Financial News from Happy Hour from 1/20/2010

Happy Hour: What is Happening with State Street Corporation Now?

The latest news on Happy Hour in regards to STT came through on RazorWire recently.

As of this week's report, we have an Overvalued valuation on STT because the price has gotten too high to be justified by the fundamentals. When taking into account the amount of news coverage each stock normally sees as a percentage of the total, State Street Corporation has actually sunk a bit in comparison to the others. Interestingly, overall sentiment looks bearish according to the Motley Fool's CAPS survey, as most of their users see State Street Corporation underperforming. Take notice of the news on this stock because it is up $3.08 since the close of trading yesterday.

“… Should we make unemployed sweep government and STATE STREET so we can see how fast they will find jobs? Rebecca: you mean in exchange for unemployment check? …”

Lots of News Today on WFC from Happy Hour

If you own WFC, then you need to get to a TV now. It has been mentioned in the news very frequently in the last hour.

Wells Fargo & Company receives our Fairly Valued rating in our latest report because the current price does not seem out of line with the fundamentals. We noticed recently that in comparison to all other stocks we analyze in the news; WFC has received less coverage from the financial media in business television and blogs. The Motley Fool CAPS crowd believes this stock will perform generally in line with the benchmark, or in other words the crowd is neutral.

“… Chief among them, bailed out beauties bank of america, morgan stanley, WELLS FARGO AND u. S. Bancorp. These are the companies that, of course, when the chips were down, we all ... …”

MS Is Among the Five Most Talked About Stocks in the News Today

The newswires are burning up right now on Morgan Stanley, so check our RazorWire or turn on your TV to see why it is so active in the news.

At the current price, value investors will want to look elsewhere for a buying opportunity as this stock has heated up and is currently Overvalued. While bearish sentiment on a stock is not always a bad thing, it is something you need to be aware of. The Motley Fool survey of crowd sentiment shows that many investors believe this stock will underperform. We noticed recently that in comparison to all other stocks we analyze in the news; MS has received less coverage from the financial media in business television and blogs.

“… Chief among them, bailed out beauties bank of america, MORGAN STANLEY, wells fargo and u. S. Bancorp. These are the companies that, of course, when the chips were down, we all ... …”

Volatility Alert: BAC Blasting Across the Newswire on Happy Hour

If you own BAC, then you need to get to a TV now. It has been mentioned in the news very frequently in the last hour.

As we analyze the results from RazorWire, one thing we do is rank each stock in terms of amount of news coverage. Recently, BAC has been less covered in the news compared to the rest of our universe of stocks. At Ockham, we are not advising buying Bank of America Corporation at the current price level because according to our methodology it is not supported by the fundamentals. Crowd sentiment is neutral from the millions of opinions submitted through Motley Fool CAPS, which suggests most investors on their platform believe Bank of America Corporation will perform just about the same as the index.

“… Chief among them, bailed out beauties BANK OF AMERICA, morgan stanley, wells fargo and u. S. Bancorp. These are the companies that, of course, when the chips were down, we all ... …”

See Who is Talking About News from ORCL on Happy Hour

News has broken via the television and viral blogs regarding ORCL, so investors should take an interest in learning what was said.

Crowd sentiment is favorable on this stock, as measured by the Motley Fool CAPS survey. At present, Ockham has a valuation stance of Undervalued on ORCL, as we could see significant price appreciation based on current fundamentals like cash earnings and revenue. When taking into account the amount of news coverage each stock normally sees as a percentage of the total, Oracle Corporation has actually sunk a bit in comparison to the others.

“… Liz: don't forget tomorrow we're going to washington with the ORACLE of haw, warren buffett. You can see it live 2:00 p. M. Eastern time. "bulls & bears" during the 4:00 p. M. …”