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Thx ChE for all the info, I am re entering it looks like tomorrow... just catching up on posts, anything new?
Looks like its going higher this week too.. closed $1.17 Friday
Looks like its going higher this week too.. closed $1.17 Friday
Good call Golfn!
I started to nibble last couple days but want to add more here tomorrow. I think it might see a strong move into .40's this time, doing more DD and will post.
Im goin to add more tomorrow AM, we will probably start to load into the $4.25 range... chooo chooo SBB R N!
I really like its position here adn looking forward to CC upcoming. Go AGIX!
A cheap and illegal way to try to suck in investors who are too dump to know better. Makes me sick! If they were just stick to fundementals adn good IR, they would be fine.
Very good outlooks there, I am doing DD
guess there will be a bit of a pump, I only see them go up for a day or two with Lebed then they come crashing down. Might jump in for a couple points tomorrow.
I got spam on this stock over the last few days as well. A sure sign of a pump and dump, investors beware....
Hey nano's, I am invested in AGIX, SPZI as bottom plays, and TRGD on technicals. I believe these are already discussed so I am not going to repost all the dd on each co unless asked. Looking for feed back if you have any
Here is a summary of AGIX:
Organized in 1993, AtheroGenics, Inc. has been a public company since 2000 and trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker AGIX.
AtheroGenics is a growing pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as heart disease (atherosclerosis), arthritis and asthma. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, AtheroGenics has 113 employees, with 89 in research and development and 55% with advanced degrees. Based on a proprietary drug discovery technology platform called vascular protectant, or v-protectant®, technology, the company designed its lead product candidate, AGI-1067 to benefit patients with coronary artery disease, which is atherosclerosis of the blood vessels of the heart.
The Company has two drug development programs currently in the clinic. AtheroGenics' lead compound, AGI-1067, is being evaluated in the pivotal Phase III clinical trial called ARISE, as a first-in-class oral therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis, in collaboration with AstraZeneca. AGI-1096 is a novel, oral agent in Phase I that is being developed for the prevention of organ transplant rejection in collaboration with Astellas. AtheroGenics also has preclinical programs in rheumatoid arthritis and asthma utilizing its novel vascular protectant® technology.
Educate the people!
Hello fello millionaire's! I am invested in and thinking about adding more AGIX and TRGD. Here is some info on AGIX:
http://www.atherogenics.com/investor/index.html
Organized in 1993, AtheroGenics, Inc. has been a public company since 2000 and trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker AGIX.
AtheroGenics is a growing pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as heart disease (atherosclerosis), arthritis and asthma. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, AtheroGenics has 113 employees, with 89 in research and development and 55% with advanced degrees. Based on a proprietary drug discovery technology platform called vascular protectant, or v-protectant®, technology, the company designed its lead product candidate, AGI-1067 to benefit patients with coronary artery disease, which is atherosclerosis of the blood vessels of the heart.
The Company has two drug development programs currently in the clinic. AtheroGenics' lead compound, AGI-1067, is being evaluated in the pivotal Phase III clinical trial called ARISE, as a first-in-class oral therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis, in collaboration with AstraZeneca. AGI-1096 is a novel, oral agent in Phase I that is being developed for the prevention of organ transplant rejection in collaboration with Astellas. AtheroGenics also has preclinical programs in rheumatoid arthritis and asthma utilizing its novel vascular protectant® technology.
In the News
Mar 23 2007 AtheroGenics Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss ARISE Phase III Clinical Trial Results
Mar 19 2007 AtheroGenics Announces Conference Call to Provide Business Update
Mar 19 2007 AtheroGenics Reports ARISE Trial Results for AGI-1067
Feb 22 2007 AtheroGenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Financial Results
Expecting AGIX to continue rebound, worth a look if they come out with decent news.
http://www.atherogenics.com/investor/index.html
Organized in 1993, AtheroGenics, Inc. has been a public company since 2000 and trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker AGIX.
AtheroGenics is a growing pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as heart disease (atherosclerosis), arthritis and asthma. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, AtheroGenics has 113 employees, with 89 in research and development and 55% with advanced degrees. Based on a proprietary drug discovery technology platform called vascular protectant, or v-protectant®, technology, the company designed its lead product candidate, AGI-1067 to benefit patients with coronary artery disease, which is atherosclerosis of the blood vessels of the heart.
