Sina's Earnings Pop Provides Short Opportunity

Andrew Wilkinson submits: SINA Corp. (SINA) – Shares of the owner of China’s third-most visited website rallied as much as 8.3% today to hit an intraday high of $61.73 after the company said third-quarter profit jumped 87% on the rise in online advertising revenue.

By Bill Maurer: Shares of multiple Chinese internet names fell on Monday, after weak guidance from Sohu (SOHU) left many to believe future growth prospects were not as bright as previously hoped. Sohu led the group down, and its gaming subsidiary Changyou.com (CYOU) fell along with it.

China’s social media landscape is renowned for its complexity.

By Kevin M. O'Brien:As I wrote in a previous article here on Seeking Alpha, investing long-term in Chinese internet stocks is a risky proposition due to the constant regulations and crackdowns that the Chinese government always seems to make happen, but trading these types of stocks based on an earnings release can be very profitable.

By Bill Maurer: After the bell on Wednesday, shares of coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) reported an absolute great quarter. The company had great success in the holiday season, sending shares higher in the after market. The company reaffirmed full year guidance, which is currently above estimates. The balance sheet looked good.

By Trefis: Quick Take Sina will report its Q1 2013 results on May 16, 2013. We expect strong revenue growth for the Weibo platform; however, the number of daily active users and average time spent by users could post slower growth this quarter on account of competition from WeChat. We think the MVAS business will continue to decline in the coming quarters though revenue from Weibo value-added services could grow rapidly. We will look growth signs as the com

By Bill Maurer: With the recent decline in U.S. markets over fiscal cliff worries, a lot of stocks appear to be on sale. Some names have seen some rather dramatic falls lately, while others just have declined with the market. Today, I will cover five names that analysts believe have a great deal of upside. Each of these names has more than 40% upside to the current average analyst price target.

Xiaofan Zhang submits: Shares of Sina Corporation (SINA) have risen 16.6% since I published a positive article on its Twitter-like service Sina Weibo. Based on my latest analysis, Sina shares have risen too fast in the past several weeks.