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Citigroup decided to take some action on banks, upgrading Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to buy from hold, and cutting Barclays (BCS) to hold from buy. Citigroup cited valuation as the main reason for the RBS upgrade. In the U.K., RBS finished the day nearly 1.3% higher.

The brokerage firm said it downgraded Barclays because in its view "the 'new' theme that the first-half 2010 results highlighted is the effects that economic deleveraging is having on the loan books and revenues of the banks." Citigroup added that "A much higher proportion of revenues are linked to new business levels than are costs. To tackle this earnings threat, banks need a combination of pricing power, margin expansion and a strong cost story." In overseas trade, BCS finished the day more than 1% lower.

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Canada stocks and Canadian investments are coming into favor, as the specter of inflation rears its ugly head and the fate of the recovery is anything but certain. That's because Canada's financial system is stable, it is rich with natural resources, and it can keep plugging along even if consumers don't open up their wallets again anytime soon.That means Canadian stocks could be big in 2011.

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Add this to the pile of investor concerns: Global banks may have a capital deficit of more than $1.5 trillion by the end of 2011, a new study forecasts.

What's more, some of the banks may require state support, so says Independent Credit View, a Swiss rating company that undertook the study.

"Without state aid or debt restructuring these banks will hardly be able to raise capital," Christian Fischer, a partner and bank analyst at ICV told Bloomberg News Tuesday, adding that he sees "massive dilution for existing shareholders."

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Murphy Oil (MUR) to buy from hold following the company's analyst day. In addition, the firm raised its target for shares to $70 from $59.
  • SunTrust upgraded Petroleum Development (PETD) to buy from neutral based on higher price realizations. The firm has a $31 target on the stock.
  • Sterne Agee upgraded P.F. Chang's (PFCB) to buy from neutral, citing valuation and SSS momentum. The firm has a $54 target on the stock.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Credit Suisse.
  • PepsiCo (PEP) was upgraded to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • Baytex Energy Trust (BTE) was upgraded to buy from speculative buy at Canaccord.
  • Disney (DIS) was upgraded to hold from sell at Citigroup.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Baird upgraded United Parcel Service (UPS) to outperform from neutral based on operating leverage, improving industry pricing and exposure to a cyclical recovery. The firm raised its target to $70 from $61.
  • JMP Securities upgraded Qualcomm (QCOM) following positive wireless industry checks. The firm, which has a $60 target on the stock, believes Qualcomm is the best positioned wireless company to enable 3G deployments and the early ramp of 4G technology.
  • Credit Suisse has taken a more positive stance on the potash sector given the settlement of the Chinese contracts and improving near-term fundamentals. The firm upgraded Potash (POT) to outperform from neutral and raised its price target to $135 from $119. Credit Suisse also raised Intrepid Potash (IPI) to neutral from underperform and raised its price target to $30 from $28.
  • Avery Dennison (AVY) was raised to outperform from neutral at Baird.
  • Biogen Idec (BIIB) was upgraded at BofA/Merrill to neutral from underperform.
  • RadioShack (RSH) was upgraded to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • FBR Capital upgraded Boston Properties (BXP) and BioMed Realty Trust (BMR) to outperform from market perform after introducing 2011-2012 estimates for the sector. The firm raised its target on Boston Properties to $74.50 from $70 and on BioMed Realty to $17 from $15.50.
  • Citigroup upgraded Sysco (SYY) to buy from hold after its channel checks indicated the company's trends are gradually improving. The firm raised its target on shares to $34 from $28.
  • Stephens upgraded Smithfield Foods (SFD) to overweight from equal weight on expectations the company's hog production profitability will improve. The firm raised its target price on shares to $20 from $16.
  • Nokia (NOK) was upgraded to market perform from underperform at BMO Capital.
  • Suntech (STP) was upgraded to market weight from underweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • Forest Oil (FST) was upgraded to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says Dubai was blown out of proportion -- the system is now stronger and can handle it.

So I'm at the Apple store last night, the one I couldn't get into over the weekend because it was too crowded, and a guy stops and asks me, "Hey, how come you didn't talk about Dubai tonight?"

I shoot back, "'Cause I can't make any money off it." Yeah, he says, "but aren't we going to lose a lot of money off of it?"

To which I ask, "Tell me how Dubai's going to affect tomorrow's trading if it was yesterday's story? The show's worried about tomorrow, not today."

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the futures suggest U.S. banks will trade in lock step with Europe, but he believes that linkage will be broken.

So, we're more Europe than Asia? We have more characteristics of the ailing lenders to Dubai World than to the trade kings of the Pacific?

That's what I think about when I look how our futures declined in lock step with Europe after rising in lock step with Asia last night.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Janney Montgomery upgraded Adobe (ADBE) to buy from neutral on expectations for a strong CS5 product cycle in 2010. The firm raised its target on shares to $43 from $33.
  • Kaufman Bros. upgraded Rackspace (RAX) to buy from hold to reflect the company's "strong" Q3 results and expectations growth will accelerate in 2010. The firm raised its target on shares to $22.50 from $16. Oppenheimer upgraded Rackspace to outperform from perform and established a $24 price target on the stock.
  • Stephens upgraded Ann Taylor (ANN) to overweight from equal weight as it believes the company's core brand will recover faster than originally thought. The firm raised its target on shares to $17 from $12.
  • Rockwell (ROK) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Baird.
  • Taiwan Semi (TSM) was raised to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.

