The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded up 13,290.75 still between its 200-day simple moving average at 12,994.20 and its 50-day SMA at 13,341.07. A weekly close above the five-week modified moving average (MMA) at 13,265 shifts the weekly chart profile to neutral from negative. The Nasdaq traded up to 3024.44 between the 200-day SMA at 2983.61 and its 50-day SMA at 3082.36. A weekly close above the five-week MMA at 3042 shifts the weekly chart profile to neutral from negative.
Asian stocks were lower on Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 closed at 8,975 – down 0.36%. The Hang Seng closed at 21,944 – down 0.28%. European exchanges were higher on Tuesday. The FTSE 100 ended the day at 5,885 – up 0.79%. The DAX ended the day at 7,378 – up 0.70%. The CAC 40 ended the day at 3,479 – up 0.87%.
The yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose from 1.684% to 1.751% versus the 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages at 1.705% and 1.789%. Comex gold rebounded from $1683.5 the Troy ounce to $1720.9 still between the 200-day and 50-day simple moving averages at $1666.0 and $1737.7. Nymex crude oil rebounded from to $85.42 per barrel to $89.22 still below its 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages at $91.67 and $94.86. The euro versus the dollar declined to 1.2767 then rose to 1.2826 testing the 200-day simple moving average at 1.2826.
Energy
Marathon Oil (MRO) report Q3 EPS of $0.64 (in-line), while beating revenue by $1.1B. Quicksilver Resources (KWK) missed estimates by 3 cents on revenue of $177.7M. Oxford Resource Partners (OXF) missed estimates by 11 cents, while beating revenue by $5M. Genesis Energy (GEL) beat estimates by 11 cents, while missing revenue by $60M. Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) beat estimates by 5 cents, while missing revenue by $3M. EOG Resources (EOG) beat estimates by 61 cents and revenue by $190M. McDermott International (MDR) missed estimates by 3 cents, while beating revenue by $1.03B. Resolute Energy (REN) missed estimates by 8 cents, while beating revenue by $1.4M. Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) beat estimates by 21 cents, while missing revenue by $120M. PAA Natural Gas Storage (PNG) reported Q3 EPS of -$0.05 (in-line), while missing revenue by $20M. Diamondback Energy (FANG) is a fresh Outperform with Wells Fargo. Tesco Corp. (TESO) gets taken to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital. Precision Drilling (PDS) is now Hold from Buy at Jefferies. Big Movers – Alon USA Energy (ALJ) is up about 10.5%. Tetra Technologies (TTI) is up about 10.5%. Tesco (TESO) is up about 10.5%. Dow components – Chevron (CVX) is up about 1%. Exxon Mobil (XOM) is up about 1.1%. Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) was trading at $72.76 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 1.62% on the day – up 5.25% year-to-date.
Materials
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) beat estimates by a penny and revenue by $17M. Headwaters (HW) missed estimates by 3 cents, while beating revenue by $7M. Walter Industries (WLT) missed estimates by 3 cents and revenue by $48M. CF Industries (CF) reported Q3 EPS of $6.35 (may not be comparable to consensus of $5.78) with revenue in-line with estimates. Yamana Gold (AUY) is an Outperform at RBC Capital. Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) is boosted to Buy from Hold at KeyBanc. Big Mover – Thompson Creek Metals (TC) is up about 10.5%. Dow Components – Alcoa (AA) is up about 1.6%. DuPont (DD) is up about 0.4%. The Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) was trading at $36.68 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.99% on the day – up 9.49% year-to-date.
Industrials
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency [DSCA], which oversees foreign arms sales, has approved requests from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to acquire a total of $7.6B worth of missile-defense systems from Lockheed Martin (LMT). American Superconductor (AMSC) beat estimates by 2 cents, while missing revenue by $1.7M. Emerson Electric (EMR) beat estimates by 6 cents on revenue of $6.7B. Franklin Electric (FELE) beat estimates by a penny, while missing revenue by $12M. Pike Electric (PIKE) beat estimates by 14 cents and revenue by $46M. ADT Corp. (ADT) is initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer. Republic Airways (RJET) is moved to Neutral from Sell at Bank of America-Merrill. Ryder System (R) is added to the Top Pick List at FBR Capital. American Science & Engineering (ASEI) is downgraded to Hold from Buy at Benchmark. Big Mover – EnerNOC (ENOC) is up about 19%. Dow components – Boeing Co (BA) is up about 2.4%. Caterpillar (CAT) is up about 1.5%. General Electric (GE) is up about 0.9%. 3M Company (MMM) is up about 1.4%. United Technologies (UTX) is up about 2.7%. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was trading at $37.43 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 1.08% on the day – up 10.90% year-to-date.
