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FeedPosted Apr 2nd 2009 11:10AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Amazon.com (AMZN), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), AutoZone Inc (AZO), Black and Decker (BDK), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Analyst initiations, Blackstone Group L.P (BX)
Analyst upgrades:
- Citigroup upgraded Abbott Lab (NYSE: ABT) to Hold from Sell on valuation following the stock's recent underperformance. The firm maintains a $48 price target.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Pepsi Bottling (NYSE: PBG) and Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) to Buy from Hold as they believe carbonated soft drinks market is showing signs of stabilization. The firm raised its price target on Pepsi Bottling to $28 from $25 and on Dr. Pepper Snapple to $22 from $20.
- Baird upgraded CommScope (NYSE: CTV) to Outperform from Neutral and raised their target to $19 from $10 as they expect fundamentals to bottom in Q1 and ramp strongly in Q2 as wireless capex outlook improves.
- Sinopec Shanghai (NYSE: SHI) was raised to Buy from Sell at Goldman.
- TRW Automotive (NYSE: TRW) was upgraded at JP Morgan to Neutral from Underweight.
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Posted Feb 28th 2008 11:42AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades
MOST NOTEWORTHY: RF Micro Devices, Western Digital and Boyd Gaming were today's noteworthy downgrades:
- Jefferies downgraded shares of RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) to Hold from Buy to reflect the continued softness in the China Market after Asian channel checks suggested the March quarter will be weak.
- Citigroup downgraded shares of Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) to Hold from Buy, as they believe the HDD industry is nearing a cyclical peak. They also view the likelihood of consolidation as less likely given the current conditions.
- Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) was lowered to Neutral from Add at Calyon following its Q4 report.
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Posted Aug 15th 2007 11:20AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Stocks to Buy
MOST NOTEWORTHY: JDSU (JDSU), MasterCard (MA), GlobalSanta Fe (GSF), Molson Coors (TAP) and TRW Inc (TRW) were today's notable upgrades:
- BMO Capital upgraded JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) to Market Perform from Underperform based on valuation and good industry fundamentals.
- AG Edwards considers MasterCard (NYSE: MA) a defensive payments play, upgraded shares to Buy from Hold, and would use weakness to build positions in the stock.
- GlobalSanta Fe (NYSE: GSF) was upgraded at Bernstein to Market Perform from Underperform based on the merger with Transocean (RIG).
- Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman based on valuation and potential increased free cash flow in 2008.
- TRW Inc (NYSE: TRW) was upgraded to Buy from Sell at Goldman...
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Piper Jaffray.
- Keybanc raised Macy's (NYSE: M) rating to Buy from Hold.
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Posted Jan 26th 2007 11:10AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Bad news, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Caterpillar (CAT), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO), Continental (CAL) and Caterpillar inc (CAT) complete the list of notable downgrades:
- Citing peak employee productivity and margin expansion difficulties, Citigroup downgraded Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) from its previous Buy rating and assumed the company with a Hold rating.
- Goldman Sachs downgraded Continental Airlines Inc (NYSE: CAL) to Sell from Neutral on valuation.
- JP Morgan assumed coverage of Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) with an Underweight rating, downgraded from its previous Neutral rating.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
- Following CIBC's outlook for the Paper & Forest sector through 2008, the firm downgraded Bowater Inc (NYSE: BOW) to Sector Underperformer from Sector Performer. The broker believes pulp, paper and packaging prices are near cyclical highs.
- Goldman Sachs expects a slowdown in revenue growth and margins in 2007 for TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (NYSE: TRW) and added the company to its America's Conviction Sell List.
- USA Truck Inc (NASDAQ: USAK) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Morgan Keegan following the trucking company's disappointing Q4, guidance and lack of near-term catalysts.
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Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Bad news, Altria Group (MO), Fortune Brands (FO)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Fortune Brands (FO) and Altria Group (MO) were today's more notable downgrades:
- JP Morgan downgraded Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) to Neutral from Overweight on valuation and the weak outlook for home and hardware sales.
- Altria Group (NYSE: MO) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank to Hold from Buy with a $95 target, citing its valuation, ex-Kraft, is more in line with its tobacco peers.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
- CheckPoint Software Tech (NASDAQ: CHKP) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform with a $19 target at Freedman Billings, with expectations that 2007 will be a difficult transition year.
- Matrix USA downgraded shares of Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) to Hold from Buy on valuation.
- Goldman Sachs downgraded TRW Automotive Hldg (NYSE: TRW) to Sell from Neutral and was added to the America's Sell List; they believe rising costs, a less favorable product mix and commercial steering business headwinds will weigh on revenue growth and margins in 2007.
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