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Analyst Upgrades

  • Oracle (ORCL) to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Accenture (ACN) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
  • Advanced Energy (AEIS) and Applied Materials (AMAT) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
  • Spreadtrum (SPRD) to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) and Tortoise Energy Capital (TYY) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • Global Payments (GPN) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • CBS (CBS) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
  • Sonic (SONC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.

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As seen with the IPOs of Aruba Networks (NASDAQ: ARUN) and Starent Networks (NASDAQ: STAR), Wall Street can't seem to get enough of wireless plays.

The latest IPO filing comes from Spreadtrum, which is a fabless semiconductor company. The chips help to boost multimedia and power management capabilities.

What's more, Spreadtrum has a strong presence in China. This has several advantages: access to a large pool of technical workers, a well-developed supply chain, and a fast-growing market (487.4 million wireless subscribers as of April 2007).

The company has been growing at a rapid rate. From 2003 to 2006, revenues have surged from $2.4 million to $107.1 million. In fact, the company reached profitability in the first quarter of 2006.

The lead underwriters include Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH). The proposed ticker symbol is "SPRD."

You can find the IPO filing at the SEC website.

Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.

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