Consumer Discretionary
DirecTV Group (DTV) missed estimates by 3 cents, while beating revenue by $280M. TravelCenters of America (TA) beat estimates by 4 cents, while missing revenue by $200M. Carrols Restaurant (TAST) missed estimates by 26 cents and revenue by $8M. Discovery Communications (DISCA) missed estimates by 6 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. OfficeMax (OMX) beat estimates by 2 cents, while missing revenue by $30M. Fossil (FOSL) beat estimates by 12 cents, while missing revenue by $30M. Office Depot (ODP) beat estimates by 5 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. DISH Network (DISH) reported Q3 EPS of -$0.35 (may not be comparable to consensus of $0.56), while missing revenue by $40M. Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) beat estimates by 8 cents and revenue by $5M. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) reported Q3 net profit $174M (versus $178M last year). Warnaco (WRC) reported Q3 EPS of $1.15 (in-line), while missing revenue by $33M. Churchill Downs (CHDN) missed estimates by 2 cents and revenue by $10M. Weight Watchers International (WTW) beat estimates by 14 cents and revenue by $12M. LeapFrog Enterprises (LF) beat estimates by 13 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is a Hold at Deutsche Bank has a Hold. Dunkin Brands (DNKN) is a new Neutral with Wedbush. LifeLock (LOCK) is a new Buy at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. Ross Stores (ROST) and TJX Cos. (TJX) are new Neutrals at Credit Suisse, which starts Stein Mart (SMRT) at Outperform. Tile Shop (TTS) is picked up with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is upgraded to Buy from Hold at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Big Movers – Office Depot (ODP) is up about 18%. Weight Watchers (WTW) is up about 16%. Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) is up about 14.5%. OfficeMax (OMX) is up about 13%. Fossil (FOSL) is down about 11.5%. Dow Components – Disney (DIS) is up slightly. Home Depot (HD) is up about 0.3%. McDonalds (MCD) is up about 0.4%. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was trading at $46.915 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.48% on the day – up 20.23% year-to-date.
Consumer Staples
CVS Caremark (CVS) beat estimates by a penny, while missing revenue by $700M. The company raises and narrows its full-year guidance to $3.38-$3.41 (from a prior range of $3.32-$3.38). Andersons (ANDE) beat estimates by 62 cents and revenue by $32M. Kraft Foods (KRFT) is initiated with a Buy at Canaccord Genuity. Mondelez International (MDLZ) is a new Sell at Canaccord Genuity. Energizer Holdings (ENR) is moved to Market Perform from Outperform by Sanford Bernstein. Dow components – Coca Cola (KO) is up about 1.7%. Procter & Gamble (PG) is up about 0.3%. Wal-Mart (WMT) is up about 0.8%. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) was trading at $35.38 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.68% on the day – up 8.90% year-to-date.
Health Care
A year after Lipitor lost its patent protection; pharmaceutical companies are making headway on the next generation of medicines for reducing LDL, or “bad cholesterol.” Amgen (AMGN) and Pfizer (PFE) drugs performed well in mid-stage trials, while Sanofi (SNY) and partner Regeneron (REGN) announced a massive Phase III trial for their treatment. Wright Medical Group (WMGI) beat estimates by 6 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. CardioNet (BEAT) beat estimates by a penny and revenue by $0.5M. Skilled Healthcare (SKH) beat estimates by a penny, while missing revenue by $2M. Covance (CVD) narrowed its EPS estimate to between $2.65 to $2.70 (down from prior estimates of $2.50 to $2.70). Myriad Genetics (MYGN) beat estimates by 4 cents and revenue by $4M. Express Scripts (ESRX) beat estimates by 3 cents, while missing revenue by $400M. BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) is now Hold from Buy at Brean Capital. Express Scripts (ESRX) gets downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies. Big Movers – Vivus (VVUS) is down about 22.5%. Express Scripts (ESRX) is down about 12.5%. InterMune (ITMN) is down about 10%. Myriad Genetics (MYGN) is up about 17%. Dow Components – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is up about 0.5%. Merck (MRK) is up about 0.5%. Pfizer (PFE) is up about 0.9%. United Health Group (UNH) is up about 1.9%. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was trading at $40.24 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.20% on the day – up 16.00% year-to-date.
