(UHS) - buy
Universal Health Services, issues upside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $4.00-4.15 vs. $3.86 consensus; sees FY09 revs of $5.34 bln vs. $5.33 bln consensus.

(INT) - buy
World Fuel Services Corp, reported fourth-quarter results that beat market estimates, helped by rise in operating profits in its marine and aviation segments, and doubled its quarterly dividend.

(KSS) - short
Kohl's full-year outlook disappoints. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.27-0.34 vs. $0.35 consensus; expects comps to be down 5-8% y/y.

(ITMN) - short
InterMune Inc, posted a wider quarterly loss on lower sales of its immune-boosting drug Actimmune, and forecast 2009 revenue well below market estimates.

(DECK) - short
Deckers Outdoor Corp, forecast 2009 profit well below market estimates. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $7.27 vs. $8.05 consensus.

(ECLP) - short
Eclipsys 4Q profit plunges 86 percent on low sales. Co said it earned $3.3 million, or 6 cents per share, down from $24.2 million, or 44 cents per share a year earlier.

(XCO) - short
Exco Resources Inc, reported a rise in quarterly profit, but the company said it slashed its 2009 capital expenditure budget by over 40 percent due to falling commodity prices.

(DWA) - short
DreamWorks Animation's 4th-qtr profit falls. Co said it earned $51.6 mln, or 58 cents per share, in the latest period, down 45 percent from year-ago profit of $94.1 mln, or 98 cents per share.

(HLF) - short
Herbalife lowers 2009 earnings outlook. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, of $0.58-$0.62 vs. $0.78 consensus. Sees Q1 net sales decline of 15%-17% compared to the same period in 2007. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, of $2.90-$3.10 vs. $3.24 consensus.

(WYNN) - short
Wynn Resorts: "Dramatic" decline in business. Co said that it lost $159.6 mln, or $1.49 a share, in the period, a "Dramatic" turn from a profit of $65.5 mln, or 57 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.

(GEOY) - buy
GeoEye Inc, said its earth-imaging satellite GeoEye-1 received full operational capability certification from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Co said it would generate a monthly revenue of $12.5 million from the deal.

(YHOO) - buy
Yahoo Inc.'s new Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz plans a company-wide reorganization that could be announced next week.

(TM) - short
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to produce 6.5 million vehicles this year, down 20% from 8.21 million in 2008 and below the 7-million mark for the first time in five years.

(NHI) - short
National Health Investors Inc, reports fourth quarter and 08 year-end results.  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $57,510,000 or $2.08 per, compared to $96,435,000 or $3.48 per share for 2007.

(SPLS) - short
Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP Announces That Workers Win $2.5 Million in Jury Verdict Against Staples, Inc.

(AAP) - buy
Advance Auto Parts, fourth quarter comparable store sales increase 3.0%; reports record free cash flow of $280 million.

(PCLN) - buy
Priceline.com Inc, said its fourth-quarter profit rose to $33.3 million, or 73 cents a share, from $32.9 million, or 68 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $406 million from $334.9 million last year.

(HPQ) - short
Hewlett-Packard, cuts 2009 guidance, projects 2nd-quarter income below analysts. Co. cut said the recession is hurting nearly all its business lines.

(KGC) - short
Kinross Gold, said it fell to a steep loss in the fourth quarter as it took a $1 billion charge.

(PTP) - short
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd posted a 37 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit. Co earned $64.1 million, or $1.18 a share for the period, compared with $102.2 million, or $1.60 a share, a year earlier.

(AMZN) - buy
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its corporate credit rating on Amazon.com to Investment Grade.

(STD) - short
Santander halts redemptions on real estate fund.

(DAI) - short
UBS cuts Daimler to sell, lowers price target.

(E) - short
On Friday Italian oil and gas company Eni SpA swung to a net loss on energy-price declines in the fourth quarter and predicted a tough time ahead for the international oil industry.

(DE) - short
Deere & Co is in the crosshairs as recession is starting to hit farmers hard.

(ASIA) - buy
AsiaInfo Holdings Inc, Co issues upside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.12-0.13 vs. $0.11 consensus; sees Q1 revs of $43-45 mln vs. $40.67 mln consensus.

(BWLD) - buy
Buffalo Wild Wings, profit jumps 29% in 4th quarter, beating Wall Street expectations. Co said it earned $7.7 mil, or 43 cents per share, up from $6 mil, or 34 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue increased 32.6% to $121.2 mil from $91.4 mil.

(AIPC) - buy
American Italian Pasta, 1Q profit surges on sales. The company reported earning $26 million, or $1.23 per share, compared to $1.4 million, or 7 cents per share, during the same period a year ago.

(STR) - short
Questar Corp, issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.50-2.70 vs. $3.13 consensus, down from previous guidance of $3.05-3.25.

(TEX) - short
Terex Corp, reported a fourth quarter net loss and warned that it could violate a credit covenant before the end of the current quarter. Co also issues downside guidance for FY09, sees FY09 revs declining 30-35%, which equates to $6.43-6.92 bln vs. $8.14 bln consensus.

(AFG) - buy
American Fincl, guides FY09 EPS above consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $3.70-4.00 vs. $3.55 consensus. "Looking into 2009, we expect to strong profits, and forecast an overall combined ratio in the 88% to 91% range.

(BEC) - buy
Beckman Coulter 4Q profit surges 72 percent. Co reported net income of $77.2 million, or $1.21 per share, up from $44.8 million, or 69 cents per share, a year earlier.

(PFG) - short
Principal Financial Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income fell 98%.

(AXS) - short
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd, posted a 57 pct drop in fourth-quarter profit. The company earned $131 million, or 88 cents a share, compared with $306 million, or $1.89 a share, a year earlier.

(LNCR) - short
Lincare sees 2009 results hurt by Medicare changes.

(DKS) - buy
Dick's Sporting sees 4Q profit above Street view.

(RMD) - buy
ResMed quarterly profit rises 26 pct. The company posted a net profit of $33.9 million, or 44 cents per share, for its fiscal second quarter, compared with a profit of $26.9 million, or 34 cents per share, a year.

(HIG) - short
Hartford posts large Q4 net loss, to cut div. The huge net loss totaled $806 million, or $2.71 a share, compared with a profit of $595 million, or $1.88 a share, in the year-earlier quarter.

(MTD) - short
Mettler-Toledo International, sees a very weak 2009. Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.80-0.90 vs. $1.09 consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $4.80-5.30 vs. $5.96 consensus.

(PBI) - short
Pitney Bowes sees a weak 2009. Co issues downside guidance for FY09, sees EPS of $2.55-2.75, vs. $2.83 consensus; sees FY09 revs at $5.82-6.01 bln vs. $6.38 bln consensus.