CCL posts
FeedPosted Sep 26th 2009 1:10PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Automatic Data Proc (ADP), AutoZone Inc (AZO), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Carnival Corp (CCL), ConAgra Foods (CAG), Costco Wholesale (COST), Research in Motion (RIMM), General Mills (GIS), Lowe's Cos (LOW), Lennar Corp'A' (LEN), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Activision Inc (ATVI), United Technologies (UTX), Rite Aid Corp (RAD), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)
Continue reading Earnings highlights: AutoZone, Carnival, CarMax, ConAgra, General Mills, RIM ...
Posted Sep 15th 2009 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Yahoo! (YHOO), eBay (EBAY), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Corning Inc (GLW), Analyst initiations
Analyst upgrades:
- Wells Fargo transferred coverage of Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) with an Outperform rating, upgraded from the previous analysts' Market Perform rating. The firm believes commercial construction will be of less of a headwind for the company than the Street thinks, and has a $38-$41 valuation range on the stock.
- Kaufman Bros. upgraded SuccessFactors (NASDAQ: SFSF) to Buy from Hold after channel checks indicated demand trends picked up in July. The firm raised its target on shares to $15 from $12.
- UBS upgraded eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to Buy from Neutral and believes Marketplace transaction growth is "turning the corner." Additionally, the firm believes the secondary market represents a long-term opportunity for the company. The firm raised its target to $28 from $24.
- Novartis (NYSE: NVS) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
- Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
- Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform AMC Monday at Bernstein.
Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: CCL, CSX, EBAY, GLW, NFLX, YHOO ...
Posted Aug 13th 2009 11:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Carnival Corp (CCL), Stocks to Buy
"Like a sailboat waiting for a gust of wind, Carnival (NYSE: CCL) hasn't had any means of propulsion lately; in fact, they've been anchored by swine flu and sluggish travel demand," notes value investor Nathan Slaughter.
Nevertheless, in his Half-Priced Stocks, he remains optimisticbullish, noting "Eventually these storm clouds will clear." Here's his bullish long-term outlook for the cruise ship opertor.
"Fortunately, these negatives are macro-level factors, not company-specific issues. All things considered, the world's largest cruise operator is performing admirably in this tepid environment.
Continue reading Carnival (CCL): Clear sailing ahead?
Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Motorola (MOT), Walt Disney (DIS), Analyst initiations
Analyst upgrades:
- Morgan Keegan upgraded Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to Outperform from Market Perform due to the increased visibility of Android-based launches, as well as the stock's valuation.
- OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) was upgraded to Buy from Hold by Citigroup, which cited the company's stabilizing sales trend, accelerating share gains, and valuation.
- Kaufman Bros. upgraded iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) to Buy from Hold on valuation.
- Cancaccord upgraded Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) to Buy from Hold citing the turnaround in the aluminum business and its exposure to copper.
- Wells Fargo upgraded Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN) to Market Perform from Underperform.
- BT Group (NYSE: BT) was upgraded to Neutral from Reduce by Nomura.
- Societe Generale raised L'Oreal (OTC: LRLCY) to Buy from Sell.
- Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) was upgraded to Buy from Hold by Sandler O'Neill.
Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: DIS, CSCO, K, MOT, OMX, RTP ...
Posted Jun 20th 2009 9:40AM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Adobe Systems (ADBE), Best Buy (BBY), Carnival Corp (CCL), FedEx Corp (FDX), Research in Motion (RIMM), Liz Claiborne (LIZ)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
Continue reading Earnings highlights: FedEx, Best Buy, RIM, Adobe, Smucker, Discover and more
Posted May 28th 2009 10:20AM by Alex Salkever (RSS feed)
Filed under: Carnival Corp (CCL)
The Swine Flu outbreak keeps chugging along as the number of people affected rises.
Shares of all travel-related companies have been sickened by the threat of a really bad pandemic, as opposed to a mild flu with a lot of media hype. And the market concerns can hardly be sneezed at. During the hellish Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, when tens of millions died, the bug circumnavigated the globe once in a milder form before mutating into the more virulent and deadly form that killed so many.
Continue reading Carnival hits a Swine Flu iceberg
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