Tuesday, July 14, 2009

7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today



Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:

  • The big story of the day was Goldman Sachs (GS | Chart | News | PowerRating) being upgraded by analyst Meredith Whitney on the eve of the company's 2nd quarter earnings release. An EPS of $3.34 is expected before the bell Tuesday morning.

  • Second quarter earnings are also expected from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ | Chart | News | PowerRating) before the market opens on Tuesday. Analysts are expecting EPS of $1.11.

  • Computer chip maker, Intel (INTC | Chart | News | PowerRating), is expected to report positive 2nd quarter earnings of 7 cents after the close.

  • Fast food restautant operator Yum! Brands (YUM | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports 2nd quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday with an anticipated EPS of 43 cents.

  • The first quarter of fiscal 2010 results of the life insurance policy investment company, Life Partner Holdings (LPHI | Chart | News | PowerRating), will be announced during market hours with an expected EPS of 53 cents.

  • A Longbow research upped the rating on wind tower maker, Trinity Industries (TRNChart | News | PowerRating) to "buy."

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  • American International Group (IAG | Chart | News | PowerRating) may be the fortunate recipient of a $2 billion dollar buyout offer for its Taiwan life insurance division.

For a list of today's highest PowerRating stocks, click here.

TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today

Company
Symbol PowerRatings
Pepsi Bottling Group PBG 9
The Andersons Inc. ANDE 9
Emulex Corporation ELX 9
Tata Motors TTM 8
Sears Holding Corporation SHLD 8

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