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Analyst upgrades: POT, CSG and ZRAN

Posted Feb 5th 2008 9:46AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Potash, Cadbury Schweppes and Zoran were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Citigroup upgraded shares of Potash (NYSE: POT) to Buy from Hold and raised its target to $178 from $141 to reflect their expectation for a more bullish outcome from the ongoing China Potash contract negotiations.
  • Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE: CSG) was raised to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan to reflect the company's takeout potential and cash returns.
  • Oppenheimer raised its rating on Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) to Outperform from Perform on valuation, as they believe the recent weakness is overdone.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Pep Boys (NYSE: PBY) was upgraded to Market Weight from Underweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • JMP Securities upgraded Actuate (NASDAQ: ACTU) to Strong Buy from Outperform.
  • Goldman raised Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) to Buy from Neutral.

Analyst upgrades: GM, AYI, PPS, MAN and IMAX

Posted Oct 30th 2007 10:50AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, General Motors (GM), Verizon Communications (VZ)

MOST NOTEWORTHY: General Motors, Acuity Brands, Post Properties, Manpower and IMAX Corp were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • UBS upgraded General Motors (NYSE: GM) to Buy from Sell citing a potential $3B in cost savings from the "transformational contract" with the UAW.
  • Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird based on valuation and management's ability to execute.
  • Post Properties (NYSE: PPS) was raised to Neutral from Sell at Merrill Lynch following its Q3 report and guidance.
  • Citigroup upgraded shares of Manpower (NYSE: MAN) to Buy from Hold as they like the company's business model and balance sheet.
  • Soleil upgraded shares of IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX) to Buy from hold with digital IMAX set to launch in Q208, to reflect the attractive economics of the company's new joint venture model.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Raymond James.
  • JMP Securities upgraded Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU) to Outperform from Market Perform.
  • Citigroup upgraded FormFactor (FORM) to Buy from Hold and added shares to their Global Tech Conviction List.
  • CIBC upgraded Northgate Minerals Corporation (NYSE: NXG) to Sector Performer from Sector Underperformer.

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Last updated: November 27, 2009: 10:39 AM

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