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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Northrop Grumman, Phase Forward and Celestica were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Cowen upgraded Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to Outperform from Neutral following the Q1 report based on accelerating growth. Shares were also upgraded at JP Morgan to Overweight from Neutral.
  • Friedman Billings upgraded Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD) to Outperform from Market Perform following the solid Q1 report and views guidance as beatable.
  • CIBC raised Celestica (NYSE: CLS) to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer following Q1 results, citing end markets that look stable.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • JP Morgan upgraded the Consumer Discretionary Sector to Overweight from Underweight.
  • Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) was raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.
  • Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PGNX) was upgraded at Citigroup to Hold from Sell.
  • Merrill Lynch raised Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) to Buy from Neutral.

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Over the years, Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD)'s sophisticated software has managed more than 10,000 clinical trials with companies like Merck and Co. (NYSE: MRK), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). And investors are taking notice, as the stock price is up about 50% this year.

In Q3, Phase Forward reported a 24% increase in revenues to $34.9 million and net income was $5.7 million, or 13 cents per share, up from $2.9 million or 8 cents per share in the same period a year ago. The company's cash balance increased by $7.6 million to $187 million.

Phase Forward scored several key customer wins in Q3, such as with Novartis (NYSE: NVS) and Eisai, which is one of the largest pharma companies in Japan. No doubt, it helps that the company's software platform is highly scalable for complex, global organizations. This is critical in combating rivals like Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), ArisGlobal, and etrials Worldwide (NASDAQ: ETWC).

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Phase Forward hits the growth phase originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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