Analyst upgrades 2-22-07: Whole Foods & Seagate upgraded today
Posted Feb 22nd 2007 11:15AM by Kevin Shult
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Good news, Whole Foods Market (WFMI), Goldcorp Inc (GG)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Seagate Technology (STX), Analog Devices inc (ADI) and Whole Foods Market Inc (WFMI) were some of today's notable upgrades:
- AG Edwards upgraded Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) to Buy from Hold citing improving fundamentals as the company ramps 1.8" drives in the first quarter, with a potential Apple (AAPL) qualification, and market share gains in notebooks.
- ThinkEquity upgraded Analog Devices Inc (NYSE: ADI) to Accumulate from Source of Funds, with a target of $38, as they believe the improvement in bookings are sustainable; Citigroup also upgraded Analog Devices, to Buy from Hold, to reflect the company's earnings expectations.
- William Blair upgraded Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI) to Outperform from Market Perform based on valuation and the benefits of the Wild Oats Markets (NASDAQ: OATS) acquisition; HSBC upgraded shares of Whole Foods to Neutral from Underweight, with a $52 target, and UBS upgraded shares to Buy from Neutral based on the acquisition.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Prudential upgraded Goldcorp inc (NYSE: GG) to Neutral from Underweight citing the increase in gold prices and a potential increase in Penasquito mine reserves.
- Stifel upgraded QMed Inc (NASDAQ: QMED) to Buy from Hold on improved revenue visibility.
- IHOP Corp (NYSE: IHP) was upgraded at Raymond James to Outperform from Market Perform with a $64 target.
- Bernstein upgraded Commerce Bancorp Inc (NYSE: CBH) to Outperform from Market Perform.
- Stereotaxis Inc (NASDAQ: STXS) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs following its better-than-expected fourth quarter.
- RBC upgraded Labopharm Inc (NASDAQ: DDSS) to Outperform from Sector Perform.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded National Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: NSM) to Overweight from Equal Weight citing improving fundamentals and valuation.
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