SYMC posts
FeedPosted Feb 17th 2011 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), CA Inc (CA), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Red Hat Inc (RHT), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Analyst Initiations, Suntech Power Hldgs ADS (STP)
Analyst Upgrades
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
- tw telecom (TWTC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.
- Agree Realty (ADC) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- Millicom (MICC) to buy from neutral at Nomura.
- BioMed Realty (BMR) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Realty Income (O) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ANF, CA, HBAN, MSFT, NTAP, NVDA, OWW, ORCL, RHT ...
Posted Jan 18th 2011 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Yahoo! (YHOO), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- BP (BP) to buy from hold at RBS.
- Symantec (SYMC) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- GenOn Energy (GEN) and Nationwide Health Properties (NHP) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Logitech (LOGI) and Patriot Coal (PCX) to neutral from sell, as well as ARM Holdings (ARMH) to buy from neutral, at Goldman.
- Silvercorp Metals (SVM) to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.
- Cinemark (CNK) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Smith & Nephew (SNN) to market perform from underperform at Bernstein.
- Molex (MOLX) to overweight from underweight at JPMorgan.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AB, ARMH, BP, DANG, JNS, LOGI, PCX, SYMC, YHOO, YOKU ...
Posted Jan 12th 2011 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, General Electric (GE), AT and T (T), Carnival Corp (CCL), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Verizon Communications (VZ), Analyst Initiations, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Analyst Upgrades
- Verizon (VZ), FEMSA (FMX), Vornado (VNO), Duke Realty (DRE) and AvalonBay (AVB) to buy from neutral, as well as Carnival (CCL) to conviction buy from buy, at Goldman.
- Symantec (SYMC) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Copano Energy (CPNO), DCP Midstream (DPM) and Inergy (NRGY) to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
- SYNNEX (SNX) to strong buy from buy at Needham.
- Eli Lilly (LLY) to hold from sell at Hapoalim.
- World Wrestling (WWE) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AKS, CCL, EOG, GE, GS, LLY, SNDK, T, TLB, TUP, VZ, WWE ...
Posted Aug 20th 2010 9:30AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Research in Motion (RIMM), Analyst Initiations, Symantec Corp (SYMC), Lloyds TSB Group plc ADS (LYG)
Analyst Upgrades
- Goldman upgraded Republic Services (RSG) to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $34 from $32. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded MeadWestvaco (MWV) to buy from hold due to valuation and keeps a $29 price target for shares.
- UBS upgraded Symantec (SYMC) to buy from neutral.
- Lloyds Banking (LYG) upgraded to add from neutral at WestLB.
- Ternium (TX) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: GLW, KSU, LYG, MFE, MWV, RIMM, RSG, RY, SRCL, SYMC ...
Posted Aug 18th 2010 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Analyst Initiations, BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)
Analyst Upgrades
- TD Newcrest upgraded Agrium (AGU) to action list buy from hold based on a higher valuation supported by BHP's (BHP) bid for Potash (POT). The firm raised its price target for Agrium to $95 from $76.
- Wells Fargo upgraded Weingarten Realty (WRI) to outperform from market perform, citing valuation and stronger retail occupancy.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded Aegon (AEG) to buy from hold after the company won European Union approval for its recapitalization using state aid.
- HCP Inc. (HCP) was upgraded to buy from hold at Argus.
- MedAssets (MDAS) was upgraded to buy from accumulate at Madison Williams.
- BreitBurn Energy (BBEP) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AEG, AGU, MSFT, NFLX, ORCL, PTV, SPMD, WRI ...
Posted Aug 3rd 2010 11:00AM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Competitive Strategy, Technology
Over the years, Internet infrastructure company, VeriSign (VRSN), has been an aggressive dealmaker. But integrating and managing large, complex organizations is no easy feat and can be a drag on results. So ironically, VeriSign has spent the past couple years unloading its prior deals. And the strategy has worked, with the stock price making a nice move. However, future gains may be muted.
This week, VeriSign reported its second-quarter results. But looking at the whole report would be misleading. Why? Keep in mind that VeriSign is in the process of selling its security division to Symantec (SYMC) for a cool $1.28 billion. The deal included Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services and the VeriSign Trust Services.
Continue reading VeriSign Slims Down but Still Faces Legal Issue
Posted Jul 29th 2010 4:20PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Cisco Systems (CSCO), Symantec Corp (SYMC)

Today might as well have just been called a nuisance of a trading day. Jobless claims fell by about 11,000, but failed to exude any optimism. Then two different Fed officials chimed in on the deflationary fear front. To top it off, the S&P charts are
giving different reads near-term versus long-term.
