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Cramer goes for Sears and DST Systems

On tonight's MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer had some calls about value and buyouts

Cramer came back out noting that Investors Financial Trust (NASDAQ:IFIN) was acquired by State Street (NYSE:STT) for a 38% premium. Here is why he thinks DST Systems (NYSE:DST) could be bought at $98.00, which is 36% above today. DST traded up 2% in after-hours to $73.50 after Cramer touted it.

Cramer thinks that the real winner from the Fortress IPO that is coming out tomorrow is Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD). Here is why: You might think of it as the retail department store, but Cramer reminds us that this is a publicly traded investment vehicle that will now be more understood. He thinks this is the next Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A).

Jon Ogg is a partner in 24/7 Wall St., LLC; he does not hold securities in the companies he covers.

Analyst upgrades 2-06-07: Credit Suisse upgrades Lear after Icahn bid

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Lear Corp (LEA) and Tellabs Inc (TLAB) were today's most notable upgrades:
  • Lear Corp (NYSE: LEA) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse following the $2.31B cash bid from Carl Icahn.
  • Merrill Lynch upgraded Tellabs Inc (NASDAQ: TLAB) to Buy from Neutral, citing expectations for an improvement in cross-connect demand and margins; the firm expects Tellabs to benefit from AT&T's (NYSE: T) new broadband initiatives, a demand recovery at Cingular, T-Mobile 3G deployment plans and an increase in Sprint/Nextel (NYSE: S) base stations.

OTHER UPGRADES:

  • JP Morgan upgraded Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) to Overweight from Neutral based on expectations for gross margin upside to be driven by improved unit costs and market share gains in the notebook segment.
  • Raymond James upgraded shares of AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI) to Outperform from Market Perform with a $14 target.
  • CIBC upgraded Kronos Inc (NASDAQ: KRON) to Sector Outperformer from Sector Perform, with a $46 target, as they find valuation attractive at current levels given their increasing confidence operations are improving.
  • State Street Corp (NYSE: STT) was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley following the news of the Investors Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: IFIN) acquisition.
  • Triad Hospitals Inc (NYSE: TRI) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Bank of America.
  • Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ: OSTK) was upgraded to Neural from Sell at First Albany, as the worst is already reflected in the stock's valuation.
  • Matrix USA upgraded Estee Lauder Co Inc (NYSE: EL) to Hold from Sell based on fundamental trends.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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