StockTwits is essentially Twitter for the stock markets. Users specifically tweet about markets trends, investment strategies and real-time company specific events. This last part, ticker specific tweets using “cashtags” (ex: $GOOG), is a great way for users to glean which stocks are generating the most interest.
We checked in again at the close to see what caught people’s attention today.
The Buzz
AZO had a nice day after receiving two upgrades from Moody’s and Barclays. EXEL closed down again, wrapping up a pretty dismal week. Stock value has declined 20% since Monday. Rallies by SINA and IPG and IGT don’t have investors convinced, the bears are out on these stocks.
So here are Friday’s most trending tickers, an explanation of why that is, and an example of the tweets generating the buzz. We’ll check back in at the trending stocks on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!
1. American International Group, Inc. (AIG, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): The company operates property and casualty insurance networks worldwide and conducts activities in the U.S. life insurance and retirement services industry. Market cap at $55.33B, most recent closing price at $30.86. Stock followed general trend of the markets today, up 1.6%. Baumusc tweets, “@JustFurKids I don’t think it will drop terribly. If it does $AIG is a good buy anywhere around or below $30. Just lower the cost basis.”
2. Fusion-io, Inc. (FIO, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Focuses on the development, marketing, and sale of storage memory platforms for data decentralization. Market cap at $1.7B, most recent closing price at $18.01. Finished over 7%, maybe a short squeeze? Techinsidr tweets, “Lots of short covering today in $FIO – odd coincidence because I posted about huge amount of short-interest earlier this morning.”
3. The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. Market cap at $4.29B, most recent closing price at $9.97. Rumors of an acquisition surrounding them, stock up 12.6%, nothing confirmed. Lottafun tweets, “$IPG No annoucement no takeover.Ahh well never mind.Move on to the next head fake.”
4. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Performance of the index made a lot of people happy today, uo around 2%. MCFinanceGuy tweets, “Great way to end the week. Have a great w/end all! Don’t spend all yer winnings…. 
$SPY”
5. Sina Corp. (SINA, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides online media and mobile value-added services (MVAS) in the People’s Republic of China. Market cap at $2.96B, most recent closing price at $45.37. Very little change, opinions are mixed about its future. DrunkenMonkey tweet, “$SINA if it flop (which it will) then a 6-9% down day for SINA- i think longs are toast.”
6. BroadSoft, Inc. (BSFT, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Provides software that enables fixed-line, mobile, and cable service providers to deliver voice and multimedia services over Internet protocol (IP) based networks. Market cap at $656.55M, most recent closing price at $24.90. up 11% in anticipation of its earnings report coming on Monday. HCPG tweets, “Nice to see $BSFT come out of the death zone.”
7. AutoZone Inc. (AZO, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories. Market cap at $13.56B, most recent closing price at $369.0. Gained upgrades from Barclays Capital and Moody’s. RaveD tweets, “if $AZO closes here it would be the strangest 2-day candle formation I have seen.”
8. Visa, Inc. (V, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates retail electronic payments network worldwide. Market cap at $105.22B, most recent closing price at $129.85. Gained 1.3% today on a positive overall day for markets. Toshiro99 tweets, “$V is in resistance range when it pass 132.50 it set up for break.”
9. International Game Technology (IGT, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Designs, manufactures, and markets electronic gaming equipment and systems worldwide. Market cap at $3.28B, most recent closing price at $11.14. Up mildly today. No serious news surrounding the company, but people are talking 3x more than usual. Mb_willoughby tweets, “$IGT starting to breakdown.. eyeing for a short later.”
10. Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, and cardiovascular disorders. Market cap at $879M, most recent closing price at $5.87. Finished down close to 5.75%, had a real tough week. BioRunUp tweets, “$EXEL closing the day at lows down almost 6% on the day and down 20% since the priority review announcement on Monday.”
(Written by Ryan Horch)
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