Financial News from Mad Money from 2/8/2010

GOOG and Analysts' Opinion Discussed on Mad Money

Analysts' opinions can often carry a lot of weight, especially when they make major news and are covered on Mad Money.

As we analyze the results from RazorWire, one thing we do is rank each stock in terms of amount of news coverage. Recently, GOOG has been less covered in the news compared to the rest of our universe of stocks. After factoring in the current fundamentals versus their historically normal ranges, we have established a Fairly Valued stance on GOOG. Crowd sentiment is neutral from the millions of opinions submitted through Motley Fool CAPS, which suggests most investors on their platform believe Google, Incorporated will perform just about the same as the index.

“… I did downgrade my price target for GOOGLE because I did not foresee the fight that it would have with the chinese government which to me has been a true negative. …”

Learn Why HAS Is Being Discussed in the News than Almost Any Other Stock

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

When taking into account the amount of news coverage each stock normally sees as a percentage of the total, Hasbro, Incorporated has actually sunk a bit in comparison to the others. The Ockham valuation currently has a Fairly Valued stance on HAS because it trades within the price range that we would expect given current market conditions and fundamentals. But as the price has risen in the last week, we have begun to look slightly less favorably on the valuation. Crowd sentiment is favorable on this stock, as measured by the Motley Fool CAPS survey. Take notice of the news on this stock because it is up $3.95 since the close of trading yesterday.

“… All i'll tell you is it's not as good as HASBRO. If they pull back i'd rather you sell mattel and be at has bro. I'm surprised mattel fell as much as it did. . …”

Income Investors: A Discussion of MON and Dividends on Mad Money

If MON's dividends are important to you, take a look at the news as they were the topic of conversation on Mad Money.

The Motley Fool CAPS data suggests that investors believe Monsanto Company will beat the market in the foreseeable future. As we analyze the results from RazorWire, one thing we do is rank each stock in terms of amount of news coverage. Recently, MON has been less covered in the news compared to the rest of our universe of stocks. After factoring in the current fundamentals versus their historically normal ranges, we have established a Fairly Valued stance on MON.

“… However, once again, as I saw MONSANTO wilt today, we have to understand potash is what I call a high beta stock. It can go up or down in a heartbeat. …”

CSCO News Mentioned on Mad Money Recently

The latest news from business television and influential blogs is always available through Ockham's RazorWire, and this news is in relation to Cisco Systems, Incorporated.

Cisco Systems, Incorporated receives our Fairly Valued rating in our latest report because the current price does not seem out of line with the fundamentals. Crowd sentiment is leaning to the bearish side, according to the robust data set collected by the Motley Fool CAPS survey. We noticed recently that in comparison to all other stocks we analyze in the news; CSCO has received less coverage from the financial media in business television and blogs.

“… Visa and CISCO, best two numbers last week. Misfortune of coming out of a bad day. Visa is rocking. That's not -- that's not a credit issue. …”

News Breaking on Nike, Incorporated on Mad Money

As always, the latest news on NKE is available to Ockham clients through RazorWire, and it was mentioned recently on Mad Money.

In comparison to the other stocks that we follow, Nike, Incorporated has seen more discussion in relation to its normal ranking among the group. Be aware that the news sources we track are focusing on this stock more often these days. The Ockham valuation currently has a Fairly Valued stance on NKE because it trades within the price range that we would expect given current market conditions and fundamentals. Crowd sentiment is favorable on this stock, as measured by the Motley Fool CAPS survey.

“… Terry? >> caller: a big portland boo-yah. >> I like portland. Go ahead. >> caller: my question is on NIKE. Buy, sell or hold? …”