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FeedPosted Nov 11th 2008 12:12PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Analyst initiations, Urban Outfitters (URBN), KKR Financial (KFN)
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Analyst upgrades:
- Baird upgraded Optimer Pharm (NASDAQ: OPTR) to Outperform from Neutral and raised its target to $13 from $8 citing the decidedly positive data from the OPT-80 trial.
- Banc of America upgraded Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) to Buy from Neutral on valuation and believes management has set expectations well.
- Credit Suisse views Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JEC) as a high quality name given the quality of management, execution track record, and relationship business model. Shares were upgraded to Outperform from Neutral.
- Horizon Lines (NYSE: HRZ) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens.
- Bancolombia SA (NYSE: CIB) was raised to Buy from Neutral.
- Great Lakes Dredge (NASDAQ: GLDD) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Morgan Joseph.
Analyst downgrades:Continue reading Analyst calls: OPTR, JEC, KFN, CAR, DISH, TSN, VMW, INFY, URBN, DKS
Posted Nov 7th 2007 10:50AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Boston Scientific (BSX), Analyst initiations, Trina Solar ADS (TSL)
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: The medical supplies and devices sector, East West Bancorp, Tempur Pedic and AbitibiBowater were today's noteworthy initiations:
- Credit Suisse initiated the medical supplies and devices sector with a Market Weight rating and started shares of Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) and Becton, Dickinson and Co (NYSE: BDX) with Outperform ratings and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) and Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) with Neutral ratings.
- East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) was initiated with a Buy rating and $36 target at B. Riley; the firm's target implies a 23.1% potential total return over the next twelve months including the stock's 1.35% dividend yield.
- Tempur Pedic (NYSE: TPX) was started with an Outperform rating at William Blair, as they find the current valuation attractive for long-term investor given the company's strong position in the specialty sleep products.
- Deutsche Bank resumed coverage of AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) with a Hold rating and $29 target, citing the strength of the Canadian dollar and difficult newsprint fundamentals.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
Posted Mar 15th 2007 11:16AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Analyst initiations
MOST NOTEWORTHY: MasterCard Inc (MA), Domino's Pizza, Inc (DPZ), STEC, Inc (STEC) were some of today's more notable initiations:
- Suntrust initiated MasterCard Inc (NYSE: MA) with a Buy rating and $130 target, believing the company is the best positioned to benefit from the secular shift from cash to e-payments at the point of sales.
- Domino's Pizza Inc (NYSE: DPZ) was initiated with an Outperform rating and $38 target at Friedman Billings.
- AG Edwards initiated STEC Inc (NASDAQ: STEC) with a Buy rating and $12 target. The firm feels shares are undervalued and that the company's growth profile and profitability should dramatically improve post-consumer business sale and revenue recognition change.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI) was initiated with a Market Perform rating and $35 target at Friedman Billings.
- Stanford believes Watts Water Technologies, Inc (NYSE: WTS) is one of the more compelling names in the water infrastructure space and initiated shares with a Buy rating and $42 target.
- Morgan Keegan believes Horizon Lines Inc's (NYSE: HRZ) earnings potential has yet to be realized and initiated shares with an Outperform rating.
- Lazard initiated several solar power companies with Buy ratings: SunPower Corp (NASDAQ: SPWR), First Solar, Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR), Evergreen Solar, Inc (NASDAQ: ESLR) and Energy Conversion Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ENER).
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).Posted Jan 5th 2007 4:36PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Apple Inc (AAPL), , Walgreen Co (WAG), Alcoa Inc (AA), Tiffany and Co (TIF), General Mills (GIS), Eastman Kodak (EK), Genentech Inc (DNA), iPhone
The first non-holiday week of 2007 will also kick of the January earnings period and feature two of the biggest technology conferences of the year: The Consumer Electronics Show and Macworld 2007.
Monday January 8
- Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from 1/8 - 1/11
- Macworld 2007 in San Francisco from 1/8 - 1/12
Tuesday January 9
- Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) to report Q4 earnings; conference call at 5 p.m.
- Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) to hold investor meeting at 8 a.m.
Wednesday January 10
- Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) to hold sales conference call at 8:30 a.m.
- Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) to hold shareholder meeting at 3 p.m.
- Genentech, Inc (NYSE: DNA) to hold earnings conference call at 5:15 p.m.
Thursday January 11
- General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) to hold 9 a.m. conference call to discuss 2H07 outlook
- XM Satellite Radio Holdings (NYSE: XMSR) to hold Q4 earnings conference call at 1 p.m.
Friday January 12
- Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) to hold 10 a.m. conference call to discuss 2007 guidance
Before the bell: Stocks ready to climb on hopes of continued low rates
Why do we have a weak dollar?
Holiday hiring slow for retailers
