MOST NOTEWORTHY: Sovereign Bancorp (SOV) and the Homebuilders sector topped the upgrade list today.
- Citigroup upgraded Sovereign Bank Inc. (NYSE:SOV) to Hold from Sell with a $25 target, citing expectations for management to announce a larger cost-cutting program in January of 2007.
- Bank of America upgraded the Homebuilders sector to Neutral from Cautious after their survey showed traffic improvements in 33 of 39 markets in November relative to October; They do not expect a smooth trend, instead, the firm expects to see choppiness in the market for the next 12-24 months.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at HSBC.
- SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) was added to Merrill Lynch's Europe 1 list.
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12-01-2006 @ 1:09PM
JACK DOYLE said...
LOK BEFORE YOU LEAP ON HOME BUILDING STOCKS.IN SOUTH JERSEY THERE ARE 15 MONTHS SUPPLY ON HAND, THE AVERAGE AGENT SOLD ONE HOUSE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.