Analyst upgrades: ELY, GPS, TIF and VCLK
Posted Aug 28th 2007 10:02AM by Kevin Shult
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, Tiffany and Co (TIF), Gap Inc (GPS), ValueClick Inc (VCLK), Stocks to Buy
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Websense (WBSN), OSI Pharma (OSIP), Gap (GPS), Tiffany & Co (TIF) and Callaway Golf (ELY) were today's more noteworthy upgrades:
- Jefferies upgraded Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) to Hold from Underperform to reflect the strong recent results from SurfControl as well as the possibility for 2H software seasonality.
- Lehman upgraded shares of OSI Pharma (NASDAQ: OSIP) to Overweight from Underweight on valuation as well as expectations for price increases and growth in Europe.
- Susquehanna upgraded shares of Gap (NYSE: GPS) to Positive from Neutral citing management's ability to control costs & manage inventories, share buybacks, and streamlining of organizational structure.
- Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF) was upgrade to Accumulate from Neutral at Buckingham based on valuation and strong worldwide luxury trends outside of Japan.
- Matrix upgraded shares of Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) to Strong Buy from Hold to reflect positive fundamentals and the recent share weakness...
OTHER UPGRADES:
- WestLB raised Swisscom (NYSE: SCM) to Add from Hold and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to Buy from Hold.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required). Tags: analyst, callaway, ely, eric, ericsson, gap, gps, osi, osip, rating, scm, swisscom, tif, tiffany, upgrade, valueclick, vclk, wbsn, websense
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