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Analyst upgrades 9-4-07: KELYA, IRM, CVTI and the biotech sector

Posted Sep 4th 2007 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Genentech Inc (DNA), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Kelly Services, Iron Mountain, Covenant Transportation and the biotech sector were today's noteworthy upgrades:

Merrill Lynch upgraded Kelly Services Inc (NASDAQ: KELYA) to Neutral from Sell and Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) to Buy from Neutral after they adjusted estimates in the group to reflect risks of a recession in the U.S.
AG Edwards upgraded shares of Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ: CVTI) to Buy from Hold as they believe the stock is oversold after the company was able to renegotiate its debt covenants without significant cost increases.
Bernstein upgraded the biotech sector citing valuation and typical seasonality for the group. The firm reiterated shares of Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN), Genentech Inc (NYSE: DNA), Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: GILD), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) with Outperform ratings...

OTHER UPGRADES:

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Wedbush. The firm also upgraded shares of Kenexa Corporation (NASDAQ: KNXA) to Buy from Hold.
Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC) to Buy from Hold.
UBS upgraded shares of Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) to Buy from Neutral on valuation.
Lehman Brothers upped regulated utilities to Neutral from Negative, and Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) and Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC) to Overweight from Equal Weight.

Select analyst calls 12-18-06: Cowen initiated retail stocks

Posted Dec 18th 2006 8:51AM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Schlumberger Limited (SLB), Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF)

Labor companies downgraded at Merrill Lynch: Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) cut to Sell, Labor Ready (NYSE:LRW) cut to Sell, Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.

Goldman Sachs has a coverage trade in the energy patch: Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI) raised to BUY while Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE:SLB) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy and EnCana (NYSE:ECA) was cut to Sell from Neutral.

Cowen started selected retail stocks as Outperform: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF), Ann Taylor (NYSE:ANN), Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY), Chico's (NYSE:CHS), Men's Warehouse (NYSE:MW), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF), William Sonoma (NYSE:WSM). Cowen also nailed Pier 1 (NYSE:PIR) and Tuesday Morning (NASDAQ:TUES) as Underperform ratings.

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