- Credit Suisse upgraded AT&T (T) to outperform from neutral and has a $35 target on the stock. Credit Suisse believes the impact from AT&T's loss of iPhone exclusivity will be less than expected and that the stock should benefit from its earnings growth and dividend yield.
- Goldman upgraded Freeport McMoRan (FCX) to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $94 from $79 based on improving copper fundamentals.
- Benchmark Co. upgraded Valueclick (VCLK) to vuy from hold on expectations Google Instant (GOOG) could drive marketing traffic. The firm raised its target price for Valueclick shares to $15 from $11.
- Best Buy (BBY) was upgraded to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer.
- Research In Motion (RIMM) was upgraded to buy from sell at Societe Generale.
- CarMax (KMX) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
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- Piper Jaffray upgraded Psychiatric Solutions (PSYS) to neutral from underweight on expectations the company's merger with Universal Health (UHS) will close.
- Jefferies upgraded Intuit (INTU) to buy from neutral and has a $45 price target on the stock. The firm expects Intuit's 2011 tax season to be at least as good as 2010's and sees improvement in the SMB exposed businesses.
- Wells Fargo upgraded Unica (UNCA) to outperform from market perform. The firm upgraded the stock due to what it sees as improving trends in marketing spending, upcoming enhancements in the company's products and long-term opportunity for marketing software to exceed expectations.
- Textron (TXT) was upgraded to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
- RightNow (RNOW) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Beazer Homes (BZH) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup.
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China Real Estate grabs a spot on the NASDAQ
From 2004 to 2008, the total gross floor area of residential properties sold in China increased at 13.4% annually. Some of the drivers included: improved property rights, government reforms, rapid urbanization and rising affluence. As a result, there is lots of demand for useful real estate data and consulting services. And, the leading provider is China Real Estate Information.
Well, today the company went public in the US, raising $216 million. The IPO price was $12 (between the price range of $11.80 to $13.80). So far in today's trading, the shares of China Real Estate are up 15% to $13.80.
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