AER posts
FeedPosted Dec 1st 2008 12:22PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Analyst initiations, Limited Brands (LTD), BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Rio Tinto plc ADS (RTP)
.gif)
Analyst upgrades:
- Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Premiere Global (NYSE: PGI) to Outperform from Perform on valuation and believes the company's strategic initiatives will drive "healthy" top-line results in a difficult economy.
- Citigroup upgraded Prudential (NYSE: PRU) to Buy from Hold on valuation, as they believe the stock is oversold at current levels. Though upgraded, the firm lowered their target price to $30 from $80.
- Citigroup also upgraded Bankrate (NASDAQ: RATE) to Buy from Hold as they believe the company will benefit from the financial market volatility and that the risk/reward is attractive at current levels. The firm maintains a $40 target on the stock.
- Hospitality Properties (NYSE: HPT) was raised to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.
- Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) was upgraded at Merrill Lynch to Buy from Neutral.
- Alcon (NYSE: ACL) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
Analyst downgrades:Continue reading Analyst calls: PRU, RATE, ACL, LTD, STM, SNP, NFLX, RTP, BHP, OXY ...
Posted Oct 28th 2008 10:25AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), New York Times'A' (NYT), AMR Corp (AMR), UAL Corp (UAUA), Intuit Inc (INTU), Analyst initiations, Delta Air Lines (DAL), Andersons Inc (ANDE)
.gif)
Analyst upgrades:
- Calyon upgraded major network carriers based on falling oil prices and capacity cuts. The analyst is positive over the next 12 months but cautious short-term given the uncertain economy, and volatile markets and oil prices. AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) and Delta Air (NYSE: DAL) were upgraded to Add from Neutral and UAL Corp (NASDAQ: UAUA) was raised to Neutral from Reduce.
- Ryanair (NASDAQ: RYAAY) was upgraded at Citigroup to Buy from Hold.
- Boardwalk Pipeline (NYSE: BWP) was raised to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Cowen lifted Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) to Outperform from Neutral.
- JP Morgan upgraded Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) to Neutral from Underweight following the better-than-expected Q3 report.
- Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ: IART) to Outperform from Perform on valuation, the company's minimal exposure to economic conditions, and expectations for margin improvement and a rebound in organic growth.
Analyst downgrades:
Continue reading Analyst calls: AMR, DAL, UAUA, RYAAY, BIIB, SHW, EQ, INTU, NYT, GOOG, YHOO ...
Posted Jul 30th 2007 9:30AM by Joseph Lazzaro (RSS feed)
Filed under: SEC filings, Other issues, Deals, Initial public offerings
Wall Street's equity market offers a solid slate this week with 7 IPOs and 4 Secondaries on the docket. Those deals tentatively scheduled to price include:
IPOs: Thursday
- Amedica (AMCA), a 4.65M-share IPO for this artificial joints company. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Lehman Brothers are the lead managers. Filing range: $13.00-$15.00.
- Concho Resources (CXO), a 21.2M-share IPO for this oil and gas company. JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Lehman Brothers are the lead managers. Filing range: $14.00-$16.00.
- Dolan Media (DM), a 10.5M-share IPO for this media services company. Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are the lead managers. Filing range: $13.50-$15.50.
- Genpact (G), a 35.3M-share IPO for this information technology services company. Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and JP Morgan Chase are the lead managers. Filing range: $16.00-$18.00.
- NanoDynamics (NDMX), a 6.6M-share IPO for this specialty chemicals company. Jefferies is the lead manager. Filing range: $12.00-$14.00.
- Sucampo Pharmaceuticals (SCMP), a 3.75M-share IPO for this pharmaceutical company. Cowen is the lead manager. Filing range: $14.00-$16.00.
- Virtusa (VRTU), a 4.4M-share IPO for this information technology services company. JP Morgan Chase is the lead manager. Filing range: $14.00-$16.00.
Continue reading IPO & secondary preview -- Week of July 30, 2007
Closing Bell: Economic Catapult for Thanksgiving & Black Friday (WMT, TGT, GRMN, GOOG, MSFT)
Deere up on Q4 earnings performance
Reid Hoffman: LinkedIn will go public (at some point)
