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FeedPosted Sep 25th 2008 11:40AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Penney (J.C.) (JCP), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Starwood Hotels Worldwide (HOT), Marriott Intl'A' (MAR), Analyst initiations, Lloyds TSB Group plc ADS (LYG)
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Analyst upgrades:
- JMP Securities upgraded Vertex Pharma (NASDAQ: VRTX) to Outperform from Market Perform following better-than-expected interim data for telaprevir.
- Lazard Capital upgraded shares of Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) to Buy from Hold on valuation after their physician survey indicated solid sales growth in the company's MS franchise.
- Calyon upgraded Data Domain (NASDAQ: DDUP) to Add from Neutral based on positive channel checks and valuation.
- Goldman added Buckeye GP (NYSE: BGH) to the Conviction Buy List.
- Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) was upgraded to Hold from Sell and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) was raised to Hold from Reduce at WestLB.
- Keefe Bruyette upgraded Cowen Group (NASDAQ: COWN) to OUtperform from Market Perform.
Analyst downgrades:
- Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Lloyds TSB Group (NYSE: LYG) to Sell from Hold as they believe loan loss risk will outweigh synergies from the acquisition of HBOS (HBOOY).
- Citigroup downgraded shares of National Financial Partners (NYSE: NFP) to Hold from Buy and removed the stock from the Top Picks Live List after the company announced July and August revenues and said pressure continues. The firm lowered their target to $20 from $28.
Continue reading Analyst calls: BIIB, ALU, LYG, MAR, HOT, JCP, MYL, CBS ...
Posted May 8th 2008 11:07AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: National Financial Partners, Blackbaud and Trans World were today's noteworthy upgrades:
- Citigroup upgraded shares of National Financial Partners (NYSE:NFP) to Buy from Hold on valuation, as they believe the recent weakness is overdone. Citigroup also added the stock to their Top Picks Live list.
- Jefferies upgraded shares of Blackbaud (NASDAQ:BLKB) to Hold from Underperform on valuation, as they believe management did the right thing by lowering guidance while buying back stock more aggressively.
- B. Riley lifted Trans World (NASDAQ:TWMC) to Buy from Neutral as they believe the company could ultimately go private should credit conditions improve
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