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Closing Bell: Sloppy Day, But a Win (GS, MOT, SIRI, BP, AIB, BKS, XJT)

Posted Aug 4th 2010 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Motorola (MOT), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Goldman Sachs Group (GS)

Stocks were lower this morning and the overseas markets were weak on the day. The saving grace was not earnings but came from the ISM-Services (non-manufacturing) report showing the expansion is still there in the services economy as well as in the manufacturing data seen in recent days. We also had some positive jobs creation data from ADP as a prequel to Friday's key unemployment and non-Farm Payrolls data.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow Jones 10,680.43 +44.05 (0.41%)
S&P 500 1,127.24 +6.78 (0.61%)
Nasdaq 2,303.57 +20.05 (0.88%)

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Analyst upgrades: STD, ACOR, AG, NLY and IMGN

Posted Oct 15th 2007 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Banco Santander, Acorda Therapeutics, Agruim, Annaly Capital and ImmunoGen were today's noteworthy upgrades:

UBS upgraded shares of Banco Santander (NYSE: STD) to Buy from Neutral as they expect the acquisition of ABN Amro Holding NV (NYSE: ABN) assets in Brazil and Italy to boost earnings in 2008 and 2009.
Friedman Billings added Acorda Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACOR) to its Top Picks List, as they have confidence in fampridine-SR's safety profile.
Agrium (NYSE: AGU) was upgraded to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer at CIBC on valuation, as they believe the outlook for wholesale and retail is robust with all three nutrients at historical high levels.
Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, citing likely further FED cuts, benefits from recent secondary, and BVPS growth.
RBC Capital upgraded shares of ImmunoGen (NASDAQ: IMGN) to Outperform from Sector Perform based on valuation, growing pipeline, valuable technology platform, and potential as an acquisition candidate.

OTHER UPGRADES:

Soleil upgraded ExpressJet Holdings (NYSE: XJT) to Hold from Sell.
Goldman upgraded Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) to Buy from Neutral.
Merill upgraded Forest Labs (NYSE: FRX) to Buy from Neutral.
Citigroup upgraded Domtar (NYSE: UFS) to Buy from Hold.

Analyst downgrades: NDAQ, FDO, CC, WFC and KEY

Posted Sep 21st 2007 10:45AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, , Family Dollar Stores (FDO), Wells Fargo (WFC)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nasdaq Stock Market, Family Dollar, Circuit City, Wells Fargo and Key Corp were today's noteworthy downgrades:

Credit Suisse downgraded Nasdaq Stock Market Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) to Market Perform from Outperform on valuation.
JP Morgan expects Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) to face macro pressures and increased competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar General.
Bear downgraded shares of Circuit City Stores Inc (NYSE: CC) to Peer Perform from Outperform based on lack of visibility, execution issues, softer consumer environment, potential pricing disruptions, and product cycle concerns.
Merrill downgraded shares of Wells Fargo and Company (NYSE: WFC) to Neutral from Buy to reflect higher credit losses and valuation and KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) to Sell from Neutral to reflect the company's "weak" revenue growth.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

B. Riley downgraded shares of Iris International Inc (NASDAQ: IRIS) to Neutral from Buy.
Soleil downgraded ExpressJet Holdings Inc (NYSE: XJT) to sell from Hold.
Calyon downgraded Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT), Transocean Inc (NYSE: RIG) and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE: DO) to Add from Buy.

Analyst upgrades 5-10-07: B, MA, NVDA and PZZA

Posted May 10th 2007 11:02AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Good news, MasterCard Inc'A' (MA)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Today's noteworthy upgrades include Papa John's Int'l, Inc (PZZA), ExpressJet Holdings, Inc (XJT), Nvidia Corp (NVDA),Georgia Gulf Corp (GGC) and MasterCard (MA):

Following Q1 results, Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Papa John's Int'l, Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA) to Buy from Neutral, citing better-than-expected revenue growth, improved margins and acquisitions.

Soleil upgraded shares of ExpressJet Holdings (NYSE: XJT) to Hold from Sell with a $7 target due to the likely absence of any real news until at least August.

Deutsche Bank assumed shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) with a Buy, up from Hold, as the firm believes Vista will accelerate NVDA's growth rates making their 2008 estimates conservative.

Citigroup upgraded shares of Georgia Gulf Corp (NYSE: GGC) to Buy from Sell based on an improved near-term outlook.

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Stifel based on the lenders impressive Q1 results and pricing power...

OTHER UPGRADES:

Baird upgraded Barnes Group Inc (NYSE: B) to Outperform from Neutral.

Pacific Ethanol Inc (NASDAQ: PEIX) was raised to Hold from Sell at Hambrecht.

LCA-Vision Inc (NASDAQ: LCAV) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Oppenheimer.

Bernstein raised Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NYSE: BRL) to Outperform from Market Perform.

Morgan Stanley upgraded Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) to Equal Weight from Underweight.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

Analyst initiations 3-07-07: Continental Arilines & Intercontinental Hotels were initiated today

Posted Mar 7th 2007 11:30AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Initiations

MOST NOTEWORTHY: In addition to Genomic Health (GHDX) and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG), airliners

Continental Airlines (CAL) and ExpressJet Holdings (XTJ) were some of today's most notable initiations:

RBC Capital Markets started Genomic Health Inc (NASDAQ: GHDX) with an Underperform rating, with a $17 target. The firm views shares as fairly valued and believes competitive noise and FDA concerns will weigh on shares.

HSBC started Intercontinental Hotels (NYSE: IHG) with an Overweight rating, believing asset sales and stronger than expected room growth could prove near-term positive catalysts.

Soliel started both Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and ExpressJet Holdings Inc (NYSE: XJT) with Sell ratings.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

William Blair started Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) with an Outperform rating. They believe Alexion's lead compound, Soliris, is the key driver of shareholder value, and they believe the company is well positioned to receive final FDA approval.