I like Red Hat's CEO. I like that Red Hat is a leader when it comes to Open Source. I have grown a liking to Red Hat's FY. I have to sell some RHT at $67.48, but I don't want to.
This blog covers the stocks that are part of the GDT::Portfolio.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Red Hat (RHT) Spikes Down ~7%
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Red Hat (RHT) Reports 4Q'14 Results
"Red Hat continues to deliver a compelling combination of revenue growth, profitability and cash flow."[...]
"We continued to invest in new technologies and commercial capabilities that further expand our future growth opportunities in open hybrid cloud computing".
I like the phrase "open hybrid cloud computing." #OpenHybridCloudComputing
I like Red Hat's use of the word future because for me it's all about the #future.
These days when I look at a Red Hat quarterly results press release, I immediately goto "cash and investments." As of 28 Feb 02014: $1.49 billion.
RHT closed today (02014.03.27) at $56.13. Intra-day low was $54.80. 52-week range: $41.89 - $61.45.
"Don't fall in love with your stocks" is true. I don't love RHT, but I'm sure glad RHT is a GDT::Portfolio stock (it's currently at #6). I'm a long-term thinker of Open Source being a sustainable movement and not a revolution. RHT is a leader in Open Source computing and for a long time I've been calling myself a FLOSSer (i.e. user of Free/Libre Open Source Software). I need to sell some RHT at $67.48, so I'd like to see a near term RHT pop.
[sidebar] I'd like to see Red Hat Inc. switch from fiscal year reporting to calendar year reporting. Still, I like that 02014 is don and we're currently in 1Q'15. To me, 02015 sounds like a futuristic year.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Bought Some More Twitter (TWTR) at 15 $Pi ($47.12)
Illumina (ILMN) Has Fallen Almost 20% in 22 Days
At $147.89 ILMN still has a whopping PSR (Price Sales Ratio) of 13.62, but Illumina is a genomics leader and I believe we've only recently entered into the Age of Genomics.
On 02014.03.26 Yahoo! Finance is showing ILMN's SIR (Short Interest Ratio) at 11.6, which I consider high.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
When Stocks Correct, They Really Correct
Yesterday, 02014.03.24, Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) fell 21.7% after a couple of days of huge gains. Also, yesterday, Nanosphere (NSPH) closed at $2.05 putting that key investment underwater. Two top stocks--Illumina (ILMN) and iRobot (IRBT)--are 18% and 15% from their respective 52-week highs.
#Volatility is the rule.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) Continues To Go Up
Today (02014.03.21) ASTM opened at $5.15 (up ~6%) and spiked to $5.30.
ASTM ended 02013 at $3.23.
[update::02014.03.21] ASTM closed today at $6.49, up 30.58%. Intra-day high was $7.00. Volume was 5.36M vs. 0.97M. Note: According to Yahoo! Finance ASTM has a float of approximately 5.73M.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Nanosphere (NSPH) Appears To Be Progressing, But...
"Our core U.S. microbiology business is continuing to grow and we expect our expanding infectious disease test menu to build upon this momentum. This facility provides us with another component in our financing plan that ensures Nanosphere has the capital necessary to take advantage of our growing market opportunities," said Michael McGarrity, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nanosphere.
Nanosphere will be hosting an Investor Day tomorrow (02014.03.20) in New York City.
NSPH closed yesterday 02014.03.18 at $2.29. 52-week range: $1.77 - $4.49.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Kenneth Langone Buys More Geeknet (GKNT)
GKNT closed yesterday (02014.03.17) at $13.97. 52-week range: $12.38 - $20.00.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Yahoo! (YHOO) Gap Open on Alibaba IPO News
YHOO 52-week range: $21.87 - $41.72.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Altair Nanotechnologies (ALTI) Is a Fun Stock For Volatility Seekers
ALTI's volatility has been extremely volatile over the span of the last few weeks. On 02014.02.26, ALTI had an intra-day high of $6.98. Yesterday ALTI had a trading range of $6.93 to $5.18 before closing at $5.29.
One month chart...
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Reports 4Q'13 Results
I liked the company's comment about 02014.
In 2014, we expect to generate significant cash flow from operations, free cash flow after the interest payments on our Senior Notes, and for our accounts receivable DSOs to continue to decrease. We also expect to refinance Kratos' senior notes in 2014, after the "no call" provision expires at the end of May, with the opportunity to significantly reduce the Company's interest rate and further increase our free cash flow."
KTOS closed yesterday (02014.03.11) at $7.98. 52-week range: $4.14 - $9.18.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM) Spikes Up (and I Don't Know Why)
Monday, March 10, 2014
Bought Some More Twitter (TWTR) at 17 $Pi (was I'd Like More Twitter)
[original posting on 02014.03.10] Twitter (TWRT) closed Friday, 02014.03.07, at $53.53. 52-week range: $38.80 - $74.73. I want more TWTR in the GDT::Portfolio, so I placed a limit order to buy some TWTR at 17 $Pi ($53.41). I want to buy more TWTR without chasing it, yet I'm chasing it at 17 $Pi.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Bought Some More Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) at $8.14
Kratos Technology & Training Solutions Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a potentially estimated $35,211,430 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee, multiple-award contract to support Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific’s Training Development and Support Center to provide training for a range of program offices. This is one of four contracts awarded. Each awardee will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and work is expected to be completed March 4, 2017. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy; other procurement, Navy and research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $50,000 will be obligated at the time of award, and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via full and open competition via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website, with seven proposals received and four selected for award. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-14-D-0106). (Awarded March 5, 2014)
At $8.14, KTOS has a Price Sales Ratio (PSR) of 0.47.
Kratos will be reporting 4Q'13 results after the market closes on Tuesday, March 11th.
iRobot (IRBT) Hits New 52-High and Then Dumps
At its current price IRBT has a Price Sales Ratio (PSR) of 2.71, which I consider low for a technology company.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Spire (SPIR) Hits New 52-Week High (5 pennies shy of a $1)
On 02013.01.01 I had a posting titled Spire (SPIR) Needs To Spire Upward in 02013. It didn't happen. SPIR started 02013 at $0.50 and ended 02013 at $0.54. I didn't define "spire upward" to mean an 8% gain.
SPIR is up ~76% so far this year and that fits my definition of "spire upward" a bit better. The GDT::Porfolio needs SPIR to stop being a penny stock. Will SPIR continue to "spire upward" here in 02014? If only I had a crystal ball.
[02014.03.06] SPIR closed on 02014.03.06 at $1.06 after hitting an intra-day high of $1.17.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
New 52-Week Highs on 02014.03.04: AAL, BRKR, ILMN, RHT, TRMB
[update::02014.03.05] "JPMorgan has upgraded Trimble Navigation (TRMB_) to "overweight" from "neutral" with a $43 price target." via TheStreet.com. TRMB closed yesterday (02014.03.04) at $38.99.