Morning Social Media Outlook for Tuesday March 20 (LGF, DSW, DIS, KBH)

In recent years, traders and investors have increasingly turned to social media to discuss their investments. Now, interested parties can get a scientific look at what is being discussed on a weekly, monthly, and even hourly basis.

Provided by Social Market Analytics, here is the morning social media outlook for Tuesday, March 20.

Most Bullish

Lions Gate Entertainment LGF traded up yesterday, and continued to move higher in today's early trading. The company is set to release The Hunger Games later in the week and has received some positive attention from analysts.

DSW DSW is currently trading down slightly on today's session, but released earnings earlier this morning that appeared to beat analysts' expectations.

Most Bearish

Walt Disney DIS is trading down slightly after reporting that it would take a $200 million hit on its recent movie John Carter, which floundered at the box office.

KB Home KBH is trading down over 3%. Housing starts came in slightly lower than expected this morning.

Most Discussed

Apple AAPL nearly always sits atop this list. The company initiated a dividend yesterday and released its new iPad model last Friday.

Bank of America BAC is trading just below $10 per share--up significantly from December when it was briefly trading below $5. The company passed the Fed's stress test, but did not ask for a dividend or a buyback. Yesterday, there were rumors that the company would do an offering, a rumor that lead to shares trading lower. Bank of America later denied the rumor.

Google GOOG is a popular stock to discuss on social media and frequently appears in this list. Shares of the company are currently trading around $630.

Amazon AMZN is trading near $184 per share. The company announced yesterday that it would acquire Kiva Systems for $775 million in cash.

Microsoft MSFT is currently trading near $32 per share. There were reports yesterday that the company would finish work on its new Windows 8 operating system this summer, with a launch later in the fall.

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