Analyst Calls: BP, EAT, JBLU, KMX, MDT, MYGN, NOK, NTRS, RAX, RDS.A, T ...

Eric Buscemi — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:20:00 EST

Analyst Calls

Medtronic (MDT) to buy from neutral and 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
CarMax (KMX) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
Points International (PTSEF) to buy from neutral at Merriman.
Nokia (NOK) to market perform from underperform at Morgan Keegan.
Amdocs (DOX) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
Western Alliance (WAL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
Carbo Ceramics (CRR) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
Rackspace (RAX) to buy from hold at Benchmark Co.
Brinker (EAT) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AMTD, JCG, JNJ, MOS, NOK ...

Eric Buscemi — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:20:00 EST

Analyst upgrades:

Thomas Weisel upgraded PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) to Overweight from Market Weight on valuation as it sees limited downside to consensus estimates. The firm raised its target on shares to $20 from $18.
Jefferies upgraded WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) to Hold from Underperform following the Q2 results as it believes the company's cross-selling strategy is paying off. The firm raised its target on shares to $12 from $5.
FBR Capital upgraded J. Crew (NYSE: JCG) to Outperform from Market Perform to reflect the company's trend-right product, inventory control, unit growth, and strong management. The firm raised its target on shares to $36 from $25.
Popular (NASDAQ: BPOP) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley.
Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
HearUSA (AMEX: EAR) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Roth Capital.