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Today's Market Focus: Peabody Energy, SunTrust, Abbott, Alcoa, Weatherford, and Fifth Third Bancorp

2012-10-23 20:59 1974

VANCOUVER, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU), SunTrust (NYSE:STI), Abbott (NYSE:ABT), Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Weatherford (NYSE:WFT), and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB).

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Report Highlights:

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU): Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) reported third-quarter 2012 revenues of US$2.06 billion, compared with revenues of US$1.98 billion in the same quarter of 2011. Net income attributable to common stockholders was US$42.9 million (or US$0.16 per diluted share) in the latest quarter compared with US$274.1 million (or US$1.00 per diluted share) in the prior-year quarter. Peabody Energy shares began the trading session with a price of US$27.28 and throughout the session soared to a high of US$29.71. When day-trade ended, the stock finally advanced 11.82% to US$28.95. In the past 52 weeks, Peabody Energy share prices have been bracketed by a low of US$18.78 and a high of US$47.81, and are now at US$28.95 (54% above that low price). There were 34.08 million stock shares traded, which was 3.8 times more than average volume. Where do you think BTU will go from here? Academic studies clarify that professional investors can get benefit from insider trading data. Do you want to trace Peabody Energy on an on-going basis? It can be done for free by registering below.

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/BTU/PeabodyEnergy.pdf

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI): For the third quarter of 2012, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) reported total revenue of US$3.8 billion, an increase of US$1.6 billion from the third quarter of 2011. Net income available to common shareholders was US$1.07 billion (or US$1.98 per average common diluted share) for the third quarter, compared with US$211 million (or US$0.39 per average common diluted share) a year ago. Shares of SunTrust began the trading session with a price of US$27.78 and throughout the session slipped to a low of US$27.20. When day-trade ended, the stock finally declined 3.35% to US$27.67. Last session's traded volume of SunTrust was 14.46 million shares as compared to its average volume of 7.69 million shares. The company's 52-week range remained US$15.79 to US$30.79 with its market capitalization touching US$14.90 billion. Since SunTrust insiders such as CEOs, CFOs and Directors have better access to company non-public information, Insiderslab.com thinks that investors would be wise to pay close attention to their stock trading behaviors. Check this insider trade report for STI here.

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/STI/SunTrust.pdf

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT): According to insider trading report, company insiders have sold a total of US$19.33 million in shares within the last three months, which ranged in price from US$65.03 to US$70.00 each. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) reported total sales declined 0.4% to US$9.77 billion from the same quarter of 2011. Abbott reported diluted earnings per share of US$1.30 for the third quarter, an Increase of 10.2% year-over-year. Moreover, the company has narrowed its fiscal 2012 earnings per share guidance to a range US$5.06 to US$5.08, from previous guidance of US$5.00 to US$5.10. Abbott shares ended lower by US$0.34 (-0.51%) to US$65.81 with more than 11.35 million shares exchanged hands for the session, compared to its average volume of 8.19 million shares. ABT crossed below the 50-day moving average in the last trading session. Abbott's low point in its 52-week range is US$52.05 per share, with US$72.47 as the 52-week high point. Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company with market capitalization of US$103.28 billion. Are Abbott insiders starting to take huge profits by selling shares or exercising stock options? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Want to find out how they do it?

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/ABT/Abbott.pdf

Today Insiderslab.com also observed abnormal trade volume for the following companies; insiders may involve trading in these companies. It will take some time for insiders to report their trades. Read these reports and add these companies into your Insider Trade Radar.

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/AA/Alcoa.pdf

Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/WFT/Weatherford.pdf

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB):

Read Full Report: http://www.insiderslab.com/PR3/102312B/FITB/FifthThirdBancorp.pdf

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