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Analyst upgrades 5-25-07: GSK, LNVGY, RFMD and TWB

Posted May 25th 2007 11:01AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Good news

MOST NOTEWORTHY: GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), RF Micro Devices, Inc (RFMD), BMC Software, Inc (BMC) and Tween Brands Inc (TWB) were today's noteworthy upgrades:

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Societe General on valuation.

Jefferies upgraded shares of RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) to Buy from Hold and raised the target to $9.00 from $7.00 after their channel checks indicated RFMD's business has improved since its last earnings call.

Cowen raised BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) to Neutral from Underperform citing valuation and improvements in the cash flow for their upgrade.

Susquehanna upgraded Tween Brands (NYSE: TWB) to Positive from Neutral based on Justice's performance and recent buyback activity...

OTHER UPGRADES:

Lenovo Group Ltd (OTC: LNVGY) was upgraded at Credit Suisse to Neutral from Underperform; JP Morgan upgraded Lenovo to Overweight from Neutral.

Morgan Keegan upgraded Symmetricom, Inc (NASDAQ: SYMM) to Outperform from Market Perform.

Goldman upgraded CDI Corp (NYSE: CDI) to Buy from Neutral.

Stifel raised MedCath Corp (NASDAQ: MDTH) to Buy from Hold.

Soleil upgraded VA Software Corp (NASDAQ: LNUX) to Hold from Sell.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

Analyst initiations 1-30-07: RBC says Ipsco is an acquisition target

Posted Jan 30th 2007 10:51AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, Analyst Initiations

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Ipsco Inc (IPS) and ASV Inc (ASVI) were today's most notable initiations:

RBC believes Ipsco Inc (NYSE: IPS) is an acquisition candidate and initiated the company with a Top Pick rating.

Ferris, Baker Watts started ASV Inc (NASDAQ: ASVI) with a Buy rating and $20 target, as the firm believes ASV Inc is the only manufacturer to design rubber track loaders from the ground up and to employ a suspended undercarriage.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Jefferies initiated CDI Corp (NYSE: CDI) with a Hold rating and $28 target and is positive on the long-cycle drivers of CDI's business; the firm also believes the company has the potential for operating leverage, but will remain on the sidelines due to concerns of the near-term macro environment.