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Analyst Upgrades

  • Stifel Financial (SF) and CVR Energy (CVI) to buy from neutral and Principal Financial (PFG) to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Suntech (STP) to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Internap (INAP) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
  • Andersons (ANDE) to buy from hold at BB&T.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Goldman upgraded Citigroup (C) to conviction buy from buy, Principal Financial (PFG) to buy from neutral, and Stancorp Financial (SFG) and Hartford Financial (HIG) to neutral from sell.
  • JetBlue (JBLU) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Barclays upgraded Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Carnival (CCL) upgraded to overweight from equal weight.
  • Hollysys Automation (HOLI) was upgraded to buy from hold at Roth Capital.
  • RBC Capital upgraded Alliance Data Systems (ADS) to outperform from sector perform.
  • RRI Energy (RRI) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ALTR, ATHN, C, CCL, HD, JBLU, LUV, MSFT, RCL ...

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ADSAlteraALTRanalyst upgradesANSSAPSGAthenahealthATHNCCalamosCarnivalCCLCitigroupCLMSdowngradesGOVHartfordHDHIGHollysysHome DepotinitiationsinthenewsIPCIPCMJBLUJetBlueLNCLUVMENTMicrosoftMSFTORNParexelPFGPLPRXLRCLRKTRock-TennRRISFGSouthwestWFTXilinxXLNXMon, 25 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Principal Set to Rebound on Bullish Life Insurance Sales]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/26/the-principal-set-to-rebound-on-bullish-life-insurance-sales/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/26/the-principal-set-to-rebound-on-bullish-life-insurance-sales/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/08/26/the-principal-set-to-rebound-on-bullish-life-insurance-sales/#commentsFiled under:

Principal Financial Group logoAccording to Limra International -- an insurance and financial services trade group -- life insurance sales rose 7% in the three months ended June 30. This is the second straight quarter of growth in the industry and a good sign for The Principal Financial Group (PFG).

The Principal appears to be channeling in a range between support at $21 and resistance at $31 and is currently sitting just above support -- which should be strengthened by the bullish life insurance sales numbers.

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The Principal Set to Rebound on Bullish Life Insurance Sales originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analyst upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Sonoco Products (SON) to buy from hold after the company reported Q1 results and raised guidance. The firm upped its target for shares to $38 from $32.
  • Baird upgraded Western Digital (WDC) to outperform from neutral following the solid Q3 report and guidance. The firm raised its target to $50 from $48.
  • Goldman upgraded Qwest (Q) to neutral from sell. Qwest is being acquired by CenturyLink (CTL).
  • Hershey (HSY) was upgraded to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Principal Financial (PFG) was upgraded to neutral from sell at UBS.
  • Monster Worldwide (MWW) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at Wells Fargo.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: WDC, Q, HSY, BWLD, NOK, COP, KFT, VZ ...

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Most investors spend a lot of time analyzing P/E ratios, PEG ratios, ROIC, ROE, gross margins, insider trading, and Beta.

But might the path to profits come instead from looking for companies that have wellness programs for their workers? The 2009/2010 North American Staying@Work Report: The Health and Productivity Advantage from Watson Wyatt Worldwide says yes.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Pali Capital upgraded Lazard (LAZ) to buy from neutral, citing a healthy restructuring environment, improving M&A and strength in the asset management segment. The firm has a $46 target on shares.
  • Baird upgraded Scansource (SCSC) to outperform from neutral, citing strength in the channel business and growth drivers from improved telephony and security. The firm has a $30 target on shares.
  • Citigroup upgraded Liberty Interactive (LINTA) to buy from hold, citing the company's QVC unit's return to growth. The firm raised its target on shares to $13.25 from $12.
  • Hess Corp (HES) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Vulcan Materials (VMC) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
  • Dillard's (DDS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.

Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: BRCM, D, FRED, INTC, LAZ, SCSC ...

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: BRCM, D, FRED, INTC, LAZ, SCSC ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the presumption remains that we're doing badly. I disagree and will place my bets.

As a bull who feels like he's "won" of late, I am about as sure of myself as a gambler who has just had a couple of blackjacks, meaning that I expect to be given a 16 any week now. That doesn't mean you can't play out of a 16, especially when the dealer's got something similar. It does mean you have to be at the table.

