Mon Jan 12th daily stock tracking

Street - Top 5 fast growth stocks, DeVry(DV) completed acquisition of Apollo College and Western Career College, a lot of laid-off workers are going back to school. Aceto(ACET) provides support for various chemical companies. Cubist Pharmaceuticals(CBST) for anti-infective market. Gilead Sciences(GILD). ManTech International(MANT) provides national security services. Oil dropped to below $39 a barrel today but futures contracts for March and April are at $46 and $49 a barell respectivley suggesting that most investors expect oil to recover. Upgrades - Hologic(HOLX) $14, Activision(ATVI) $15, Qualcomm(QCOM) $42. Cramer likes Terra Nitrogen(THN) better than Potash(POT) because of the dividend. Bull on - Consolidated Edison(ED), Salesforce.com(CRM), BP(BP), Philip Morris International(PM), Wells Fargo(WF), and JPMorgan Chase(JPM).
TheStockAdvisors - Zimmer Holdings(ZMH) a top 2009 pick, makes orthopedic implants, currently trading at 1.6 times book value, 2.3 times sales, and 9.5 times earnings, the stock is a bargain as shares are now 54% below their peak last Oct, target of $60. Granite construction(GVA) as an infrastructure play.
Zacks - ManTech International, Archer-Daniels-Midland(ADM).
Fool - Top 2009 stock picks.
Company
Market Cap (in billions)
Price-to-earnings (forward ‘09)
CAPS rating
Industry

Altria (NYSE: MO)
$31.89
8.8
*****
Cigarettes

Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM)
$85.61
12.1
*****
Cigarettes

PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP)
$81.65
13.4
*****
Processed and packaged goods

Colgate-Palmolive

(NYSE: CL)
$32.76
15.3
*****
Personal products

Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP)
$2.50
8.2
****
Drug manufacturers

Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD)
$43.50
19.9
****
Biotechnology

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX)
$11.04
38.3
*****
Copper