The Company has two drug development programs currently in the clinic. AtheroGenics' lead compound, AGI-1067, is being evaluated in the pivotal Phase III clinical trial called ARISE, as a first-in-class oral therapy for the treatment of atherosclerosis, in collaboration with AstraZeneca. AGI-1096 is a novel, oral agent in Phase I that is being developed for the prevention of organ transplant rejection in collaboration with Astellas. AtheroGenics also has preclinical programs in rheumatoid arthritis and asthma utilizing its novel vascular protectant® technology.
In the News
Mar 23 2007 AtheroGenics Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss ARISE Phase III Clinical Trial Results
Mar 19 2007 AtheroGenics Announces Conference Call to Provide Business Update
Mar 19 2007 AtheroGenics Reports ARISE Trial Results for AGI-1067
Feb 22 2007 AtheroGenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Financial Results
Very pleased with DPDW's recent performance and will be adding tomorrow.
pretty: HOD $1.34, its a monster, I think they will see $2 this year IMHO
Nice to be on board. Just reading posts, any paticular stocks you are focused on in the new week?
Great trading on Friday as well, I am thinking maybe good for a move to $6, depending on what news they come with... any thoughts OTCKING?
no actually its happening to tons of co's and its not always the company. There are spam groups out there to pump stocks and the stocks get blamed, most of the c0's are junk but I think Spooz is going to run, can't say long term as I don't know the fundementals
Looks like TRGD is on its way... I think once the full financials are out, they will get right on OTCBB or maybe even a larger exchange... noticed new website as well. www.taragoldresources.com
we're all here to make monies! time vs money is the only thing I look at! cheers
Plus I have been shorting JBLU since they pissed me off in NY end of Jan, and they didn't connect my louis vuitton luggage, which I got two days later in LA, with all my stuff soaked.... recent anticts only confirm my move was a right one as their popularity drops:
JetBlue fliers stranded on plane for 8 hours
Travelers on a morning flight to Cancun are confined for bulk of day until being evacuated by bus; shares jump 4 percent on analyst upgrade.
February 15 2007: 11:40 AM EST
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/15/news/companies/jetblue/index.htm
The moron that did the upgrade was off by a buck lol... going down from here IMO
Hey guys new to board... playing a lot of casinos: MGM, HET, CYNN, LVS, BYD, STN, PENN, ASCA, all of them up and continueing IMO...
Great article from the fool!
http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2006/05/25/a-closer-look-at-casino-stocks.aspx
A Closer Look at Casino Stocks
By Nathan Slaughter
May 25, 2006
There's no place quite like the seductive lure of the inside of a casino. Banks of inviting slot machines stretch to the horizon, filling the air with the unmistakable sound of whirring reels and ringing bells. Enthusiastic players scramble to place stacks of colorful chips on top of their favorite roulette numbers (I've always liked 17 and 20) before the croupier can yell, "No more bets!" Scantily clad cocktail waitresses make the rounds from table to table, plying boisterous customers with free drinks as they encourage the cards or dice to fall their way.
For all of the excitement, though, most of us are sadly aware of one cold, hard truth -- at the end of the day, a good chunk of our cash always seems to find its way back to the dealer's side of the table. Without a doubt, the immutable laws of mathematics are in the house's favor, so why not put their power to work within your own portfolio?
For those who have ever wondered just how profitable it might be to place your bets on the other side of the table, this series is for you.
First, I'll discuss how the gaming industry has evolved over the past decade and take a closer look at the major players. Although much of this information is fairly introductory, it never hurts to brush up on the basics. In the follow-up installments, we'll get our hands dirty and actually explore the nuts and bolts of the business.
Not your father's casino
For anyone who hasn't been paying attention, gaming has become a much more mainstream and socially accepted form of recreation over the past decade. Yes, Atlantic City has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, and the Las Vegas strip has virtually exploded, but no longer is casino gambling relegated to those two far-flung corners of the country.
One by one, many cash-strapped states have turned to gaming as a reliable source of tax revenues. In fact, the 455 commercial casinos in operation last year generated more than $4.9 billion for state and local governments. As casino gaming has rapidly spread into the heartland of the country, the industry has undergone several seismic shifts.
First, the introduction of new gaming jurisdictions has opened up many previously untapped markets in major metropolitan areas up and down the Mississippi River and along the Gulf Coast. At the same time, the proliferation of casinos (and racinos) has brought gambling to the masses -- adding new players to the ranks on a daily basis.
What does this all mean for casino operators? A larger base of customers, and more places to extract money from them. Consider these two facts:
Last year, more than 55 million Americans visited a casino, or approximately one in every four adults. Together, they spent around $30 billion at the nation's casinos, more than the total amount taken in at the box office.