I use the analogy because there's something about the "hotness" of this market after the employment number that flies in the face of what could happen if the big gains in the economy truly are all government and not private sector, especially if you look at the charts, which reveal an overextended and expensive market. The charts say we're about to stall out, and it bothers me because they've said that all the way up. And it bothers me because literally everyone I respect in this business -- except Steve Leuthold -- has emerged with a consensus view that the economy without stimulation would be near collapse, and even with stimulation will collapse anyway because of all the debt taken down to stimulate.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says it's just not an investable way of thinking.

Why is it such a bad idea to buy stocks if the worst is over? Why is it considered so heretical? One reason could be that there's too much moralizing going on among the stock pickers and the pundits these days. Yesterday, for example, I heard so many people blasting the government for coming to the aid of the Hartfords (NYSE: HIG) (Cramer's Take) and Lincolns (NYSE: LNC) (Cramer's Take) and Principals (NYSE: PFG) (Cramer's Take) that you would have thought that people wanted these companies to fail.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Philip Morris (NYSE: PM) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Friedman Billings upgraded shares of Principal Financial (NYSE: PFG) to Market Perform from Underperform as they believe the company's capital buffer could keep outrunning credit losses.
  • Friedman Billings also upgraded Office Max (NYSE: OMX) to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm believes the risk of recourse to Office Max from the Timber Notes formerly backed by Lehman is low and that any litigation by noteholders will have a low level of success.
  • Citigroup upgraded CF Industries (NYSE: CF) to Buy from Hold on valuation following the recent weakness but lowered their target to $113 from $128.
  • Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
  • Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.
Analyst downgrades:

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the safety theme will come back if only because these companies' earnings will be good in six months.

Editor's note: Jim Cramer will present his 2009 stock outlook for the first time at TheStreet.com Investment Conference on Saturday, Oct. 25. Click for details.

Now they come after the Procter & Gambles (NYSE: PG) (Cramer's Take) and the General Mills (NYSE: GIS) (Cramer's Take) and the like, betting that the action will be better in the cyclicals with all of this money being printed worldwide.

Commodities are also coming back because of reflation. And we have to feel that many of the infra and ag names are finally sold out by the hedge fund redemptions.

Here I am speaking of a Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) (Cramer's Take), with its good yield and a belief that the hedge funds are at last done.

I don't buy it. I like a balanced portfolio, but I want to buy the GIS/PG all the way down because we are going into a recession, not going out of one. These companies pay dividends, raise dividends and have great commodity tailwinds.

Colgate's (NYSE: CL) (Cramer's Take) down a lot too, and I am liking that one.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says he doesn't want to make a move until he sees the action.

We aren't oversold enough anymore, and we are up too much. Meanwhile, the next run is on the insurers, as we can tell from the erratic nature of the way that group is trading.

Oh, and what's the deal with Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) (Cramer's Take)?

There's not a lot of respite here in part, again, because of Lehman and the default of so much Washington Mutual paper.

We just aren't ready for what is happening yet, and we keep getting surprised about where the paper is. The rescue bill will help, but the pork attachments are so horrible that I believe, ex-FDIC, they have made it tougher to pass, not easier.

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: The next run is on the insurers originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JPMorgan downgraded Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) from "overweight" to "neutral," according to Briefing.com. The news service also reports that Merrill Lynch upgraded DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) from "neutral" to "buy."

Citigroup cut Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) from "buy" to "hold" and UBS raised Principal Financial (NYSE: PFG) to "neutral" from "sell," according to 24/7 Wall St.

Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: MGM Mirage (MGM), USA Truck, Inc (USAK), Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (VLCCF), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc (MPWR) and Stanley, Inc (SXE) topped out today's noteworthy upgrade list:
  • Prudential upgraded shares of MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) to Overweight from Neutral on valuation, as the firm believes the recent weakness presents a buying opportunity.
  • USA Truck Inc (NASDAQ: USAK) was raised to Equal Weight from Underweight at Stephens based on valuation.
  • Jefferies upgraded shares of Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd (NASDAQ: VLCCF) to Hold from Underperform to reflect the company's five vessels now operating on long-term time charter contracts and its recent entry into the dry bulk shipping sector.
  • Monolithic Power (NASDAQ: MPWR) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank following its patent win case against O2Micro International Ltd (OIIM).
  • Wachovia upgraded Stanley Inc (NYSE: SXE) to Outperform from Market Perform based on its strong Q4 report and guidance...
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Cognos Inc (NASDAQ: COGN) was upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Pacific Crest.
  • Barrington raised X-Rite, Inc (NASDAQ: XRIT) To Outperform from Market Perform.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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