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  • Can These Stocks Continue Their Run?

    By Anthony Parsons - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: BBY, HPQ, SPLS

    So far in 2013, the three stocks highlighted in this article have had dramatic increases in share prices.  This article will take a look at whether this can continue.  Furthermore, it will look at bright spots within the companies to see where they are doing well and also to find areas that could bring strong growth.  I believe these stocks are solid companies and I will tell you why.

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  • Does a Huge Earnings Miss at Dell Signal the End of the PC?

    By Richard Cox - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ, MSFT

    One of the biggest disappointments this earnings season came with the latest results from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), which showed that the company’s profit dropped by a massive 79% during the fiscal first quarter (ending on May 3). Such a significant downside surprise is helping to discourage sector surveys, which show major declines in PC sales this year.  This creates a negative backdrop for Dell and its competitors, and with more »

  • After Impressive Earnings Report, Is It Still Cheap?

    By Mike Thiessen - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, HPQ, JNPR

    Like many established technology companies, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has developed a reputation as a stable but stodgy firm that issues regular dividend payouts and rarely makes exciting or noteworthy announcements. However, the company's most recent earnings report provided a momentary break from its ho-hum stream of news releases and corporate announcements. The report exceeded market-watchers' expectations by a substantial degree and indicated that Cisco still has some life left more »

  • Relational Remains Concentrated

    By Marshall Hargrave - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: HES, HPQ, ITW, IR

    The investment fund Relational Investors runs a heavy concentration, with 50% of its public equity portfolio invested in its top four stocks. Ralph Whitworth founded Relational in 1996. The investment fund now manages some $5 billion and employs a strategic block investment strategy. Per the fund's recent quarterly filing with the SEC, outlined below are the fund's top four stock picks (check out Relational's portfolio).
     
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  • Has HP Turned the Corner?

    By Mark Hibben - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: GOOG, HPQ, MSFT

    On May 22 Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) reported its fiscal 2013 Q2 results, which indicated that the HP's long downward slide in revenue and earnings is nearing an end.  Investors were buoyed by the news, and HP shares shot up nearly 14% in after hours trading.

    As CEO Meg Whitman admitted, the recovery process is "non-linear" and far from over, but the signs of a bottom are at hand.  In more »

  • Is This Stock a Good Buy Now?

    By Anh HOANG - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: EMC, HPQ, NTAP

    Active investor Paul Singer has picked up a significant stake in NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP). According to Businessweek, his firm, Elliott Management, might press the company for board seats to unlock shareholder value. NetApp is also in the portfolio of Larry Robbins, Joel Greenblatt, and Paul Tudor Jones. Since the beginning of the year, NetApp has risen close to 13%, lagging the S&P 500’s return of nearly 17%. Should more »

  • Is HP On The Path to Recovery or Ruin?

    By Leo Sun - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, GOOG, HPQ, MSFT

    Shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), the world’s largest PC maker, recently surged after the company reported second quarter earnings that exceeded analyst estimates. That rally came as a relief to shareholders of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, which has lost over half its market value over the past five years.

    During that time, HP lost its bread and butter PC business. Unexpected disruption from Apple and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGmore »)

  • A Closer Look at Three Global PC Makers

    By Anh HOANG - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ, LNVGY.PK

    Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) experienced a significant rise of nearly 14% in after hours trading, to nearly $24.20 per share, after it reported earnings results that beat analysts’ estimates in its second quarter. Since the beginning of the year, Hewlett-Packard’s return on the market has been quite juicy, rising more than 68.2%. Should investors buy Hewlett-Packard at its current trading price? Let’s find out.

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  • Not All Is Lost for This PC Maker

    By Daniel James - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ, LNVGY.PK

    As we all know by now, the biggest story in tech over the last few years has been the shift from PCs and laptops to mobile devices. As a result, many computer hardware producers have suffered from declining sales, and have been punished by the market. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is one of the companies that has been hit hard by this development. Amid takeover talks, the company’s most recent more »

  • DUPLICATE:Tax Evasions Bad For Economy, Good for Investor

    By Frank Midega - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, MSFT, YHOO

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is definitely one of the most widely reported on tech companies, by the minute covering more column inches than St.Valentine on a sunny February morning on the 14th.

    Will apple need a PR exercise after this; perhaps pull a corporate Chernobyl –size cleanup exercise? What will be the public sentiments to the American company that as many hold dear as others equally detest. Apple, the more »

  • Tax Evasions Bad For Economy, Good for Investor

    By Frank Midega - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, HPQ, MSFT, YHOO

    Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is definitely one of the most widely reported on tech companies, by the minute covering more column inches than St.Valentine on a sunny February morning on the 14th.