As the table below shows, gaming has spread far and wide beyond the borders of Nevada and New Jersey.
City/Region
2005 Gross Revenues
1. Las Vegas Strip
$6 billion
2. Atlantic City, N.J.
$5 billion
3. Chicagoland, Ind./Ill.
$2.4 billion
4. Detroit
$1.2 billion
5. Tunica, Miss.
$1.2 billion
6. Connecticut
$1 billion
7. St. Louis, Mo.
$1 billion
8. Reno, Nev.
$0.9 billion
9. Boulder Strip, Nev.
$0.8 billion
10. Shreveport/ Bossier, La.
$0.8 billion
11. Lawrenceburg, Ind.
$0.7 billion
12. Kansas City, Mo.
$0.7 billion
13. Downtown Las Vegas
$0.7 billion
14. Laughlin, Nev.
$0.6 billion
15. Biloxi, Miss.
$0.6 billion
16. New Orleans
$0.5 billion
How do you say "jackpot" in Russian?
Of course, many other cultures around the world also share our healthy appetite for gaming. Even Moscow has more than a few slot parlors these days. Given this widespread appeal, a number of countries (like those in the heavily regulated United Kingdom) have decided to relax outdated gaming restrictions, while others have welcomed the construction of new casino resorts as a guaranteed way to spur tourism and raise money.
Singapore, for example, has recently lifted a decades-old ban on casinos and solicited bids from the world's leading developers to build two multibillion-dollar waterfront resorts. With competition heating up to attract the business of increasingly affluent Asian tourists, nearby nations like Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand are widely expected to follow its lead.
However, the most promising region is Macau -- widely referred to as the "Las Vegas of the East" -- where more than 18 million players (including a few dozen of the world's biggest high rollers) came to do battle with the tables last year. Although just a tiny speck of land jutting out into the South China Sea, Macau currently generates more than $5 billion in annual gaming revenues -- a total that could easily double over the next five years.
As the expanding Chinese middle class gets its first taste of Las Vegas-style entertainment, Macau is positioned to become the world's premier gaming destination within the next few years. None of this has escaped the attention of foreign developers, who are busily transforming the region into a world-class tourist destination. One Australian partnership recently shelled out a jaw-dropping $900 million just to get its foot in the door.
All told, as gaming markets continue to flourish at home and overseas, worldwide annual gaming receipts are projected to surpass $100 billion by the end of the decade.
Meet the players
Meanwhile, shareholders are poised to cash in on the expansion, as rapid consolidation in recent years has altered the balance of power, leaving only a handful of publicly traded players to compete for an ever-increasing prize. Here are the largest, listed by market capitalization:
Company
Market Cap
(billions)
2005 Rev.
(billions)
2005 Op. Income
(millions)
EV/
EBITDA
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS)
$24.4
$1.7
$352
40.4
Harrah's (NYSE: HET)
$14.6
$7.1
$976
11.9
MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM)
$12.1
$6.5
$1,357
11.1
Wynn Resorts
(Nasdaq: WYNN)
$7.4
$0.7
($25)
51.3
Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD)
$6.5
$2.2
$402
9.9
Station Casinos (NYSE: STN)
$5
$1.1
$347
15.9
Penn National (Nasdaq: PENN) $3.2 $1.4 $225.5 12.6
Pinnacle Entertainment
$1.4
$0.7
$34
12.2
Ameristar Casinos (Nasdaq: ASCA)
$1.2
$0.9
$166
7.7
*Aztar was not listed because of its pending merger.
Las Vegas Sands: Owner of the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and the first American company to break into the Macau market. Owner Sheldon Adelson is currently working on the high-end Palazzo in Las Vegas and has big development plans in store for the Cotai Strip of Macau.
Harrah's Entertainment: Following its landmark merger with Caesar's, Harrah's is now the world's largest and most geographically diversified casino operator, with 39 properties in the U.S. and expansion plans under way in exotic locales ranging from the Bahamas to Europe. The company pioneered the concept of player tracking, and its "Total Rewards" program is a marketing juggernaut. Harrah's also owns the lucrative rights to the World Series of Poker.
MGM Mirage: After acquiring Mandalay Resorts, MGM has become the dominant force on the red-hot Las Vegas strip, controlling nearly half of its hotel rooms and around one-third of its slot machines. The company has carved out a niche at the high end of the market, and it holds the keys to many of the industry's most luxurious resorts, including Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, and Biloxi's Beau Rivage. Next up for MGM is Project CityCenter -- an ambitious undertaking, even by Las Vegas standards.
