Analyst calls: FLR, ANN, HSY, BEAT ...


Analyst upgrades:
  • Stanford raised Fluor (NYSE: FLR) to Hold from Sell primarily due to valuation.
  • Citigroup upgraded Cadence Designs (NASDAQ: CDNS) to Buy from Hold because they think the company's cost restructuring initiative and its new CFO will be catalysts for the shares.
Analyst downgrades:
  • Stephens dropped Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) to Equal Weight from Overweight because they no longer view LOFT as a compelling reason to invest in the company.
  • Citigroup downgraded Hershey (NYSE: HSY) to Hold from Buy on valuation.
  • KeyBanc dropped Lennox (NYSE: LII) to Hold from Buy on valuation.
Analyst initiations:
  • Coverage of Hershey was assumed with a Sell by Stifel, which cited valuation for its rating.
  • FARO Technology (NASDAQ: FARO) was initiated by Needham with a Buy rating.
  • Leerink Swann resumed coverage of Cardionet (NASDAQ: BEAT) with an Outperform, as the firm predicts that the company's technolgoy will enable it to grow substantially.
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Last updated: February 10, 2012: 01:53 PM

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