BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com BloggingStocks http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/media/feedlogo.gif BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Before the bell: Futures higher after Ford's surprise profit, ahead of data]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/23/before-the-bell-futures-higher-after-fords-surprise-profit-ah/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/23/before-the-bell-futures-higher-after-fords-surprise-profit-ah/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/23/before-the-bell-futures-higher-after-fords-surprise-profit-ah/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday morning after Ford reported a surprise earnings and following some mergers-and-acquisition activity. Another fresh wave of earnings releases awaits investors today, as well as jobless, homes data.

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) surprised Wall Street this morning when it posted a profit in the second-quarter of $2.3 billion due mainly to a huge gain for debt reduction. While Ford would have reported a loss of $424 million, or 21 cents per share, without special items, the loss is still far smaller than the 50 cents analysts had expected.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Citigroup upgraded Sunoco Logistics (NYSE: SXL) to Buy from Hold on valuation and raised its target on shares to $60 from $56.50. The firm sees better value in Sunoco Logistics than Enbridge Energy Partners (NYSE: EEP), which it downgraded to Hold.
  • BofA/Merrill believes Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) offers the most potential upside in the larget cap defense sector. The firm upgraded shares to Buy from Neutral and has a $62 target on the stock.
  • Roth Capital upgraded Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to Buy from Hold based on seasonality, multiple product cycles, and valuation. Roth's target remains $15.
  • Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Societe Generale.
  • EnerNOC (NASDAQ: ENOC) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird.
  • American Express (NYSE: AXP) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.

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After three days of selling and profit taking, it seems that low wholesale inflation and slightly higher weekly jobless claims were enough of a recipe for a rally.

Dow 8,331.32 +46.43 (0.56%)
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades

Continue reading Closing Bell: Bulls remind bears of their presence (WMT, CEG, BRK.A, MEDX, RMBS, NKTR, DGI)

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Friedman Billings upgraded LSI Corp (NYSE: LSI) to Outperform from Market Perform as it believes the risk/reward is attractive at current levels as the company's near-term business trends are stabilizing. The firm maintains a $4 target on the stock.
  • Merriman upgraded shares of Medarex (NASDAQ: MEDX) to Neutral from Sell on valuation following the stock's 40% decline year-to-date.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded ITT Educational (NYSE: ESI) to Overweight from Equal Weight. The firm believes valuation appropriately discounts risks from its internal lending program.
  • Noble (NYSE: NE) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman and added to the Conviction Buy List.
  • Energizer (NYSE: ENR) was raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • Arch Chemicals (NYSE: ARJ) was upgraded at KeyBanc to Hold from Underweight.

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Alaska Communications, Royal Bank of Scotland and Frontier Oil were today's noteworthy upgrades:

  • Banc of America upgraded shares of Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) to Buy from Neutral as they believe the company will return to a dividend growth focus after completing its strategic initiatives.
  • Credit Suisse raised Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) to Neutral from Underperform as they believe the company has already taken "prudent" write-downs.
  • Bear upgraded Frontier Oil (NYSE: FTO) to Peer Perform from Underperform as they believe the company is better positioned to withstand this period of margin weakness.

OTHER UPGRADES:

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ADBEALSKFTOMEDXRBSupgradesUPSWed, 28 May 2008 11:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Can cancer drugs help pharma sales?]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/19/can-cancer-drugs-help-pharma-sales/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/19/can-cancer-drugs-help-pharma-sales/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/05/19/can-cancer-drugs-help-pharma-sales/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

Almost everyone these days has encountered cancer in one way or another. While the rate of cancer incidence has stabilized to declined since the early 1990s and, with newer and better treatments as well as early detection, cancer death rates have also declined, the war on cancer is still far from won.

It is no surprise, then, that a few days ago, IMS Health (NYSE: RX) -- a provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries -- said that cancer drugs sales will nearly double by the year 2012. Assuming a compound growth rate of 12-15% a year, sales will grow from $48 billion in 2008 to $80 billion by 2012.

The main contributors to growth, according to the study, are an increasing number of patients on chemotherapy, not just in major markets but in emerging markets, too, as well as longer treatment periods for growing numbers of patients. Also fueling growth are the increased use of targeted therapeutic agents, along with first-time innovations coming to the market. Expensive new biotechnology drugs, and the increasing use of combination therapies that contribute to the exploding cost of treatment will also fuel cancer drugs sales growth.

The overall pharmaceutical market grew at a 6.4% pace in 2007, meaning that with its double-digit growth rate, the cancer drug market -- today contributing 17% to global pharmaceutical sales -- will only represent a greater proportion and emphasis. Of course, there will be factors moderating growth, such as drugs losing exclusivity and financial constraints of payers.

Cancer-fighting drugs can reach the market twice as fast as the average medicine, and companies can charge as much as $50,000 for a single course of treatment. It is no surprise then that with more and more drugs coming off patent many pharma companies are turning their attention to cancer. But can it save them?

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Ford (NYSE: F) is up over 7% on news that Kirk Kerkorian has taken a major position in the company.

Sohu (NASDAQ: SOHU) is up over 13% on good earnings.

Wrigley (NYSE: WWY) is up almost 26% on news of a buy-out by Mars and Warren Buffett.

Medarex (NASDAQ: MEDX) is off 12% on news of a delay in FDA action on one of its drugs.

Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com and the author of Ten Stocks Under $10.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>FKirk KerkorianKirkKerkorianMEDXSOHUWWYMon, 28 Apr 2008 07:57:00 EST<![CDATA[Analyst initiations 6-07-07: Pharmaceutical companies, timber and KONA]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/07/analyst-initiations-6-07-07-pharmaceutical-companies-timber-an/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/07/analyst-initiations-6-07-07-pharmaceutical-companies-timber-an/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/07/analyst-initiations-6-07-07-pharmaceutical-companies-timber-an/#commentsFiled under: ,

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Select pharmaceutical companies, timber companies and Kona Grill Inc (NASDAQ: KONA) and were today's noteworthy initiations:
OTHER INITIATIONS:

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