Here were the unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones 10,467.16 -30.72 (-0.29%)
S&P 500 1,101.53 -4.60 (-0.42%)
Nasdaq 2,251.69 -12.87 (-0.57%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Weakness Prevails Without Direction (AMP, CSCO, C, PEIX, CRWN, SYMC)
Posted Jul 29th 2010 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Boeing Co (BA), ConocoPhillips (COP), CVS Corp (CVS), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- BofA/Merrill upgraded ConocoPhillips (COP) to neutral from underperform following the better-than-expected Q2 report. The firm has a $61 price target on shares.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded Citrix Systems (CTXS) to buy from hold following the company's Q2 results and raised its target for shares to $65 from $45. Shares were also upgraded to neutral from underperform at Cowen following the better-than-expected Q2 report.
- Macquarie upgraded Arch Coal (ACI) to outperform from underperform and raised its price target to $29 from $23. The firm expects PRB priced to move higher given increased domestic and export demand combined with supply shortfalls.
- Boeing (BA) was upgraded to hold from sell at Societe Generale.
- Equinix (EQIX) was upgraded to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
- Williams-Sonoma (WSM) was upgraded to equal weight from underweight at Barclays.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: ACI, BA, COP, CTXS, CVS, NGS, NVDA, VPRT, WSM ...
Posted May 20th 2010 11:20AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Walgreen Co (WAG), CVS Corp (CVS), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Wells Fargo upgraded Home Properties (HME) to outperform from market perform. The firm thinks that rental rate in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are poised to increase, while Home Properties provides relatively cheap access to these markets.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded VeriSign (VRSN) to buy from hold after the company sold its authentication business to Symantec (SYMC). The firm upped its target for VRSN shares to $35 from $25.
- Macquarie upgraded Nexen (NXY) to outperform from neutral following the company's divestiture of its noncore heavy-oil properties in Western Canada.
- UPS (UPS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
- Dell (DELL) was upgraded to buy from hold at Standpoint Research.
- Emerson Electric (EMR) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Bernstein.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMZN, CVS, DELL, HME, NTY, NXY, SYMC, UPS, VRSN, WAG ...
Posted May 6th 2010 3:45PM by Tom Taulli (RSS feed)
Filed under: Symantec Corp (SYMC)

Symantec (
SYMC), which is a top provider of security and storage solutions, got a nice 4% bump in its stock price today, reaching $16.91 per share. Basically, the company was able to exceed revenue expectations. But it may still take more time for there to be a true improvement in the stock price.
In the latest quarter, Symantec saw a 3% increase in revenues to $1.535 billion. The consensus was for $1.519 billion.
Continue reading Symantec Gets a Little More Secure
Posted Feb 12th 2010 12:00PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Deutsche Bank upgraded PNC Financial (PNC) to buy from hold on valuation as it believes the recent pullback in shares provides a buying opportunity. The firm raised its target on shares to $57 from $45.
- Kaufman Bros. upgraded Expedia (EXPE) to buy from hold on valuation as it finds the risk/reward on shares attractive following the company's Q4 results and believes revenue margin concerns are overblown. The firm has a $27 price target on the stock.
- Jesup & Lamont upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) to hold from sell following the company's Q4 results to reflect its improving traffic trends. The firm raised its target on shares to $96 from $81. Shares were also upgraded at BofA/Merrill to buy from neutral.
- Rio Tinto (RTP) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- FirstEnergy (FE) was upgraded to hold from underperform at Jefferies.
- Marriott (MAR) was upgraded to perform from underperform at Oppenheimer.
Continue reading Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: CMG, EXPE, NFLX, OSK, PNC, SJM, VCLK ...
Posted Jan 13th 2010 11:00AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT), Time Warner (TWX), Analyst Initiations, BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP)
Analyst Upgrades
- Canaccord upgraded BHP Billiton (BHP) to buy from hold. The firm expects BHP Billiton to emerge from the downturn with better operating margins and less dependence on an economic recovery. The firm also upgraded Rio Tinto (RTP) to buy from neutral but expects BHP Billiton to outperform near-term.
- Keefe Bruyette upgraded Raymond James (RJF) to market perform from underperform after raising estimates to reflect higher revenues and lower loan loss provisioning. Despite the upgrade, the firm remains cautious on the stock.
- Goldman upgraded InterActiveCorp (IACI) to buy from neutral. The firm upgraded shares based on improved momentum for its Search and ServiceMagic units and its belief that Ask.com may be an acquisition target. The firm believes Microsoft (MSFT) could be a logical acquirer for the unit once it receives approval for the Yahoo! (YHOO) partnership.
- Baidu.com (BIDU) was raised to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Symantec (SYMC) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) was upgraded to equal weight from underweight at Barclays.
Continue reading Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: BHP, BIDU, GSK, IAIC, MA, RJF, TWX ...
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