Market Currents

• Thursday, November 19, 2009

• 09:17 AM Helmerich & Payne (HP): FQ4 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $362M (-6.6%) vs. $369M. "We are encouraged by signs of improvement in the U.S. land rig market." (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable premarket earnings: BKE, DKS, GME, HP, PDCO, PLCE, ROST, SHLD, STP, TSL, WSM Comment!

• Tuesday, November 17, 2009

• 14:20 PM Sure, someone may have made a lot of money on 3Com (COMS) options as its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard (HP) was announced, but insider-trading conspiracy theorists are ahead of themselves, says Ultimi Barbarorum. Options deals are lumpy by nature, and it could just be short covering at work. 6 Comments

• Thursday, July 30, 2009

• 08:53 AM Helmerich & Payne (HP): FQ3 EPS of $0.49 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $388M (-26%) vs. $378M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, ABX, ADP, ALU, AOC, APA, ARTG, AVP, AVY, AZN, BC, BCRX, BDX, BEN, CI, CINF, CL, CLI, CMI, CMS, CNX, COL, COV, CVC, DLR, DOW, EK, ENDP, EXPE, FAF, GT, GTI, HP, INCY, IP, IRM, K, KBR, KIM, KSU, LVLT, MA, MOT, MYL, NBL, NRG, NWL, NYX, OCR, OMX, OSK, PCZ, PH, PTEN, RDS.A, RGC, RYN, SBH, SNE, SPR, TEN, TRV, TSM, TYC, VTR, WMI, WYNN, XEL, XOM Comment!

• Thursday, April 30, 2009

• 08:50 AM Helmerich & Payne (HP): FQ2 EPS of $0.97 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $520M (+9.9%) vs. $502M. Shares -4.7% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: APA, ASH, AZN, BC, BWA, CAH, CELG, CI, CINF, CL, CLI, CMCSA, CMS, COCO, COV, CTL, D, DLR, DOW, EK, ENTG, EQT, ERIC, EXPE, FAF, GTI, HOT, HP, IP, IRM, K, KBR, KIM, KSU, LKQX, LNT, MRO, MOT, MYL, NBL, NEM, NRG, NWL, NYX, OC, OCR, OMX, OSK, PDE, PEI, PG, PTEN, RGC, RYN, SEPR, SPR, SWY, TRV, TSM, TYC, VIA.B, WMB, WPI, XEL, XOM Comment!

• Friday, April 3, 2009

• 13:06 PM Dow leaders: [[BAC]] 2.35%, [[HP]] +2.26%, [[GE]] +1.49%. Comment!

• Thursday, January 29, 2009

• 09:10 AM Helmerich & Payne (HP): FQ1 EPS of $1.35 beats by $0.26. Revenue of $624M (+36.6%) vs. $573M. "Given the speed and severity of the current pullback, it is difficult to predict when supply and demand will return to a better balance." Shares -3.3% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AEP, AMB, AN, AZN, BC, BDK, BLL, CAL, CELG, CL, CNX, D, EK, EQT, ERIC, F, FCS, FO, GNTX, HOT, HP, IP, ITW, JBLU, LCC, LEA, LLL, LLY, MMM, MO, MPW, NWL, OSK, OXY, PCZ, RCL, RDS.A, RTN, SEIC, SII, SNE, TKR, TROW, TXT, XEL, YRCW, ZMH Comment!

• Monday, January 5, 2009

• 09:36 AM The recent rally in crude oil has given battered energy stocks a much-needed boost. Oil service stocks are up 22% since Dec. 5; E&P stocks have gained 33% since Nov. 21. Top picks for 2009, from Pritchard: HP, NOV, TTES, RIG, EAC, HWK and RRC. Comment!

• Thursday, November 20, 2008

• 09:08 AM Helmerich & Payne (HP): FQ4 EPS of $1.18 in-line. Revenue of $522.5M (+16.3%) vs. $558.7M. Shares -6.5% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: BKE, DKS, GME, HP, PDCO, PLCE, SBH, SCMR, STP, WTSLA Comment!

• Thursday, July 31, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open I: ABX, ADP, AEP, AET, AIZ, APA, AZN, BCO, BPO, BWA, CBB, CBS, CEG, CLI, CNX, COT, CTL, CVC, CVS, D, DSX, EK, EXPE, FAF, FPL, FTE, GG, GT, HP, IP Comment!

• Thursday, July 24, 2008

• 14:18 PM S&P's 18 best energy companies: ATPG, BP, BPL, CKH, COG, CRZO, DRQ, FTO, GLBL, GLF, HLX, HOC, HP, KWK, L, OIS, PVA, RDC, SPN, WHQ Comment!