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ABFS vs. ETF Alternatives
Company Description
The Company’s LTL motor carrier operations are conducted through ABF Freight System, Inc., the Company’s largest subsidiary; ABF Freight System (B.C.), Ltd.; ABF Freight System Canada, Ltd.; ABF Cartage, Inc.; and Land-Marine Cargo, Inc. (collectively “ABF”).
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- Thursday, May 9, 10:09 AM Arkansas Best (ABFS +8.5%) trades higher after disclosing in a SEC filing that it rebuffed an offer from YRC Worlwide (YRCW +1.5%) last month. (8-K) Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
- Tuesday, May 7, 8:29 AM Shares of Arkansas Best (ABFS) are up another 2.9% in premarket as the buzz over the company's Teamsters deal hasn't worn out yet. Notable Calls thinks Wall Street analysts might be light with their price targets on the company. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
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Monday, May 6, 12:47 PM
Midday top 10 gainers: MBI +41%. FSGI +32%. ABFS +31%. MNGA +25%. YRCW +22%. BORN +16%. PRMW +15%. CHLN +14%. RENN +14%. YY +14%.
Midday top 10 losers: PAL -18%. HGSH -11%. GEOS -9%. LNCO -9%. LINE -9%. CHCI -9%. VISN -8%. OSH -8%. TG -7%. LTBR -7%. 1 Comment [On the Move] - Monday, May 6, 9:50 AM Shares of Arkansas Best (ABFS +28.8%) pop after the company announces it reached a tentative deal with the Teamsters union. The stock is playing some catch-up after trucking/freight stocks roared higher last week on positive demand news. SA contributor Money Investor nailed the call over a week ago for a rapid rally. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
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Friday, May 3, 6:18 PM
After-hours top gainers, as of 5:30 p.m.: ABFS +16.0%. RNR +3.75%. MSG +3.3%. NCT +3.1%. INCY +3.0%.
After-hours top losers: STM -9%. GRMN -3.6%. BRCD -2.7%. H -2.6%. CPWR -2.1%. Comment! [On the Move] -
Thursday, January 10, 5:35 PM
After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: RPTP +6%. BGCP +4%. VECO +4%. EXEL +4%. MNST +3%.
After-hours top losers: KBR -8%. XRTX -5%. ABFS -5%. URBN -4%. QLTY -4%. Comment! [On the Move] - Monday, September 24, 2012, 3:16 PM Struggling transport stocks may be enjoying a lift today on Citi's upgrade of the sector. "While there have been several negative profit pre-announcements of late, they appear to be priced in already," Citi says, noting transports typically do well from October through April. Trucking stocks: ABFS +6.3%, JBHT +1.7%, ODFL +1.4% CNW +1.4%. Rails: NSC +2%, UNP +1.4%. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas, On the Move]
- Friday, June 15, 2012, 1:30 PM Arkansas Best (ABFS +6%) moves higher again today after being upgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital on the back of its Panther Expedited Services acquisition and gradual improvement in its core LTL operations. The firm says the deal should be accretive. Comment! [On the Move]
- Monday, April 30, 2012, 3:43 PM Several firms reduce their ratings on Arkansas Best (ABFS -5.4%) after weak Q1 results, released Friday. BofA cuts shares to Underperform and its price target to $16 from $20, citing its larger-than-expected freight decline and its move to continue spending on investments, which "has us concerned about the pace of its rebound." Wells Fargo also slashes its rating. 1 Comment [On the Move, Quick Ideas]
- Friday, April 27, 2012, 7:42 AM Arkansas Best (ABFS): Q1 EPS of -$0.71 may not be comparable to consensus of $-0.17. Revenue of $440.9M (+1.4% Y/Y) misses by $13M. Shares -7.9% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:19 AM Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL -8.1%) falls after reporting Q1 results. Even a small earnings beat by the company can't overcome the dark shadow UPS' Q1 report cast over the trucking sector.ABFS -2.1, CNW -3.1%, JBHT -1.7%. Comment! [On the Move]
- Friday, January 27, 2012, 1:23 PM Arkansas Best (ABFS -16%) gets hammered after its Q4 misses expectations on a 7.6% Y/Y decline in freight tonnage. Many analysts had expected the company to beat estimates going into the report, after coming off a better-than-expected, though subdued, peak shipping season. 2 Comments [On the Move]
- Friday, August 12, 2011, 3:45 PM Trucking stocks are up 3% as lower oil prices look set to help firms' boost margins, offsetting to a degree concerns on the U.S. economy. Gainers: JBHT +3.4%, ODFL +5%, ABFS +4.3%, CNW +3.9%, SWFT +7.3%. Comment! [On the Move, Consumer]
- Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 3:11 PM Arkansas Best (ABFS +9.6%) pops after saying it will increase freight rates by 6.9%, and winning an appeal to continue a lawsuit seeking $750M in damages from the Teamsters and other trucking companies. Comment! [On the Move]
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Money Investor
$ABFS up 75% in less than a month prior to my article on the upcoming catalyst for the stock - http://bit.ly/IW66Lz - View all 0 replies
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Money Investor
$ABFS - the premise of my article from a little over a week ago is playing out (stock up 20% pre-market). - View all 1 replies
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Money Investor
$ABFS - interesting that company did not take questions on earnings call. I feel an imminent announcement on labor deal. Loaded up today - View all 0 replies
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Michael Bryant
Arkansas Best (ABFS) profit beat estimates. Wonder what this says about YRC Worldwide (YRCW) & XPO Logistics (XPO). - View all 0 replies
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Alex B. Gray
Arkansas Best $ABFS reported Q3 2010 revenue increased 11.7% to $444.5M and a net loss of $0.7M vs. a net loss of $5.6M in 2009. - View all 0 replies
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Alan Brochstein
What do the unions have against ABFS? I am not surprised that they have filed suit against the Teamsters - View all 0 replies
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Money Investor
$ABFS - the premise of my article from a little over a week ago is playing out (stock up 20% pre-market). - View all 1 replies
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