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Analyst upgrades:
  • Netflix (NFLX) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Rockwell (ROK) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
  • Chico's (CHS) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital.
  • Ann Taylor (ANN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
  • Meredith (MDP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
  • CarMax (KMX) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.
  • Family Dollar (FDO) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital.
  • Siliconware Precision (SPIL) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.
  • Amedisys (AMED) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
  • TRW Automotive(TRW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
  • Magna (MGA) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Oracle (ORCL) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Accenture (ACN) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
  • Advanced Energy (AEIS) and Applied Materials (AMAT) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
  • Spreadtrum (SPRD) to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) and Tortoise Energy Capital (TYY) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • Global Payments (GPN) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • CBS (CBS) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
  • Sonic (SONC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AccentureACNACOMAEISAMATanalyst upgradesAncestry.comApplied MaterialsAstraZenecaAZNBBTCBSCCCLCHRWCymerCYMIDHXDISCADiscoveryDLRdowngradesFUlGPNHRinitiationsinthenewsIPLNNMDSOMedidataOracleORCLPKGRBCNSONCSonicSPRDSpreadtrumTCBITYYVVFCVisaWABCWestamericaFri, 17 Dec 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Unisource Energy Tops Bullish Volatility Skews; Towers Watson Tops Bearish Skews]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/04/unisource-energy-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-towers-watson-to/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/04/unisource-energy-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-towers-watson-to/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/04/unisource-energy-tops-bullish-volatility-skews-towers-watson-to/#commentsFiled under: ,

Investors pushed up call option prices in the electric utilities industry, and also pushed up put option prices in the management services industry today.

Any time the volatility skews above 1.00, it is an indication that calls are more expensive than puts. Typically, when calls are more expensive than puts, it means the demand for calls is greater than the demand for puts because investors believe the stock is going to rise in the future, and they want to take advantage of that movement by buying calls.

The opposite is also true. Any time a volatility skews below 1.00, it is an indication that puts are more expensive than calls.

Bullish Volatility Skews

Unisource Energy Corp. (UNS)---part of the Electric Utilities industry---came in at the top with a volatility skew of 1.15. This shouldn't be a surprise as UNS is up 7.37 percent for the past month.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • FBR Capital upgraded Talbots (NYSE: TLB) to Outperform from Market Perform as it believes the company's inventory and SG&A control should help earnings and the stock's risk/reward is compelling at current levels. The firm raised its target on shares to $7 from $5.
  • ThinkEquity upgraded Human Genome (NASDAQ: HGSI) to Buy from Accumulate to reflect higher assumptions for the company's Lupus treatment Benlysta. The firm raised its target on shares to $26 from $18.
  • KeyBanc upgraded Parkway Properties (NYSE: PKY) to Buy from Hold based on valuation, improving fundamentals, and stable capital position. The firm has a $17 target on the stock.
  • HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • BioScrip (NASDAQ: BIOS) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • UBS upgraded Wendy's/Arby's (NYSE: WEN) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $5.50 from $4.90 based on improving sales momentum at Wendy's and potential improvements at Arby's.
  • Goldman upgraded 3M (NYSE: MMM) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $85 from $78. The firm cites 3M's short-cycle exposure and relative valuation for the upgrade.
  • Thomas Weisel upgraded JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) to Market Weight from Underweight citing comfort in the company's intermediate-term recovery potential.
  • UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at ING Group.
  • Gap (NYSE: GPS) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.
  • Alliance Healthcare (NYSE: AIQ) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

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