Free Research Reports on AAPL, FMCC, ISRG and XLS Issued by the Bedford Report

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 03/04/13 -- The Bedford Report has released new equity reports today. As a leading provider of free in depth reports and timely market updates, Bedford is an essential resource for hundreds of thousands of investors across the country.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares hit a new 52-week low of $429.98 a share Friday and closed the day at $430.47 a share, a decline of 2.48 percent. Analysts at Credit Suisse have recently lowered their forecasts for 2013 iPhone shipments by 11 percent.

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (OTCBB: FMCC) shares gained 3.1 percent on over three times the average daily volume Friday to close at $0.293 a share. A steadily improving housing market has helped Freddie Mac report a net income of $11.0 billion for the full year 2012, its largest annual profit ever and first in six years.

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) shares surged 8.53 percent on volume of 1.14 million shares traded Friday to close at $553.40 a share. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald have recently upgraded the company's rating to "buy" from "hold". "While we certainly understand investor concern over the words 'FDA probe,' we see limited risk of this investigation materializing into significant punitive measures against the company," Cantor Fitzgerald's Jeremy Feffer said in a note to clients.

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Exelis Inc. (NYSE: XLS) shares traded in the range of $10.15 - $11.05 on over five times the average daily volume Friday. The company reported earnings soared to $0.45 a share for the fourth quarter, an increase of 32 percent when compares to the fourth quarter of 2011.

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