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HNR, KSWS, LGND, PLA, SNIC, PSTA Expected To Be Lower After Earnings Releases on Thursday

^{Published on 2009-11-02 09:12:08, Last Modified on 2010-12-22 17:27:17 - WOPRAI}
 

November 2, 2009 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Thursday, November 5th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and November earnings reports. Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE: HNR), K-Swiss (NASDAQ: KSWS), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: LGND), Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA), Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) and Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA) are all expected to be lower after their earnings are released Thursday. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go lower after earnings are released Thursday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Time

HNR Harvest Natural Res November earnings Q3 Before

KSWS K-Swiss, Inc. 12 quarters Q3 Before

LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals 12 quarters Q3 After

PLA Playboy Enterprises Inc 12 quarters Q3 Before

SNIC Sonic Solutions 12 quarters Q2 After

PSTA Monterey Gourmet Foods 12 quarters Q3 Before

Earnings, or profits, drive stock prices. The market values a company based on its current and anticipated future ability to make money. The market takes the earnings pulse of a company four times per year when quarterly reports are issued. When this information is released it can often be a trend-changing or a trend confirming event because the information is so vital to the market's perception of the vitality of that company.

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR), an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and disposition of oil and natural gas properties. The company, through its subsidiary Harvest Vinccler, S.C.A., has interests in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; and through its 40 percent interests in Petrodelta, S. A., operates a portfolio of properties in eastern Venezuela, including proven oil fields, as well as properties with opportunities for development and exploration. Harvest Natural Resources, through its minority equity investment in Fusion Geophysical, LLC, also provides geophysical, geosciences, and reservoir engineering support services. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

K-Swiss Inc. (NASDAQ: KSWS), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and marketing of athletic footwear for sports use, fitness activities, and casual wear. The company offers its products under the KaSwis, Royal Elastics, and Palladium brand names. It also markets apparel and accessories under the KaSwiss brand name. These products comprise apparel, such as skirts, shorts, tops, polos, dresses, and warm-ups for men and women. In addition, the company offers jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, track jackets, tee shirts, caps, socks, and bags for casual athletic consumers. KaSwiss Inc. sells its products through sales executives and independent sales representatives to specialty athletic footwear stores, pro shops, sporting good stores, and department stores in the United States. The company also sells its products through its Web site, kswiss.com, as well as through foreign distributors internationally. KaSwiss Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND), a biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceuticals for the critical unmet medical needs in the United States. It offers Avinza for the treatment of chronic pain; and Eltrombopag/Promacta for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The companya�s products under food and drug administration review comprise Bazedoxifene and Lasofoxifene to treat osteoporosis; and Eltrombopag/Revolade for the treatment of ITP. Its products under Phase III include Bazedoxifene/Premarin for menopausal symptoms; and Eltrombopag to treat hepatitis C and chronic liver disease. The companya�s products under Phase II consist of PS433540, a dual acting receptor agonist that targets the angiotensin and endothelin receptors; LGD-4665 for the treatment of ITP; Eltrombopag to treat oncology related thrombocytopenia; PS291822 to prevent COPD and asthma; and PS540446 for the treatment of psoriasis and atherosclerosis. Liganda�s products under Phase I comprise Eltrombopag to treat oncology related thrombocytopenia; PS095760 for leukemia; PS386113 and PS873266 for inflammation; PS948115 to treat respiratory diseases; PS248288 for the treatment of metabolic related diseases; and PS178990 for muscle wasting. Its products under preclinical stage consist of BACE inhibitor for the treatment of Alzheimera�s disease; LGD-4033 for muscle wasting; CCR1 antagonist and glucocorticoid receptor modulator for inflammation; Erythropoietin receptor agonist for hematological indications; and receptor modulators for androgen independent prostate cancer. Ligand has research and development collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, including GlaxoSmithKline; Wyeth; Pfizer, Inc.; Schering-Plough Ltd.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Cephalon, Inc.; Celgene Corporation; and Trevena. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California.

Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: PLA) operates as a media and lifestyle company. The company operates in three groups: Entertainment, Publishing, and Licensing. The Entertainment Group develops, produces, acquires, and distributes lifestyle and adult television programming for domestic and international television networks, pay-per-view, subscription pay-per-month, video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, and subscription package markets. Its productions include magazine-format shows, reality and dramatic series, documentaries, live events, and celebrity and Playmate programs. In addition, it offers various programmes, including Foursome, Money Talks, Naughty Amateur Home Videos, Search for the Perfect Girlfriend, and 69 Sexy Things to Do Before You Die. Further, it develops, co-produces, and/or licenses shows and series to air on third party networks, including The Girls Next Door on E! and Entertainment Television. The Publishing Group publishes Playboy magazine, special editions, books, and calendars, as well as licenses international editions of Playboy magazine. The Licensing Group licenses consumer products carrying trademarks and/or images, Playboy-branded retail stores, and entertainment venues. Its licensed product line includes mena�s and womena�s apparel, mena�s underwear and womena�s lingerie, accessories, collectibles, cigars, watches, jewelry, fragrances, shoes, luggage, bath and body products, small leather goods, stationery, music, eyewear, barware, home fashions, and slot machines. This group also licenses and sells art related products. The company has operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. It markets it merchandise through retail outlets, including department and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce websites and catalogs. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) develops products and services that enable the creation and management of digital media content across various technology platforms. It operates in two segments, Roxio Consumer and Premium Content. The Roxio Consumer segment creates software and services that enable consumers to create, manage, and share personal digital media content on and across a range of connected devices. It offers its products and services under the names of BackonTrack, Backup MyPC, CinePlayer, Crunch, Easy VHS to DVD, Just!Burn, MyDVD, MyTV To Go, PhotoShow, PhotoSuite, Popcorn, RecordNow, Roxio Copy & Convert, Roxio Creator, Toast, VideoWave, and WinOnCD. The Premium Content segment offers a range of products and services related to the creation and distribution of premium content. This segment provides software under the Scenarist, CineVision, and DVDit product names, as well as Sonic and Roxio Professional brands to motion picture studios, authoring houses, and other professional customers. It also sells, rents, and distributes entertainment content to consumers over the Internet. In addition, this segment develops and licenses software components to consumer electronics companies; and licenses technology and intellectual property to other software companies and technology manufacturers for integration into their own products and services. The company serves consumers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), enterprises, and professional DVD authoring experts and developers. It distributes its products and services through retailers and distributors, and personal computer and consumer electronics OEMs, as well as through Internet Websites, including www.roxio.com. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Novato, California.

Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSTA), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of refrigerated gourmet food products in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company produces and markets a range of gourmet refrigerated pastas, including borsellini, ravioli, tortelloni, tortellini, pasta sauces, salsas, bruschettas, dips, hummus, spreads, Sonoma Jack cheeses, tamales, meals and meal solutions, and polenta primarily under the Monterey Gourmet Foods, Monterey Pasta, Arthura�s, CIBO Naturals, Emerald Valley Kitchen, Isabellaa�s Kitchen, Sonoma Cheese, and Casual Gourmet brands, as well as private labels. It markets its products through grocery and club stores. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Salinas, California.

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