Analyst upgrades: CMA, GPS, JPM, MNST and VCLK
Posted Aug 13th 2007 11:11AM by Kevin Shult
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Comerica Inc (CMA), Gap Inc (GPS), Monster Worldwide (MNST), Nordstrom, Inc (JWN), ValueClick Inc (VCLK), Stocks to Buy
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nordstrom (JWN), Monster Worldwide (MNST), Lockheed Martin (LMT) and the U.S. Financials markets were today's noteworthy upgrades:
- Piper upgraded shares of Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) to Outperform from Market Perform, citing valuation, and expects the company to have an upbeat tone on Thursday's quarterly report.
- Wachovia upgraded shares of Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MNST) to Outperform from Market Perform based on valuation and strength in its international business. The firm believes North American weakness is largely confined to the e-commerce channel while enterprise growth is ongoing and international business remains strong.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) to Buy from Hold and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) & Comerica (NYSE: CMA) to Hold from Sell. The firm said JPMorgan's financial conglomerate structure gives it strength to gain share in times of stress. U.S. Bancorp was upgraded based on valuation and okay credit quality. Comerica was upgraded based on valuation and upcoming HQ move to Texas, which could make it a takeover target...
OTHER UPGRADES:
- JP Morgan upgraded Valueclick (NASDAQ: VCLK) to Overweight from Neutral.
- Bear Stearns upgraded BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) to Outperform from Peer Perform.
- CL King upgraded Gap (NYSE: GPS) to Strong Buy from Neutral.
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