HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks on the move on May 11
(Updates to afternoon trade, adds GM, Pride International/Chevron, Ormat and Marshall & Ilsley)
NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Monday:
BB&T CORP (BBT.N)
The regional bank said it would sell $1.5 billion of stock and cut its dividend by 68 percent in a move to repay a $3.1 billion investment. [ID:nN11503903]
Shares tumbled 5.1 percent to $25.
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL (COF.N)
Shares of the company fell 11 percent to $27.81 after it announced a public offering of 56 million shares of common stock. [ID:nWNAB7119]
US BANCORP (USB.N)
Shares fell 6 percent to $19.31 after it announced a $2.5 billion common stock offering. [ID:nWNAB7124]
MORGAN STANLEY (MS.N)
The financial services company was upgraded to buy from neutral at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, which cited valuation and "long-term earnings power" in its decision. [ID:nWNAB7046]
Shares fell 6.1 percent to $26.48.
GENERAL MOTORS GM.N
Shares of the Dow component fell 8.7 percent to $1.47 after the company's CEO said that bankruptcy was "more probable" in order for it to restructure. [ID:nN11527661]
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC (PDE.N)
CHEVRON CORP (CVX.N)
Pride said it agreed with Chevron to terminate the remaining contract term of a rig in West Africa, after an inspection revealed "unacceptable" levels of corrosion. [ID:nBNG444117]
Shares of Pride sank 7.8 percent to $22.14 while Dow component Chevron was down 3.3 percent to $68.03.
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP (MI.N)
Shares of the bank rose 2.9 percent to $10.10 after Stifel Nicolaus upgraded it to buy from holding, citing valuation. [ID:nBNG500432]
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC (ORA.N)
Shares of the tech company rose 8.7 percent to $40.93 after it reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nN11385868]
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC (KG.N)
The pharmaceutical company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nN11506607]
Shares rose 4.8 percent to $9.13.
MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT.O)
The software giant said it would sell a three-part benchmark-sized debt issue. [ID:nN11522329]
Shares of the Dow component rose 0.4 percent to $19.50.
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK.N)
Shares of the bond insurer rose 17 percent to $1.88 after it reported its quarterly results. [ID:nN11519756]
PRICELINE.COM (PCLN.O)
The online travel agency reported an increase in its first-quarter earnings but warned that the recession clouded its 2009 outlook. [ID:nN08371958]
Shares rose 2.5 percent to $107.56.
VIRGIN MOBILE USA INC VM.N
The company reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nBNG445594]
Shares soared 18 percent to $3.41.
DISH NETWORK CORP (DISH.O)
The U.S. satellite TV provider posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit. [ID:nN11505840]
Shares rose 19 percent to $18.15.
CF INDUSTRIES (CF.N)
AGRIUM INC (AGU.N)
Agrium raised its offer for CF to $40 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share, an increase of 14.3 percent in the cash consideration. [ID:nN11504828]
Shares of CF rose 2.7 percent to $75.79 while Agrium shares slid 1 percent to $44.76.
ASTRAZENECA (AZN.N)
U.S.-listed shares of the pharmaceutical company rose 6.1 percent to $38.34 after it said it's experimental heart drug Brilinta beat Sanofi-Aventis SA (SASY.PA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's (BMY.N) drug Plavix in a clinical trial. [ID:nLB630992]
HSBC HOLDINGS (HBC.N)
The European bank said its first-quarter profits were "well ahead" of last year, boosted by record results at its investment bank. [ID:nLB716280]
U.S.-listed shares of HSBC fell 1.3 percent to $43.62.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG.N)
The insurance company, along with the U.S. government, expects a multi-year restructuring, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited an internal AIG memo. [ID:nBNG125348]
Shares slid 2.5 percent to $1.96.
PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC (PLA.N)
The media company reported a first-quarter loss and forecast a 39 percent decline in its second-quarter Playboy magazine advertising revenue. [ID:nN11485923]
Shares fell 3.6 percent to $3.19.
W.R. GRACE & CO (GRA.N)
The chemical company late Friday was acquitted on all counts in an asbestos environmental case. [ID:nN08495354]
Shares of W.R. Grace fell 8.8 percent to $11.91.
HESS CORP (HES.N)
Barron's wrote that the oil producer was poised to outshine its rivals in 2010 because of the company's emphasis on exploration, as well as recent drilling success. [ID:nN10463809]
Shares rose 0.7 percent to $63.79.
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (BCRX.O)
The pharmaceutical company reported a first-quarter net loss that was narrower than expected [ID:nWNAB6400] and also that it is preparing to deliver a portion of its finished flu product peramivir, sufficient to treat about 1,000 patients, to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. [ID:nBNG251032]
Shares fell 12 percent to $2.59.
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC (CASY.O)
The retailer agreed to pay $11.7 million to settle two class action lawsuits related to wage and hour issues and will take a related one-time charge in the fourth quarter. [ID:nBNG307868]
Shares fell 1.9 percent to $25. (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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