaceuticals in March, calls Incyte the next Nastech and "the stuff dreams are made of." With $330 million in cash, Incyte is a company that trades on hope, comments Cramer, and such companies are good investments if they are developing drugs for a variety of markets and have big end markets. Currently, INCY is producing drugs for HIV, inflammation and cancer, areas with "tremendous" potential. Although INCY has yet to see a Phase III drug, "it has potentially positive catalysts coming out soon," and Cramer would buy INCY before it releases Phase I and Phase II data later in the year. He would wait until Thursday and pick up INCY at $7.
Consolation Prizes: Valueclick (NasdaqGS: VCLK) and aQuantive (NasdaqGS: AQNT)
The real winner in the bidding war between Google and Microsoft over Doubleclick will be VCLK or AQNT, said Cramer, since the "loser" will buy either one of these companies. In addition, Time Warner and Yahoo have also been looking at VCLK and AQNT. Even if no one buys the companies, Cramer is bullish on them for their earnings alone; "The stocks can hold their own if they don't get acquired."
CEO Interview: Jordan Greenhall of DivX (NasdaqGM: DIVX)
Jordan Greenhall commented DIVX's great quarter wasn't a surprise with "strong performance" across the board. When asked to explain what his company does, Greenhall said the object is "to take Internet at the center and move it out to any device you can think of." When Cramer asked about a secondary offering, Greenhall replied DIVX is not considering that strategy right now. After the interview, Cramer said, "This stock is going higher than it did after-hours... Up 10% is not enough. This stock is rocking again."
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Monday, January 08, 2007

Moday's Biggest Gainers and Losers

AdvancersAffymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX - News) shares rose 14% Monday after the company forecast revenue of about $100 million for the fourth quarter. The current average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for revenue of $99.5 million in the December period. The Santa Clara, Calif., biotechnology company plans to release its results for the fourth quarter and full year after the closing bell on Feb. 7.
Hauppage Digital (NASDAQ:HAUP - News) shares gained 6.3% after the company unveiled a line of four TV tuner products designed to support Microsoft's Vista Media Center.
Houston Exploration (NYSE:THX - News) shares added 4.1% after the company agreed to be acquired by Forest Oil (NYSE:FST - News) for $52.47 a share. That's 8% above Friday's closing price but below the $62 a share that a hedge fund offered Houston Exploration last summer.
Incyte Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INCY - News) shares rose 5.3% after the company was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Piper Jaffray. The firm also lifted its price target on the stock to $8 from $4.
IntraLase Corp. (NASDAQ:ILSE - News) shares added 10% after the company agreed to be acquired for $25 a share, or $808 million, by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (NYSE:EYE - News) That's 12.5% over IntraLase's closing price on Friday.
Nautilus Inc. (NYSE:NLS - News) shares rose 13% after the company formed a partnership with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. The deal calls for Nautilus to provide research and training support for new fitness products. Financial terms weren't disclosed. In addition, the company was upgraded to neutral from sell at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ONNN - News) shares rose 7.2% after the company was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Lehman Bros. on valuation.
Quebecor World Inc. (NYSE:IQW - News) plans to close its L'Eclaireur facility in Beauceville, Quebec, impacting about 155 employee positions. The closure is part of the company's plan to consolidate its Quebec-based magazine and catalog printing operations. Quebecor World said it continues to employ about 2,000 employees at seven facilities in Quebec
Quigley Corp. (NASDAQ:QGLY - News) shares advanced 11% after its Quigley Pharma subsidiary said a preliminary study has demonstrated its QR-441(a) compound to be a potential antiviral agent in reducing infectious bronchitis and New Castle disease, two viral poultry diseases. The Doylestown, Pa.-based company said QR-441(a) showed positive results in a study evaluating the compound in embryonating egg and VERO E6 cell test models.
RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH - News) shares rose 12% after the company said fourth-quarter net income will rise from the $51 million the consumer electronics retailer earned in the year-ago quarter, but same-store sales will drop.
Savient Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:SVNT - News) shares added 9.3% after the East Brunswick, N.J.-based company announced late Friday that, as part of its restructuring of its commercial operations, it will discontinue its 19-person Oxandrin field sales force. The move follows the company's launch of oxandrolone, the generic version of Oxandrin.
Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:SCOP - News) shares rose 7.5% after the Israel-based provider of digital video networking products said a large cable multi-service operator in India has selected Scopus' broadcast platforms for several projects in connection with a direct-to-home digital cable service deployment. The projects have a value of over $3 million, Scopus said.
Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN - News)shares jumped 24% after the company said it entered a license agreement with Genentech (NYSE:DNA - News) to develop cancer treatment SGN-40, which is currently undergoing Phase I and Phase II clinical trials. As part of the agreement, Seattle Genetics will receive an up-front payment of $60 million and could receive milestone payments of as much as $800 million, as well as potential royalties on sales.
Skechers USA (NYSE:SKX - News) shares climbed 6.2% after the company lifted its outlook for the fourth quarter to earnings of 28 to 31 cents a share on revenue of between $295 million and $300 million. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., footwear provider previously forecast a profit of 22 to 27 cents a share for the period on revenue of $255 million and $265 million. For the full year, the company now sees earnings of $1.55 to $1.58 a share on revenue of between $1.196 billion and $1.201 billion. Skechers' prior projection for fiscal 2006 was for a profit ranging from $1.49 to $1.54 a share on revenue of $1.156 billion to $1.666 billion.
