A Look at StockTwits Trending Tickers at the Close

• Posted:08/01/12
• By:Ryan Horch
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For those unfamiliar with StockTwits, it is essentially Twitter for the stock markets. Users specifically tweet about markets trends, investment strategies and real-time company specific events. Users use “cashtags” (Ex: $GOOG) to create forums for discussions pertaining to specific stocks.
We checked in at the close to see what caught people’s today and to gain some after-hours insight.
The Buzz
What a day for KCG. They took a beating this morning and it just did not stop. They apparently messed up big time this morning when they were unable to execute trade their clients tried to make. Other chatter comes from companies like GMCR who are reporting earnings after the bell.
Check out the trenders below and a tweet coinciding with each cashtag:


1. Knight Capital Group, Inc. (KCG, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to buy-and sell-side firms, and corporations, as well as offers capital markets services to corporate issuers and private companies primarily in the United States. Market cap at $1.01B, most recent closing price at $9.39. This was the number two trender at noon, the stock dropped 33% following their gaff this morning. JFinDallas tweets, “Is Knight $KCG going out of business ? charts looking kind of that way… $SPY.”

2. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Engages in the specialty coffee and coffee maker business. Market cap at $2.84B, most recent closing price at $17.96. They report earnings after the close, stock closed down 2%. Tradingplays tweets, “Ok… Time for earnings. I’m really interested in what happens to $GMCR.”

3. SodaStream International Ltd. (SODA, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of home beverage carbonation systems and related products. Market cap at $785.66M, most recent closing price at $40.39. Up near 6% on the day, investors seem concerned with its relationship with GMCR though. Edo374 tweets, “@Bigbrown well last time GMCR reported bad earnings $SODA fell like 10%+ they trade in sympathy.”

4. LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates an online professional network. Market cap at $10.6B, most recent closing price at $101.55. Outlook on its earnings is poor, down near 7% today. Gordon_Gekko79 tweets, “$LNKD $SPY $FB Tomorrow will be a blood bath! Get your shorts ready!”

5. Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (SNCR, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides on-demand transaction, content, and connectivity management platforms that enable communications service providers, cable operators/multi-services operators, original equipment manufacturers, and e-Tailers/retailers with embedded connectivity primarily in North America. Market cap at $746.44M, most recent closing price at $18.87. Another Wednesday loser, 5.7%. This is a new 52 week low. Hitthebidradio tweets, “$SNCR nice shelf has been built waiting for a catalyst to breakout or die for that matter. Earnings tomorrow.”

6. Russell 2000 IDC FD (IWM, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Slight downward movement today relative to other trending losers, about 1.5%. Trended yesterday as well because it’s a popular ETF. Teycir tweets, “$SPY performing better than $QQQ and $IWM => long fanatics put their money on defensive stocks.”

7. First Solar, Inc. (FSLR, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): First Solar, Inc. manufactures and sells solar modules using a thin-film semiconductor technology. Market cap at $1.35B, most recent closing price at $14.74. Up around 10%, nice to see people commenting on positivity too. Earnings after the bell although investors seem bearish. Burn2burn tweets, “$FSLR to declare bankruptcy.”

8. priceline.com Incorporated (PCLN, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates as an online travel company. Market cap at $32.95B, most recent closing price at $653.95. Down over 2.5%, sb123 still thinks its overvalued tweeting, “$PCLN MMMMMMMMM worth $220.00 , trading at $645.00 Easy $200.00 per share on the short.”

9. ReachLocal, Inc. (RLOC, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides a suite of online marketing and reporting solutions for the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in North America and internationally. Market cap at $333.9M, most recent closing price at $13.28. Up over 6.5%. OptionsHawk tweets, “$RLOC breaking out in a big way today.”

10. Boeing Co. (BA, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services worldwide. Market cap at $55.36B, most recent closing price at $73.69. Down about 1.5%, this decrease seems to be more of a signal for investors to get in. KeithMcCullough tweets, “One of the few longs Van Sciver likes in Industrials is Boeing $BA; good spot to buy more of that today on red.”

(Written by Ryan Horch)

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