Battery Stocks Falter Despite Positive Headlines (VLNC, JCI, BYDDF, AONE, XIDE)

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• Popular long ideas: JCI, ABAT, BYDDF
• Popular short ideas: ABAT, PPO, ENS
• Top dividend plays: JCI, ENR
• Pro favorites: JCI, PPO, ENS

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• A123 Soars As Morgan Stanley Sees Big Things Ahead (AONE, JCI, HEV, CBAK, BYDDF)
• A123 Gets the Goldman Seal of Approval (AONE, ALTI, XIDE, HEV, CRTP, AXPW, CBAK)
• Ener1 Easily Stands Out Among Battery Stocks (HEV, MXWL, VLNC, XIDE, JCI, ENS, PPO)

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Avg. Market Cap:	$3.3B
Avg. P/E Ratio:	16.8
Avg. Div Yield:	0.3%

On a day of weakness for the broader market and technology stocks, the Energy Storage and Technology Stocks Index isn’t escaping the downdraft with a decline of 1.5%. The Index has jumped 10% in the past three months.

The decline comes despite some positive news from Index constituent Valence Technology (VLNC), which is unchanged after announcing it will supply lithium phosphate batteries for a new electric vehicle designed by Courb. The new C-ZEN vehicle will be introduced at the Geneva Auto Show. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Johnson Controls (JCI) is surging 2% after Wells Fargo called the company’s valuation “attractive” and noted that European auto margins are rising. Wells Fargo reiterated an “outperform” rating on Johnson Controls and said the stock could rise to $50 in the next 12-18 months. The shares currently trade for less than $42.

BYD Co. (BYDDF) is off 7% on no news while A123 Systems (AONE) and Exide Technologies (XIDE) are both lower by 4%.

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Tags: AONE, BYDDF, JCI, VLNC, XIDE