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Bankrate Q2 In Line With Revised Guidance	Bankrate (RATE) this afternoon posted Q2 revenues of $40.2 million and non-GAAP EPS of 33 cents a share, in line with its recently revised guidance. The company also repeated its full year guidance for revenue of $164 million to $169 million and adjusted EBITDA of $54 million to $58 million. The company said that display advertising has been “relatively soft,” but that other components of the business are doing “very well.” RATE shares, which are currently halted, rose 3 ...	August 04, 2008
Bankrate Earnings: Half Empty & Half Full (RATE)	Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE) has just posted non-GAAP EPS of $0.33 on a 70% gain in revenues to $40.2 million. First Call estimates were $0.33 EPS on $40.22... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	August 04, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesF5 Networks (FFIV)- Wedbush Morgan Hold » Buy IntercontinentalExchange (ICE)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform CSG Systems (CSGS)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy Acergy (ACGY)- Lehman Brothers Underweight » Equal-Weight Schering-Plough (SGP)- Lehman Brothers Equal-Weight » Overweight Bankrate (RATE)- Roth Capital Hold » Buy Nike (NKE)- Susquehanna Financial Neutral » Positive CSG Systems (CSGS)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Lennar (LEN)- UBS Se...	July 16, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesInter Parfums (IPAR)- Caris & Company Above Average » Buy Schnitzer Steel (SCHN)- Longbow Neutral » Buy Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform UPS (UPS)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy United Dominion (UDR)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Equity Res (EQR)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy UnionBanCal (UB)- BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform Bankrate (RATE)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Medivation (MDVN...	July 09, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesFlowserve (FLS)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Bankrate (RATE)- Merriman Curhan Ford Neutral » Buy Commercial Metals (CMC)- Davenport Neutral » Buy Marten Transport (MRTN)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL)- Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform Celadon Group (CLDN)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy First Commonwealth (FCF)- Janney Mntgmy Scott Sell » Neutral Energy Conversion (ENER)- Broad...	July 08, 2008
CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: What comparison site did “On The Money” blogger Carmen Wong Ulrich recommend to help avoid hidden bank fees?	What comparison site did “On The Money” blogger Carmen Wong Ulrich recommend to help avoid hidden bank fees? No thanks, Jason. Do you realize that I can just go to Bankrate.com or Interest.com and do a little comparison shopping from the comfort and convenience of my desk and get myself a whole new place to bank for all our accounts with little or no fees—surely not $22.98 a month! Bankrate.com (RATE) scores well in the price momentum model, but poorly for earnings quality and retu...	June 05, 2008
Friday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesBankrate (RATE)- Pacific Growth Equities Neutral » Buy Autodesk (ADSK)- AmTech Research Neutral » Buy SunTrust Banks (STI)- Stifel Nicolaus Sell » Hold Orbitz (OWW)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Expedia (EXPE)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy MFA Mortgage (MFA)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform Flagstone Reinsurance (FSR)- Citigroup Hold » Buy American Axle (AXL)- Deutsche Securities Hold » BuyDowngradesApplied Signal (APSG)- BB&T Capital Mkts B...	May 30, 2008
Bankrate: Pacific Growth Ups to Buy, Sees Surge in Bank Deposits Boosting Ad Biz	Analyst Yun Kim with Pacific Growth Equities this morning raised his rating on mortgage information Web site Bankrate (RATE) from “Neutral” to “Buy,” stating that a surge in demand for certificates of deposit this year could boost the company’s ad rates. Bankrate gets paid for ads displayed alongside rate quotes for certificates of deposit. “Recent checks” from contacts in the “consumer finance sector of the online advertising industry” sugge...	May 29, 2008
Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesCIGNA (CI)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy Town Sports Intl (CLUB )- William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform MedAssets (MDAS)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy CBL & Assoc (CBL)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy Patterson-UTI (PTEN)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral Nordstrom (JWN)- Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform Helmerich & Payne (HP)- CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add Duke Realty (DRE)- Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform Duke Realty (DRE)- Deutsch...	May 04, 2008
Bankrate Shares Slide On Cautious Guidance	Bankrate (RATE) shares are sharply lower this morning, apparently due to some cautious comments on the outlook for Q2 on the company’s post-earnings conference call late yesterday. On the call, CFO Edward DiMaria cautioned the Street analysts against using the company’s better-than-expected Q1 results as a reason to raise estimates for Q2. (And in fact, the company did not change its full year 2008 guidance.) “We have routinely seen estimates get way out ahead of us, even thoug...	May 02, 2008

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