Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) Rises 7%

Shares of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI) are on fire tonight in afterhours after the company crushed earnings estimates and raised guidance.

Whole Foods Market Reports Fourth Quarter Results

Identical Store Sales Increase 8.7% and Accelerate to 6.4% on a Two-Year Basis;
Company Produces 4.8% Operating Margin, $0.33 in Earnings per Share and
Raises Outlook for Fiscal Year 2011 by $0.07 per Share

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) today reported results for the 12-week fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended September 26, 2010.

Sales for the quarter increased 15% to $2.1 billion. Comparable and identical store sales increased 8.7%, or 7.7% and 6.4% on a two-year stacked basis, respectively. Year over year, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) increased 26% to $165.4 million, income available to common shareholders increased 101% to $57.5 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 63% to $0.33.

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Top Stocks 2009 April 2009 Stock Gainers

Below is the list of the Top Stock Gainers so far in 2009. As a filter, only stocks with at least 50,000 in volume and over $2 per share price are included. Topping the list once again is The Providence Service ( PRSC ). You can find my previous report - Right Here

Top 25 Stocks -2009 - April 6, 2009

#1 The Providence Service ( PRSC ) - $7.01 Up 383% in 2009
#2 Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc ( ANDS ) - $6.38 Up 306% in 2009
#3 DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc ( DFT ) - $8.09 Up 291% in 2009
#4 APAC Customer Services, Inc. ( APAC ) - $3.83 Up 217% in 2009
#5 Palm, Inc ( PALM ) - $9.42 Up 207% in 2009
#6 Stein Mart, Inc. ( SMRT ) - $3.38 Up 199% in 2009
#7 Fortress Investment Group LLC ( FIG ) - $2.98 Up 198% in 2009
#8 Oncothyreon Inc. ( ONTY ) - $2.24 Up 180% in 2009
#9 MIPS Technologies, Inc ( MIPS ) - $3.09 Up 178% in 2009
#10 Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ( SWHC ) - $5.93 Up 161% in 2009
#11 Ruby Tuesday, Inc ( RT ) - $4.07 Up 161% in 2009
#12 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd ( IVN ) - $6.54 Up 142% in 2009
#13 GT Solar International, Inc. ( SOLR ) - $6.72 Up 133% in 2009
#14 Sprint Nextel Corporation ( S ) - $4.19 Up 129% in 2009
#15 MF Global Ltd ( MF ) - $4.65 Up 128% in 2009
#16 Avanex Corporation ( AVNX ) - $2.32 Up 121% in 2009
#17 U.S. Gold Corporation ( UXG ) - $2.01 Up 121% in 2009
#18 Isle of Capri Casinos ( ISLE ) - $6.98 Up 118% in 2009
#19 EnerNOC, Inc. ( ENOC ) - $15.80 Up 112% in 2009
#20 Delek US Holdings, Inc. ( DK ) - $11.14 Up 111% in 2009
#21 Cray Inc ( CRAY ) - $4.33 Up 108% in 2009
#22 Sturm, Ruger & Company ( RGR ) - $11.90 Up 99% in 2009
#23 NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) ( NG ) - $2.92 Up 99% in 2009
#24 Whole Foods Market, Inc. ( WFMI ) - $18.64 Up 97% in 2009
#25 YRC Worldwide Inc. ( YRCW ) - $5.66 Up 97% in 2009

Today's Biggest Stock Market Gainers - Top 2009 Stock Gainers - Top 2009 Penny Stocks

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Top Stocks 2009 April 2009 Stock Gainers

Below is an up to date list of the Top Stock Gainers so far in 2009. As a filter, only stocks with at least 50,000 in volume and over $2 per share price are included. Topping the list once again is The Providence Service ( PRSC ). You can find my previous report - Right Here

Top Stocks List -2009 - April 1, 2009

#1 The Providence Service ( PRSC ) - $6.88 Up 374% in 2009
#2 Anady's Pharmaceuticals ( ANDS ) - $6.79 Up 332% in 2009
#3 DuPont Fabros Technology ( DFT ) - $6.88 Up 237% in 2009
#4 Palm ( PALM ) - $8.62 Up 181% in 2009
#5 Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ( SWHC ) - $6.02 Up 165% in 2009
#6 MIPS Technologies ( MIPS ) - $2.93 Up 164% in 2009
#7 Fortress Investment Group ( FIG ) - $2.51 Up 151% in 2009
#8 GT Solar International, Inc. ( SOLR ) - $6.64 Up 130% in 2009
#9 Ivanhoe Mines Ltd ( IVN ) - $6.15 Up 128% in 2009
#10 Richmont Mines Inc. ( RIC ) - $3.76 Up 119% in 2009

Rising Stars:

Cryptologic ( CRYP ) Up 100%
Enernoc ( ENOC ) Up 95.43%
Sprint ( S ) Up 95.08%
Whole Foods ( WFMI ) Up 77.97%
Diodes ( DIOD ) Up 75.08%
Cititrends ( CTRN ) Up 55.50%
Siga Technologies ( SIGA ) Up 55.05%
DRDGOLD ( DROOY ) Up 51.71%
Amazon.com Inc ( AMZN ) Up 43.21%

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Biggest Stock Gainers 2/19/09 February 19, 2009

Today, February 19, 2009, there are several stock gainers that are breaking out with some nice momentum. If you are looking to day trade today, you might want to check out the following stocks. Despite the stock market flat today, here are several hot stocks bucking the trend. Check out today's biggest gainers and the Top Stocks for 2009

Hot Stocks 2/19/09 - Biggest Gainers Today

Priceline.com ( PCLN ) - $79.50 Up 15.65% - Priceline.com 4Q profit rises on higher bookings - Priceline.com 4th-qtr profit rises on higher bookings as consumers leap on lower hotel prices. I am beginning to think companies like Priceline and Google are recession proof!

Whole Foods ( WFMI ) - $10.80 Up 16.25% - Whole Foods profit falls in 1st quarter but beats Wall Street estimate; outlook also tops view.

With Oil prices up today, stocks like USO, DXO, USL will all be up today as well.

Check out the biggest stock gainers today.

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SHO List - Naked Shorting List

Today was the last day for naked shorting.....stocks on the Sho list will be ones to keep an eye on as these stocks were shorted and failed to deliver these shares to short. The SEC made it very clear today...if you short a stock without being able to borrow it, you better find it before that transaction clears or you just committed Fraud....

ASTI - BCON - BIDZ - CALM - CBAK - CEGE - CHTR - CLNE - COIN - CPSL - CPST - DNDN - EMKR - FTEK - GRMN - HANS - HNSN - HOGS - HOKU - IRBT - JOSB - JRJC - LULU -
NILE - NTRI - NVEC - PEIX - PNRA - POZN - RATE - SHLD - SIGM - SOLF - SPWR - TRLG - WFMI -

Full List of Stock on the SHO list - Naked short