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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: BBBY, DLTR, ISLE, SEAC, WHR ...

Analyst upgrades:

  • Barclays upgraded Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised its target to $64 from $48 following the better-than-expected Q2 report.
  • Cowen upgraded Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) to Outperform from Neutral. The firm cites stabilizing demand trends and recovering margins for the upgrade.
  • Susquehanna upgraded Isle of Capri (NASDAQ: ISLE) citing weakness following the weak quarter. The firm, which has a $13 target on shares, expects regional operators to benefit from improving macro trends quicker than destination markets.
  • Senior Housing (NYSE: SNH) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
  • Barclays (NYSE: BCS) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette.
  • CGI Group (NYSE: GIB) was upgraded to Buy from Speculative Buy at Canaccord.

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Earnings highlights: Toll Bros., National Semiconductor, Dr Pepper, Guess and others

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

See also: Earnings highlights: Wal-Mart, Lehman Bros., Take-Two, Ciena, Trina Solar and others

Also, continued real estate losses are expected to hurt the quarterly reports of banks such as like Wachovia (NYSE: WB), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), and National City (NYSE: NCC). And Steven Mallas wonders why Playboy (NYSE: PLA) shares have tanked since its last earnings report.

Upcoming results to watch for include Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD), Pall Corp. (NYSE: PLL), Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY), Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), and Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY).

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SeaChange International (SEAC): Price defines bullish 'pennant' consolidation

SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) supplies digital server systems and software used by television and cable operators to automate the distribution and management of advertising, movies and other programming. Its ITV System allows operators to offer video on demand, pay-per-view, local ad insertions and other interactive services to subscribers, while its VODlink set-top box middleware allows cable subscribers to access a variety of interactive features. Customers include Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS).

The company surprised the Street last week, when it reported Q1 EPS of a penny and revenues of $45.3 million. Analysts had been looking for a loss of one cent and $43.6 million. The CEO noted that North American service provider spending for the firm's products continued to be strong, driving gross margins to 50% for the quarter. Management also guided FY09 revenues to about $197.9 million ($195.21M consensus) and said the company will be profitable in Q2 and FY09.

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Earnings highlights: Revised forecasts for Merck, Comcast, Target, ConAgra

Here are a few highlights of this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

Also, Brian White looks at how loss of market share contributed to Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ: DELL) recent results. Both Douglas McIntyre and Jim Cramer mull the effect on the cable industries of Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) lowered guidance. And Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is among retailers warning about earnings in the current quarter.

Upcoming results to watch for include: H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), and Lehman Bros. (NYSE: LEH).

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SeaChange International (SEAC): Share price in bullish consolidation

SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) supplies digital server systems and software used by television and cable operators to automate the distribution and management of advertising, movies and other programming. Its ITV System allows operators to offer video on demand, pay-per-view, local ad insertions and other interactive services to subscribers, while its VODlink set-top box middleware allows cable subscribers to access a variety of interactive features. Customers include Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS).

The company surprised the Street last week, when it reported Q3 EPS of 11 cents and revenues of $49 million. Analysts had been looking for a loss of two cents and $45.2 million. In analyzing the company's quarter, Friedman Billings was pleased with the transition to a more software-focused business model. SeaChange noted that the third quarter had benefited from software deployments with non-SeaChange VOD servers.

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Pre-market movers: CFC, DELL, FRE, ETFC

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is trading off almost 10% on a small miss on earnings and a weak forecast.

Seachange (NASDAQ: SEAC) is moving up 27% on strong earnings.

Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) is up almost 8% on a continuing rebound in mortgage-related shares.

Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) is up almost 12%.

E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC) is up nearly 7% as the market continues to show approval for its new financing.

Shares in the premarket may open differently in the regular session.

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

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Last updated: November 11, 2009: 08:19 AM

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