    Will apple need a PR exercise after this; perhaps pull a corporate Chernobyl –size cleanup exercise? What will be the public sentiments to the American company that as many hold dear as others equally detest. Apple, the more »

  • There's No Such Thing as a Halfway Nook

    By Michael Carter - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: BKS, DELL, GOOG, HPQ, MSFT

    Over $2 trillion is spent each year on acquisitions, including purchases of entire companies, divisions, or company components. However, study after study puts the failure rate of mergers and acquisitions of all variations between 70%-90%. This month's TechCrunch report, citing leaked internal documents concerning Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) possibly dropping $1 billion to take the NOOK e-reader business off Barnes & Noble’s (NYSE: BKS) hands, sent Barnes’ stock up more »

  • Cisco at Highs: What Lies Next?

    By Sharma Rina - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: BRCD, CSCO, HPQ, VMW

    Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock shot up after its quarterly earnings announcements and created its new 52 weeks high. The company also provided strong outlook, further boosting its stock price. However, it is still left to be seen how the stock would fare once the exuberance over quarterly results cools down. I am going to have a look at future prospects for the stock along with the challenges that more »

  • Where Does IBM Stand in the Long Term Scheme of Things?

    By harsha lohia - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AMZN, HPQ, IBM, SPLK

    International Business Machine (NYSE: IBM) has been rewarding shareholders over the years with its stable growth coupled with robust buy back and healthy dividend programs. It has returned over $150 billion to shareholders since the year 2000. But the company’s recent quarter earnings disappointed analysts and raised a few eyebrows regarding the company’s future. Is this event a red signal for long term investors, or will it be more »

  • Two Value Ideas and a Stock to Trim Back On

    By Reuben Brewer - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: FIS, HPQ, TDG

    Value Focused Weitz Value Fund (WVALX) recently initiated small positions in TransDigm (NYSE: TDG) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS). It also started to trim its stake in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). All three stocks are worth a quick review.

    A Value Family

    Wallace Weitz, Bradley Hinton, and David Perkins are the co-managers of Weitz Value Fund. The fund has bested the S&P 500 Index on an annualized basis more »

  • Cisco Flexes its Muscles

    By Robert Ciura - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, HPQ, INTC

    Technology giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), maker of networking switches and other Internet protocol devices, is a stock on the comeback trail. After spending much of the past few years wallowing in the mid-teens, due to recurring disappointing earnings results, the company’s shares are on the upswing after a slew of corporate developments showing the company has gotten its groove back.

    Chief Executive John Chambers certainly took advantage of more »

  • Does Icahn's Offer Add up for Dell Shareholders?

    By Bob Chandler - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ, LXK | Editor's Choice

    Famed investor Carl Icahn and money manager Southeastern Asset Management have joined forces to provide shareholders an alternative to Michael Dell's controversial $24.4 billion bid to take the company he founded, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), private. Mr. Icahn and Southeastern believe that Dell's $13.65 a share offer, with private equity firm Silver Lake, is an opportunistic effort to buy the company at a bargain price.

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  • A Closer Look at Icahn's Offer for Dell Shareholders

    By Anh HOANG - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ, LNVGY.PK

    Billionaire Carl Icahn has been building his fortunes via many activist investments. Recently, the global investment community has zoomed in his involvement in the buyout deal of one of the world’s biggest PC makers, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). Icahn currently owns around 100 million shares in the company, accounting for around a 6% stake in Dell. Both Carl Icahn and Dell’s largest shareholder, Southeastern Asset Management has been publicly more »

  • Lenovo ThinksFuture

    By Steven Yenzer - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, HPQ, LNVGY.PK

    Lenovo (NASDAQOTH: LNVGY.PK) acquired IBM's personal computer business in 2005 for $1.25 billion, instantly skyrocketing the Chinese computer maker to the #3 spot in worldwide computer production by volume. A big part of that deal was the ThinkPad brand, which Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi pointed to as one of the biggest advantages of his company's acquisition.

    Last quarter, Lenovo overtook HP (NYSE: HPQ) as the world's more »

  • An 89% Dividend Yield That Isn't Too Good to be True

    By Jordan Wathen - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: DELL, HPQ

    The decline of the personal computer has been on the minds of investors everywhere. As hardware companies face slower upgrade cycles, lower per-unit prices, and declining sales, few can escape a terminal decline in profits.

    Dell faces the same decline in PCs that other companies face. Rival Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) reported that PC shipments sunk 14% in the first quarter. The company also projected that tablet sales (as a whole more »

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