Financials
Nationstar Mortgage (NSM) beat estimates by a penny on revenue of $277.2M. NYSE Euronext (NYX) missed estimates by 8 cents and revenue by $52M. Zillow (Z) reported Q3 EPS of $0.07 (in-line) on revenue of $31.9M (in-line). The company’s Q4 guidance is for revenue of $30M-$31M (below a $32.5M consensus). Annaly Capital (NLY) reported Q3 EPS of $0.45. Fidelity National Financial (FNF) beat estimates by 49 cents and revenue by $300M. Kite Realty (KRG) is launched with a Buy at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) is upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform with Wells Fargo. Home Properties (HME) gets hoisted to Buy from Neutral at Compass Point. Credit Suisse (CS) is upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays, which lifts UBS AG (UBS) to Overweight from Underweight. Tree.com (TREE) is upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens. Home Properties (HME) is downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital. Standard Chartered (SCBFF) is cut to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse. Big Mover – Zillow (Z) is down about 18%. Dow Components – American Express (AXP) is up about 1.5%. Bank of America (BAC) is up about 1.8%. JP Morgan Chase (JPM) is up about 1.3%. The Travelers Companies (TRV) is up about 1.4%. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) was trading at $16.13 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 1.00% on the day – up 24.08% year-to-date.
Information Technology
THQ Inc. (THQI) posted a second-quarter loss of $21 million, or $3.06 a share, for Q2 (compared with a loss of $92.4 million, or $13.52 a share, a year earlier). Sales declined 26 percent to $107.4 million. The company also announced it hired Centerview Partners LLC to evaluate its options and raise cash. ServiceSource International (SREV) beat estimates by a penny, but the company issued weaker than expected Q4 guidance of a loss of 1-2 cents per share (versus EPS estimates of 4 cents). A federal judge has thrown out an Apple (AAPL) lawsuit against Motorola Mobility (GOOG) with prejudice over the latter’s alleged abuse of standards-essential patents in licensing talks. Microsoft (MSFT) and the FTC are also involved in possible or actual suits against Motorola over the matter. Apple (AAPL) is thinking of abandoning the use of Intel’s (INTC) CPUs in its Mac computers in favor of internally-developed ARM-based (ARMH) processors, such as the ones that power its iOS hardware. AOL (AOL) beat estimates by 5 cents and revenue by $10M. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) beat estimates by 5 cents and revenue by $4M. Rudolph Technologies (RTEC) beat estimates by 2 cents and revenue by 2.2M. Jive Software (JIVE) beat estimates by 2 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. The company’s Q4 guidance is for revenue of $30M-$31.5M and EPS of -$0.15 to -$0.17 (versus consensus of $31.1M and -$0.09). Fortinet (FTNT) is an Outperform at FBR Capital. Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is a Perform at FBR Capital. Peregrine Semiconductor (PSMI) is begun with a Buy at Canaccord. Workday (WDAY) is an Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley and an Outperform with Wells Fargo. Foxconn International (FXCNY) is raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies. Lam Research (LRCX) is lifted to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna. ServiceSource International (SREV) gets downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank. Big Movers – THQ (THQI) is down about 49%. ServiceSource International (SREV) is down about 38%. Responsys (MKTG) is down about 32%. Broadsoft (BSFT) is down about 19%. Oclaro (OCLR) is down about 16%. Bazaarvoice (BV) is down about 13%. Computer Sciences (CSC) is up about 18%. Jive Software (JIVE) is up about 15%. AOL (AOL) is up about 15.5%. Dow Components – Cisco Systems (CSCO) is up about 0.4%. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is up about 2.9%. IBM (IBM) is up about 0.4%. Intel Corp (INTC) is down about 0.6%. Microsoft (MSFT) is up about 0.7%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) was trading at $29.22 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.34% the day – up 14.81% year-to-date.
Telecommunication Services
Frontier Communications (FTR) reported Q3 EPS of $0.07 (in-line) and revenue of $1.25B (in-line). SBA Communications (SBAC) missed estimates by 21 cents, while beating revenue by $4M. China Mobile (CHL) is upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight by Barclays. US Cellular (USM) is now Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan. TW Telecom (TWTC) is taken to Underperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital. Dow Components – AT&T (T) is down about 0.25. Verizon (VZ) is up about about 0.25%. The NASDAQ Telecommunications Index (IXTC) was trading at $186.40 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.29% on the day – down 5.35% year-to-date.
Utilities
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) missed estimates by 9 cents with revenue in-line with estimates. Calpine (CPN) beat estimates by 49 cents and revenue by $350M. The Big Names – Dominion Resources (D) is up slightly. Edison International (EIX) is down about 0.75%. First Energy (FE) is up about 1.6%. PG&E Corp (PCG) is up about 1.1%. Southern Company (SO) is down about 1.1%. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) was trading at $35.70 at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, up 0.08% on the day – down 0.78% year-to-date.
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