• Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN) reported adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.45 a share, 55 cents above consensus estimates, on better-than-expected revenues of $730.7 million, ahead of estimates of $$693.97 million on strong summer season travel. The firm provided fourth quarter guidance at about $1.06-$1.16

• Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) said it plans to cut 1500 additional jobs. The firm reported second quarter adjusted earnings of 6 cents, a one penny miss, on revenues of $1.15 billion, which slightly topped Street projections of $1.12 billion. The firm forecast 2010 earnings of $0.70-$1.00, topping estimates of 89 cents on revenues of $4.2-$4.4 billion versus estimates of $4.26 billion

• Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) rejected the latest Kraft (NYSE:KFT) bid calling it "derisory"

• Moody's (NYSE:MCO) commented that AIG (NYSE:AIG) will be able to repay its Federal loans

• Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) lifted its growth expectations for the semiconductor group following release of third quarter numbers. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) remained its first

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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – August 20, 2009 – Zacks.com releases the latest Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks featured in this week’s analysis include Maidenform (MFB), Warnaco Group (WRC), True Religion (TRLG), Polo Ralph Lauren (RL), Hanesbrands (HBI) and Jones Apparel (JNY).

Zacks Industry Rank Analysis is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market Analyst for Zacks.com.

This week: Analysts Too Negative On Apparel Makers

Given that we're in back-to-school season, it is somewhat timely that Textile-Apparel Manufacturing appeared on my radar screen. The group has a strong revisions ratio, a sign that positive estimate revisions significantly outnumber negative revisions.

Behind the positive revisions are relatively better forecasts. Last week, Maidenform (MFB) and Warnaco Group (WRC) both raised their full-year EPS guidance. The week prior, True Religion (TRLG) gave a brighter forecast, while Polo Ralph Lauren (RL)

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Given that we're in back-to-school season, it is somewhat timely that Textile-Apparel Manufacturing appeared on my radar screen. The group has a strong revisions ratio, a sign that positive estimate revisions significantly outnumber negative revisions.

Behind the positive revisions are relatively better forecasts. Last week, Maidenform (MFB) and Warnaco Group (WRC) both raised their full-year EPS guidance. The week prior, True Religion (TRLG) gave a brighter forecast, while Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) predicted a less severe decline in sales than many had expected.

The revisions are notable because they suggest that business conditions are not as bad as feared. Since stocks are valued based on future profits, any increase in earnings estimates should lead to higher stock prices. In the case of the aforementioned stocks, several analysts have raised profit forecasts - a positive change.

Revisions Are Relative

Though the trend in earnings estimate revisions

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Maverick CapitalMaverick Capital Management Holdings AnalysisThis post is being written as part of HedgeFundBlogger.com's Investment Securities Tool which analyzes the holdings of hedge fund managers.Lee Ainslie started Maverick Capital back in 1993 with $38 million. Nowadays, the fund is worth $10 billion. Ainslie, like many of the other fund managers I've profiled, has a background rooted in learning from legendary great Julian Robertson at Tiger Management. So, due to the fact that these proteges learned from the best and have had great success running their own hedge funds, I continually try to find a reason not to follow these funds. And, needless to say I'm never successful. Some contacts over at Maverick have explained that their hedge fund strategy is straight up stock picking, both long and short. They made ...

Philippine export growth accelerated to a four-month high in June as a weaker peso made the country's disk drives and mobile-phone chips cheaper and shipments to China countered weakening demand from the U.S. Shipments abroad rose 8.3 percent from a year earlier to $4.49 billion, compared with a 2.3 percent gain in May, according to preliminary figures released by the National Statistics Office in Manila today.The peso, last year's best performer in the region, fell for a fourth month in June, boosting the foreign-currency earnings of exporters.Overseas sales account for about two-fifths of the Philippines' $118 billion economy, which grew at the slowest pace in six quarters in the first three months of the year. Sales of electronics, which make up two-thirds of the Philippines' total exports, climbed 6.4 percent from a year earlier to $2.63 billion.Philippine shipments to China rose 8.8 percent in ...

Glenview Capital, an $8 billion+ hedge fund run by Larry Robbins, made the following major buys and sells in Q1:

Significant New Positions

1. Brocade Communications (BRCD) -5.6 million shares

2. Coach (COH) - 4.8 million shares

3. Ebay (EBAY) - 4.5 million shares

4. ITT Educational services (ESI) - 2 million shares

5. Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) - 500,000 shares

6. Qualcomm (QCOM) - 1.9 million shares

7. Smart Balance (SMBL)- 2.5 million shares

8. Wyeth (WYE)- 1.25 million shares

Significant Sold Positions

1. Goldman Sachs (GS)- 250k shares

2. GPO Aeroportuario (PAC) -1.2 million shares

3. Teradata (TDC) -2 million shares

4. Thomson (TRI)- 3 million shares

5. Wesco (WSC) - 1.3 million shares

6. Tween Brands (TWB) - 450k shares

Significant Reductions/Additions

1. Telllabs (TLAB) - sold 10 million shares (60% of holding)

2. Wellpoint (WLP) -sold 2 million shares (50% of holding)

3. Amdocs (DOX) - added 4 million shares (now owns 8.7 million shares)

4. Arvinmeritor (ARM) - added 2 million shares (now

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