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Analyst Calls: ATH, ANDE, BLK, BUCY, ITRI, LEAP, LM, PFG, SF, STP ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Stifel Financial (SF) and CVR Energy (CVI) to buy from neutral and Principal Financial (PFG) to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Suntech (STP) to buy from hold at Auriga.
  • Internap (INAP) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
  • Andersons (ANDE) to buy from hold at BB&T.

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Analyst Calls: WDC, Q, HSY, BWLD, NOK, COP, KFT, VZ ...

Analyst upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Sonoco Products (SON) to buy from hold after the company reported Q1 results and raised guidance. The firm upped its target for shares to $38 from $32.
  • Baird upgraded Western Digital (WDC) to outperform from neutral following the solid Q3 report and guidance. The firm raised its target to $50 from $48.
  • Goldman upgraded Qwest (Q) to neutral from sell. Qwest is being acquired by CenturyLink (CTL).
  • Hershey (HSY) was upgraded to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Principal Financial (PFG) was upgraded to neutral from sell at UBS.
  • Monster Worldwide (MWW) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at Wells Fargo.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: WDC, Q, HSY, BWLD, NOK, COP, KFT, VZ ...

Cramer on BloggingStocks: The next run is on the insurers

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says he doesn't want to make a move until he sees the action.

We aren't oversold enough anymore, and we are up too much. Meanwhile, the next run is on the insurers, as we can tell from the erratic nature of the way that group is trading.

Oh, and what's the deal with Sallie Mae (NYSE: SLM) (Cramer's Take)?

There's not a lot of respite here in part, again, because of Lehman and the default of so much Washington Mutual paper.

We just aren't ready for what is happening yet, and we keep getting surprised about where the paper is. The rescue bill will help, but the pork attachments are so horrible that I believe, ex-FDIC, they have made it tougher to pass, not easier.

Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: The next run is on the insurers

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S&P 500-9.311,342.64

Last updated: February 12, 2012: 06:13 AM

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