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Investors Eye Battery Stocks After A123 Results (AONE, ZBB, ULBI, XIDE, HPJ, BYDDF, BRK.A, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:28AM on November 10th

Watertown, Massachusetts-based battery maker A123 Systems (AONE) was in focus on Wednesday after the company posted a widened loss in the third quarter and announced a contract to supply lithium-ion cells to SAIC Motor, China’s largest carmaker. For the three months…

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Chinese Battery Small-Cap Rallies On Earnings (CRTP, CHU, CHL, CHA, HPJ, JCI, ZBB, ALTI, CBAK, VLNC)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:20PM on August 16th

Shanghai-based China Ritar Power (CRTP) gained 5% on Monday after posting a 27% jump in second-quarter net income. The company earned $2.3 million or 10 cents per share in the three months ended June 30, compared to $1.8 million or 9…

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Berkshire Favorite BYD Falling Short of 2010 Goal (BYDDF, BRK.A, NSANY, F, WPO, NKE, MCO, HPJ, AONE, XIDE, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:44AM on August 3rd

Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD (BYDDF), where Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) bought a 10% stake in 2008, is on pace to exceed its 2009 sales this year, but is well behind its annual target. According to The Wall…

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Battery-Maker Surges On Barclays Upgrade (AONE, HEV, HPJ, XIDE, BYDDF, BRK.A, TSLA, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:35AM on July 26th

Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems (AONE) soared by 11% on Monday after an upgrade to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. The analyst bumped the stock’s price target to $16 from $12, pinning its 2010 slide to “diminishing investor interest”…

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Spill to Spur a New Clean Energy Bull Market? (BP, CLNE, F, NSANY, HEV, HPJ, VLNC, XIDE, GPRE, MGPI, VRNM)

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:03PM on June 16th

President Obama made his first prime-time address from the Oval Office on Tuesday evening, and he took the opportunity to stress the importance of alternative energy adoption in the U.S. “The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful…

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Buffett’s BYD Bet Eyed Ahead of Auto Show (BYDDF, CRTP, HPJ, CYD, SORL, WATG, CAAS, TXIC, BRK.A, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 8:50AM on April 22nd

The Auto China car show begins Friday, and various reports indicate positive sentiment coming from the BYD (OTC: BYDDF) camp. According to Reuters, the company expects Chinese car sales to leap by 20% this year after overtaking the U.S. as the…

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Battery Stocks Mixed On A123 Upgrade (AONE, VLNC, BYDDF, HPJ, CBAK, HEV, BRK.A, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:55AM on April 13th

Deutsche Bank upgraded battery maker A123 Systems (AONE) to Buy from Hold this morning with a $17 price target. The firm cited the company’s diversification within the sector, with exposure to automotive technology, grid services, and consumer products. Yesterday, Lazard Capital…

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Select Battery Names Charge Into The Weekend (HEV, AONE, ALTI, ZBB, CHP, BYDDF, HPJ, CRTP)

Posted by Owen Vater at 1:35PM on March 12th

It was mixed week for energy storage stocks, but earnings from Ener1 (HEV) and a CNBC report on A123 (AONE) lifted the respective stocks on Friday.

Shares of New York City-based Ener1 are soaring today despite reporting a wider-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter.…

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Pros Follow Buffett Into Battery Tech

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:00PM on March 4th

The energy storage sector has gotten a lot of attention recently, and some professional investors have started dipping their toe into the segment’s equities.

In a way, thousands of professional investors have indirect plays on battery technology via investments in diversified…

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U.S.-Listed China Shares Dive on New Reserve Requirements

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:31AM on February 12th

China announced plans to up banks’ reserve requirements for the second time in a month.

Stocks are giving back yesterday’s gains and then some after the People’s Bank of China said it will hike reserve requirements by 50 basis points, effective…

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