Analyst upgrades:
- FBR Capital upgraded Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) to Outperform from Market Perform to reflect upcoming catalysts and the company's opportunity in subsalt. FBR raised its target on shares to $60 from $50.
- Citigroup upgraded Marvel (NYSE: MVL) to Hold from Sell on expectations the acquisition by Disney (NYSE: DIS) will close. The firm raised its target on shares to $50 from $31.
- JPMorgan upgraded Cubic (NYSE: CUB) to Overweight from Neutral on expectations the company will benefit from the Vix ERG acquisition and increased sales visibility. The firm raised its target on shares to $43 from $38.
- Siemens (NYSE: SI) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein.
- Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.
- Thompson Creek (NYSE: TC) was upgraded to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer at CIBC.
Analyst downgrades:
- Stephens downgraded Cabela's (NYSE: CAB) to Equal Weight from Overweight to reflect slowing gun sales and tougher upcoming comps. The firm has a $17 target on the stock.
- JPMorgan downgraded Deere (NYSE: DE) to Underweight from Neutral to reflect weakening agriculture fundamentals in the U.S. and tougher upcoming comps. The firm has a $39 price target on shares.
- Credit Suisse downgraded Hovnanian (NYSE: HOV) to Underperform from Neutral. The firm cites eroding equity value from the company's write-downs and operating losses for the downgrade.
- eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Argus.
- Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY) was downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
Analyst initiations:
- Piper Jaffray expects Nanometrics (NASDAQ: NANO) to outperform its semiconductor capital equipment peers given the company's broadening product portfolio and growing market share. The firm started shares with an Overweight rating and $9.50 target.
- Wunderlich believes Williams Clayton Energy (NASDAQ: CWEI) can increase cash flow given the company's exploration prospects and oil-focused developmental drilling. Shares were assumed with a Buy rating and $35 target.
- William Blair initiated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) with an Outperform rating after the close Wednesday. The firm believes Apple is "converting a new generation to its product," which should drive continued share gains in computers and smartphones.
- Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) was initiated with a Market Perform rating at Raymond James.
- Anixter (NYSE: AXE) was initiated with an Outperform rating at Morgan Keegan.
- FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) was initiated with a Market Perform rating at BMO Capital.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-03-2009 @ 11:47AM
A. Marshall said...
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