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ - News) shares gained 5.6% after the company said it expects fourth-quarter earnings of 42 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call forecast earnings of 39 cents a share, on average. The St. Paul, Minn. medical device company will report net sales of approximately $864 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of more than 9% compared to the year-ago period and approximately $20 million above current analysts' consensus revenue estimates, the company said.
Telestone Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:TSTC - News) shares rose 12% after the Beijing-based provider of wireless services said it has been awarded bids from four regional telecom operators. The company said it was awarded indoor coverage system equipment contracts from the Sichuan Telecom subsidiary of China Telecom; the Guizhou Unicom subsidiary of China Unicom; the Heibei Netcom subsidiary of China Netcom; and the Jiangxi Telecom subsidiary of China Telecom. Financial terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Therma-Wave Inc. (NASDAQ:TWAV - News) shares surged 29% after the company agreed to be acquired for $1.65 a share, or $75 million, by KLA-Tencor. (NASDAQ:KLAC - News) The offer represents a 25% premium to Therma-Wave's closing price on Friday. KLA-Tencor, which provides semiconductor manufacturing systems, said the deal will strengthen its customers' access to Therma-Wave's advanced measurement capabilities.
United Surgical Partners (NASDAQ:USPI - News) shares rose 12% after the company said it was being acquired by an affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe affiliate for $1.8 billion in cash and debt. UNCN will pay $31.05 for each United Surgical share, a 13% premium to Friday's closing price of $27.39.
Decliners
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX - News) shares lost 10% Monday after the company named Jon Stonehouse its chief executive. BioCryst, a Birmingham, Ala., drug development company, said Stonehouse succeeds Charles Bugg, the company's founder and CEO. Bugg will become nonexecutive chairman. Stonehouse had been senior vice president of corporate development at Merck KGaA.
Compucredit Corp. (NASDAQ:CCRT - News) shares fell 5.8% after the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it now expects earnings for the fourth quarter to come about 20% below its previous projections.
Delta Apparel Inc. (AMEX:DLA - News) shares dropped 8% after the company said it expects second-quarter sales of $72 million to $73 million, down from a previous estimate of $74 million to $78 million, and earnings of 5 cents to 7 cents a share, down from a prior projection of 14 cents to 18 cents a share. Delta Apparel also cut its forecast for the year's sales and earnings.
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:DVAX - News) shares plunged 30% after the Berkeley, Calif.-based biotech company said interim one-year data from its two-year ragweed allergy trial indicated that "no meaningful ragweed-specific allergic disease was observed in the study population," making it impossible for the company to measure the impact of its Tolamba treatment. "This result was unexpected, though these challenges are well known to occur in allergy drug development," said Dino Dina, president and chief executive, in a statement. "Due to the fact that no clinically significant disease was seen in the study population, it was impossible to measure the effect of our intervention."
MarineMax Inc. (NYSE:HZO - News) shares fell 11% after the company said it sees a first-quarter loss of 20 cents to 25 cents a share; the First Call-derived average forecast stands at a loss of 6 cents. The company also lowered its profit outlook for fiscal 2007.
Medecision (NASDAQ:MEDE - News) shares plummeted 41% after the Wayne, Pa.-based a provider of software and services to healthcare payers said late Friday it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $10.3 million to $10.6 million. MEDecision said it signed five contracts during the quarter, resulting in lower-than expected term license revenue of between $1.1 million and $1.3 million.
Molex Inc. (NASDAQ:MOLX - News) shares sank 4.9% after the company lowered its second-quarter earnings and sales outlook citing lower-than-anticipated gross margins, which is due primarily to lower sales and higher price erosion in its mobile phone business. The Lisle, Ill. electronics components maker now expects to earnings of 34 to 37 cents a share vs. its previous forecast of 39 to 43 cents a share. Revenue is expected to be $830 million to $840 million, revised from a previous projection of $830 million to $850 million. The company also sees new orders slowing to $770 million to $780 million.
Novastar Financial (NYSE:NFI - News) shares lost 5.1% after the company was downgraded to market perform from market outperform at JMP Securities.
Nu Horizons Electronics (NASDAQ:NUHC - News) shares sank 7.2% after the company said net income rose 59% to $2.4 million, or 13 cents a share, for its fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 30 with sales up 26% to $186 million. From the last quarter, however, sales fell at the electronic components distributor, due to a decline in the company's systems business related to a substantial customer-specific decrease, as well as to market weakness related to some end customer and manufacturing channel inventory builds.
Schnitzer Steel Industries (NASDAQ:SCHN - News) shares dropped 7.4% after the company reported first-quarter earnings of $21 million, or 69 cents a share, down from a year-ago profit of $42 million, or $1.34 a share. The year-ago results included a gain of $34 million related to an asset disposition as well as a charge of $11 million from an investigation reserve. Excluding items, Portland, Ore.-based Schnitzer earned $19 million, or 61 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose in the latest three months to $510 million from $341 million in the same period a year earlier. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call was for a profit of 99 cents a share in the November period on revenue of $511.9 million. The company said it saw lower volumes and higher costs per ton in the latest quarter due to the installation of mega-shredders at its metals recycling facilities in the Oakland and Boston areas. In addition, margins were hurt by higher raw material costs in the quarter, and its auto parts business saw lower vehicle purchases due to higher prices.
Targeted Genetics Corp. (NASDAQ:TGEN - News) shares lost 20% after the company agreed to sell 2.18 million shares to institutional investors at a price of $4 each. The transaction includes warrants to purchase up to 763,000 shares, exercisable at price of $5.41 per share. The Seattle-based biotechnology company expects net proceeds of $8.1 million from the transaction, which is expected to close Jan. 11. Targeted Genetics plans to use the funds for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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