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Ten Valentine's Day Stocks to Hate

10 Valentine's Day stocks to hateNot all companies in these love-struck industries are good buys. Here are 10 stocks to break up with this Valentine's Day.

  • 1-800-Flowers (FLWS): A good gift, but a poorly run company that has posted a loss for three of the past four quarters.
  • Hershey (HSY): Missing out on the Cadbury merger was not so sweet for Hershey.
  • Cardiac Sciences (CSCX): It's hard to have a heart for a company that fails seven out of my eight fundamental screens.

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Analyst initiations: FLWS, CTRP, JOBS and CHH

MOST NOTEWORTHY: 1-800-Flowers.com, Ctrip.com International, 51job and Choice Hotels were today's noteworthy initiations:
  • Nollenberger started shares of 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) with a Buy rating and $14 target and believes shares are undervalued at current levels given the company's compelling growth prospects, strong cash flow generation, and solid balance sheet.
  • Bear believes Ctrip.com (NASDAQ: CTRP) is the best positioned online travel company ahead of structural changes and consolidation in China's fragmented travel agency industry. The firm initiated shares with an Outperform rating and $80 target.
  • Bear expects 51job (NASDAQ: JOBS) to benefit from China's increasing Internet user base due to the internet's broadening reach among job seekers, resuming coverage with an Outperform rating and $28 target.
  • Goldman started Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) with a Buy rating and $45 target, as they are positive on the stock given unit growth and minimal capital needs, among other reasons.
OTHER INITIATIONS:

Analyst upgrades: NOK, FLWS, WDR, WON and CSCO

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nokia, 1-800-Flowers.com, Wadell & Reed, Westwood One and Cisco Systems were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) to Overweight from Underweight, as they expect higher-than-expected volumes and increasing market share to drive outperformance in the second half of 2007.
  • CIBC upgraded shares of 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ: FLWS) to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer. CIBC upgraded shares when they transferred coverage on the name.
  • Wadell & Reed Financial (NYSE: WDR) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform from Keefe Bruyette based on strong investment returns.
  • Westwood One Inc (NYSE: WON) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank to reflect a likely new deal with CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), feasibility of a sale to private equity and signs of a turnaround in the company's network business.
  • Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) was added to Matrix's Focus List, as the firm believes the company is "perfectly positioned" to profit from the coming growth and demand for network infrastructure...
OTHER UPGRADES:

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Last updated: February 12, 2012: 01:00 AM

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