TEMPUR-PEDIC $33.39 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $33.39 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800- 878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 59.5 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; No dividends paid) plans to buy rival Sealy Corp. (symbol ZZ on New York) for $1.3 billion.

Sealy, which was founded in 1881, makes a wide… Read More

These two could struggle to move higher

INTUITIVE SURGICAL $549.36 (Nasdaq symbol ISRG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (515-507-5000; www.intuitivesurgical.com; Shares outstanding: 39.7 million; Market cap: $21.8 billion; No dividends paid) makes the da Vinci, a computerized surgical system.

Guided by a miniature camera connected to a 3-D monitor, surgeons use the da Vinci to… Read More

TEMPUR-PEDIC $25.53 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $25.53 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 63.5 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; No dividends paid) makes and distributes Swedish mattresses and neck pillows made from its proprietary Tempur material, which conforms to the body to provide support and… Read More

Hold off on Tempur-Pedic

TEMPUR-PEDIC $49.38 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800- 878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 63.8 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; No dividends paid) reported higher sales and earnings in the latest quarter. However, the company’s earnings estimate for 2012 was below expectations. The stock has… Read More

TEMPUR-PEDIC $49.38 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $49.38 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800- 878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 63.8 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; No dividends paid) reported higher sales and earnings in the latest quarter. However, the company’s earnings estimate for 2012 was below expectations. The stock has… Read More

Hold on to these top performers

TEMPUR-PEDIC $82.30 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 63.8 million; Market cap: $5.3 billion; No dividends paid) makes and distributes Swedish mattresses and neck pillows made from its Tempur material, which conforms to the body to provide support and help… Read More