Wynn Resorts: The brainchild of Steve Wynn, the man responsible for transforming Las Vegas into the tourist destination it is today. Wynn's namesake resort (which carried an unprecedented $2.6 billion price tag) sets the standard for luxury and elegance. The 2,700-room resort, which commands the highest daily room rates in Las Vegas, features a 15-story man-made mountain, two dozen upscale eateries, an art gallery, a Ferrari dealership, and a Tom-Fazio designed golf course.
Boyd Gaming: Like its two bigger rivals, Boyd owes much of its recent success to a key acquisition, with the purchase of Coast Casinos making the firm a premier provider of locals entertainment. Boyd also co-manages the Borgata, Atlantic City's top resort, and is anticipating the opening of the $4 billion Echelon Place project on the Las Vegas strip.
Station Casinos: Like Boyd, Station has profited handsomely from catering to Las Vegas residents who live in the suburbs and want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the strip. The Las Vegas metro area has been booming for more than a decade, and around 6,000 people move to the region every month. Station owns around a dozen casinos, including the lavish new Red Rock Station west of town.
Penn National: Penn owns and operates a diversifed portfolio of regional gaming and horse racing properties. The firm's flagship racino in Charles Town, W.Va., features 118,000 square feet of gaming space, as well as live thoroughbred racing. The company also operates several race tracks and off-track betting facilities in Pennsylvania, Maine, and Ohio. Following its $2.2 billion acquisition of Argosy gaming last October, Penn has also become a leading riverboat operator, with more than a dozen casinos in the Midwest and Gulf Coast.
Pinnacle Entertainment: Pinnacle is a leading riverboat operator. The company manages Boomtown-branded resorts in New Orleans, Bossier City, and Reno, as well as the Belterra Resort in southern Indiana and the new L'auberge Du Lac in Lake Charles, La. After coming up short in the fierce bidding war for Aztar, Pinnacle will pocket $78 million in breakup fees and expenses and proceed with two new projects in the St. Louis area.
Ameristar: Ameristar is another major riverboat player, with seven properties spread throughout Colorado, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, and Nevada. The company's leading resort is located near St. Louis and features a spacious 130,000 square-foot casino offering 3,200 slot machines, 90 table games, and a 19-table poker room.
Stay tuned
Now that you've been properly introduced to the leading casino operators, next we'll discover how all those billions of dollars in revenues find their way into the industry's coffers.
Until then, here's a random shuffle of some more Foolish gaming analysis:
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Fool contributor Nathan Slaughter once cashed out a jackpot of 100 credits on a penny slot. He owns shares of Boyd Gaming but of none of the other companies mentioned. Even card-counters can't thwart the Fool's disclosure policy.
again it all boils down to have they raised all the capital they need... (still a lot of insider selling on that last PR)and are they ready to turn up the revenue machine... personally I am banking on it doing it within the next 30 days... much higher is possible but depends on those two things IMVHO
Lovin the boucne on AGIX last couple days I think it has room to grow... what say u?
I agree, waitin and watching SBB sniffin round
Man all pennies are being diluted thats why they are public. You just have to be smart enough to play the charts and runs and to time when the company is done selling stock, once they raise enough then they run with news and it builds value... I am looking for a .005 top
what heat are you talking about?? these guys run a trading system that is already under scrutiny.... bottom line here is its at 52 week lows and will likely run on the upcoming updated rumors...
I am liking the drop here, glad I didn't buy off someones reco last week yikes! Looks like it might bounce from here or maybe a bit lower.. will watch in the AM
I agree that news will move this up again... will keep it radared
sorry bro cause you seem cool... but I bounced, I need winners not maybe's with wannabe news annoucements.... let me know if something of substance comes around... :=)
I flipped when it was top heavy.... Im in most for quick gains... others for more!
possible for sure, most pinks are P n D's... but I think money is doable here...... JMHO
How you like the runner tody?? if you didn't play I am sure not much..... I am waitin for end of month for a runner... invested here... what say U?
man all I got to say is I flip stocks I don't like... banking its called somethign I am sure you will figure out someday when you peek a hole outside of your lil basement at your parents house.... follow me and you will finally understand.
man all I got to say is I flip stocks I don't like... banking its called somethign I am sure you will figure out someday when you peek a hole outside of your lil basement at your parents house.... follow me and you will finally understand.
WELL I will steer clear then
what like PGDP is an iPO? guess you don't like to play your own game DUDE.. i BOUGHT this originally at sub dollar.... if your not in your out.....
just you wait... I am just laying the ground work