Showing posts with label CCL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CCL. Show all posts

Monday, July 11, 2011

ICResearch Q2 2011 Performance (BKS, PHH, QCOR, VVUS, RCL, LL, ODP, EK, BBY, WFC, CREE, AIG, LOGI, PHG, WWE, NYB, LCC, CCL)

InvestingConsultantResearch.com today announced results for the quarterly performance of it's recommendations made for the second quarter of 2011. Here is how those recommendations for Q2 2011 performed since they were issued, ordered by return for the cautious investor if they had been held until market closes at the end of the second quarter of 2011 or when the bid price reached the level provided in the exit strategy.

To be fairly representative of the potential performance, the return presents what an investor would have earned opening the position at the prevailing price when the report was issued and closing it when the bid price of the stock reached the suggested exit point. If the stock did not reach any of the exit levels, the closing price at the end of the quarter is considered to be the selling price.


For the cautious investor:
BKS+ 120%
QCOR+ 85%
VVUS+ 43%
WDC: + 40%
DYAX: + 32%
CRU: + 32%
ARNA: + 30%
IGOI: + 30%
RCL: + 29%
DV: + 29%
EXF: + 27%
EXFO: + 25%
FCN+ 22%
SYNA+ 21%
AXL+ 18%
FBC+ 18%
VCI+ 18%
SANM+ 18%
MDAS+ 17%
LCC+ 17%
SWM+ 15%
FLML+ 15%
RDN+ 13%
LL+ 13%
ORN+ 12%
ODP+ 12%
EK+ 11%
MTOR+ 11%
BORN+ 10%
BBY+ 10%
JACK+ 10%
ENG+ 7%
LOJN+ 7%
PHH+ 7%
FEED+ 5%
XRTX+ 5%
SCCO+ 5%
RJET+ 4%
BPL+ 4%
WFSL+ 4%
NYB+ 4%
WFC+ 2%
FRO+ 1%
HBOS: - 1%
CREE- 2%
PHG- 2%
CCL- 2%
LOGI- 4%
LPS- 6%
RECN- 8%
AIG- 9%
WWE- 11%
SATC- 14%
ANAD- 20%
HSOL- 25%
MTSN- 26%

Average Return: + 13%


Once again, the return presents what an investor would have earned opening the position at the prevailing price of the option contract when the report was issued and closing it when the bid price of the contract reached the suggested exit point. If the stock did not reach any of the exit levels, the closing bid price at the end of the quarter is considered to be the selling price of the option contract.


For the risk taking trader:

Average Return: + 66%


Most of InvestingConsultantResearch.com's picks returned modest performance and some even suffered losses, but the losses were offset by the provided exit strategy. Subscribe to our our site to stay informed for forthcoming recommendations for Q3 and Q4 2011 or follow us on Twitter.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) Q2 2011 Price Target

Recent price: 39.84$
P/E Ratio: 16.20
3 Months Target Price: 44.50$

Company Description
According to Reuters, Carnival Corporation, incorporated in 1972, is a cruise and vacation company. The Company has a portfolio of cruise brands and is a provider of cruises to vacation destinations. The Company has two cruise segments: North America, and Europe, Australia & Asia (EAA). Its North America segment cruise brands include Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises (Princess) and Seabourn. Its EAA segment cruise brands include AIDA Cruises (AIDA), Costa Cruises (Costa), Cunard, Ibero Cruises (Ibero), P&O Cruises (UK) and P&O Cruises (Australia). In addition to its cruise brands, the Company has a Cruise Support segment that includes its cruise port and related facilities located in Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands; Long Beach, California, and Roatan, Honduras. Cruise Support also includes other corporate-wide services. In addition to its cruise operations, the Company owns Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, which is a tour company in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, which primarily complements its Alaska cruise operations. As of November 30, 2010, the tour company owned and operated, among other things, 15 hotels or lodges, with 3,420 guest rooms, 395 motorcoaches and 20 domed rail cars. As of November 30, 2010, the Company owned a 40% interest in Grand Bahamas Shipyard Ltd. (GBSL).


Confidence Margins
Strong resistance $48.14 (+21%)
Light resistance $44.90 (+13%)
Light support $38.92 (-2%)
Strong support $35.21 (-12%)

Recommendation
As a major cruise line, the company has recently suffered from the rise in energy prices. But as the market leader, with a 44% market share, Carnival corporation enjoys a competitive advantages and economies of scale that competitors do not. Also, the company unveiled poor results for it's first quarter of 2011 and this sent Carnival Coporation's stock plunging. As the market leader, the company remains positioned to fully take advantage of future price stabilization in the energy sector.

Entry strategy
For the cautious investor:
Buy the stock for 40.50$ or less.

For the risk-taking trader:
The June 2011 40$ out-of-the-money call option contract seems to be the right position to take, they can be acquired for about 310$ per contract.

Exit Strategy
For the cautious investor:
Sell when the stock reaches 44.50$, or keep it until 48$ if you are more bullish in your own analysis. It is highly recommended to keep the position on check if it goes sour.

For the risk-taking trader:
The contracts should be kept until the underlying reaches around 44.50$. This should provide a very interesting return when the underlying reaches the target price as the contracts gets in the money.