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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: DLTR, KWK, IRE, AAUK, JNJ ...

Analyst upgrades:
  • UBS upgraded Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) to Buy from Neutral but lowered its target to $42 from $45 following the solid Q4 report. The firm expects Dollar Tree's cost containment to continue. JP Morgan upgraded shares to Overweight from Neutral on valuation as it believes the recent pullback is overdone and the company set achievable FY09 guidance. The firm has a $43 target on the stock.
  • JP Morgan also upgraded Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) to Overweight from Neutral on valuation as they find the stock oversold at current levels.
  • KeyBanc upgraded Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) to Hold from Underweight based on valuation, strong balance sheet and cost reductions, and a solid track record of execution.
  • Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at HSBC.
  • Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) was raised to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays.
  • Carter's (NYSE: CRI) was upgraded at Goldman to Neutral from Sell.

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Dell loses its Street cred once again

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says intra-quarter signs that all was well were far off the mark.

Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) (Cramer's Take) totally fooled us. Throughout the quarter, we heard rumblings that things were just right.

Instead, Dell gave us a quarter that reminds us that the body language in tech has become meaningless. Never forget that you can only trust these guys on the day they report, and that report -- with its depictions of a slowdown across all geographies -- made me want to go out and pick up some Altria (NYSE: MO) (Cramer's Take).

The Dell report reminds me of Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) (Cramer's Take), another company that has made you feel all rosy about the international markets. But with that industrial play, it was only Europe that was bad.

Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: Dell loses its Street cred once again

Analyst downgrades: RCL, ALKS and ASML

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Royal Caribbean, Alkermes and ASML Holdings were today's noteworthy downgrades:
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) to Equal Weight from Overweight to reflect margin concerns due to the high oil prices and lowered their target to $37 from $40. However, the firm maintains an Overweight rating on rival Carnival (NYSE: CCL).
  • Baird downgraded Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) to Neutral from Outperform following the company's reduced Risperdal Consta guidance. The firm does not recommend buying shares.
  • UBS cut ASML Holdings (NASDAQ: ASML) to Neutral from Buy to reflect order uncertainty heading into 2009.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:

Symbol Lookup
IndexesChangePrice
DJIA+20.0310,246.97
NASDAQ-2.982,151.08
S&P 500-0.071,093.01

Last updated: November 11, 2009: 09:26 AM

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