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If on Monday investors were ready to bounce back from Friday's selloff, today stock futures are sharply lower, indicating U.S. stock markets are poised to slump at the open ahead of the Federal Reserve two-day policy meeting that begins today. Another rate hike from Australia, poor results from UBS and weak European markets weigh on sentiment.

Monday was a volatile session. Stocks rallied in the morning following a surprise profit from Ford (NYSE: S) and an upbeat home sales reading, but mostly due to October's manufacturing index that jumped to its highest level in three and a-half years. That didn't hold up, though and the Dow skidded to negative territory only to bounce back later in the afternoon as buyers came back in.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Collins Stewart upgraded General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) to Buy from Hold as it finds the valuation compelling at current levels and sees potential upside from a better economy and better-than-expected defense budgets.
  • SunTrust views the sell-off in shares of Cabot Oil (NYSE: COG) as a buying opportunity and expects the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection order to be resolved quickly. The firm upgraded Cabot to Buy from Neutral.
  • Barclays upgraded Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to Overweight from Equal Weight based on expectations for improved carrier demand, continued U.S. momentum, and an improved Europe.
  • Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
  • Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL) was upgraded to Gradually Accumulate from Hold at Soleil.
  • Grupo Televisa (NYSE: TV) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMATanalysts upgradesCiscoCOGCSCOdowngradesFACTGDHFWAHOTinitiationsinthenewsJNYJOSBLIZNAVRBSSRCLTCBTHORTVWFRMon, 28 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The week in preview: Canadian banks in the earnings spotlight]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/23/the-week-in-preview-canadian-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/23/the-week-in-preview-canadian-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/23/the-week-in-preview-canadian-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/#commentsCanadian banks are scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight this week, with third-quarter reports coming from Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). While Canadian banks on the whole held up better than their U.S. counterparts during the financial crisis, these five are expected to report that their earnings are still declining in the most recent quarter.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are looking for EPS for these banks to have fallen from 15% to 25% from a year ago. Their long-term EPS growth forecast is for between 10% and 12%, which is in the same range as U.S. rivals JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), but better than Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C). Earnings multiples for these Canadian banks are 10x to 12x, but none of them have a First Call consensus recommendation is to buy. The Motley Fool, though, considers TD as a value stock and RY a stock poised to pop. All of them are trading much closer to their 52-week highs than lows, and shares of all are up more than 100% since March lows.

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Analyst upgrades
  • Baird upgraded Con-Way (NYSE: CNW) and Old Dominion (NASDAQ: ODFL) to Outperform from Neutral due to the benefits of a likely bankruptcy of YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW). Old Dominion's target was raised to $40 from $26 and Con-Way's was raised to $42 from $22.
  • Citigroup upgraded Pride International (NYSE: PDE) to Hold from Sell as it believes higher valuation levels are warranted with the upcoming spin-off of Seahawk Drilling. Citi raised its target on shares to $25 from $18.
  • Jesup & Lamont upgraded FedEx (NYSE: FDX) to Buy from Hold with a $63 target as it believes the worst is largely behind the company.
  • Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • ArvinMeritor (NYSE: ARM) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
  • Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust.

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) to Overweight from Equal Weight as they expect the company to benefit from higher natural gas prices in 2010. The firm has a $34 target on shares.
  • Citigroup upgraded Energy Conversion (NASDAQ: ENER) to Hold from Sell on valuation is it finds the risk/reward balanced at current levels. The firm raised its target price to $16 from $13.
  • Jefferies upgraded Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ: LCUT) to Buy from Underperform to reflect reduced liquidity concerns and an improved outlook for Global Direct Sellers. The firm raised its target price to $4 from $2.
  • American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.
  • TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) was upgraded at Barclays to Overweight from Equal Weight and to Outperform from Netural at Credit Suisse.
  • STEC Inc (NASDAQ: STEC) was raised to Overweight from Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Barclays believes Disney (NYSE: DIS) is the best positioned company for "media's digital evolution." The firm upgraded shares to Overweight from Underweight and has a $32 target on shares.
  • Oppenheimer upgraded Semtech (NASDAQ: SMTC) to Outperform from Perform after channel checks indicated improved inventory levels, better product mix, and market share gains. The firm set a $20 target on the stock.
  • RBC Capital expects Rigel's (NASDAQ: RIGL) R788 in RA to achieve its primary endpoint in the Phase II trials. Shares were upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform and the price target was raised to $8 from $6.
  • WebMD (NASDAQ: WBMD) was upgraded to Accumulate from Sell at ThinkEquity.
  • International Game Tech (NYSE: IGT) was raised to Conviction Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
  • Infineon (NYSE: IFX) was lifted at Banc of America/Merrill to Buy from Neutral.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer wonders whether the bears can use BofA to take the market down.

All day Tuesday I pondered what the bears had in their arsenal that could really knock this market down from its overbought perch. Now we know. It's Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) (Cramer's Take). The question is, "Can BAC be exploited to take the market down?"

So many hedge funds that aren't up for the year and so many mutual funds that have been left behind will have to ponder that question seriously Wednesday. The hedge funds need to come in with guns blazing and hit the ProShares UltraShort Financials (NYSE: SKF) (Cramer's Take) exchange-traded fund, knowing that can reverberate and no one is going to stand up for individual banks right now, even though Bank of America seems "isolated."

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Analyst upgrades:
  • RBC Capital believes software stock fundamentals have bottomed and that the next several quarters should see reduced earnings risk, easier comps, stimulus spending benefits, and lower FX headwinds. The firm upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) to Outperform from Sector Perform.
  • Rodman & Renshaw upgraded Provectus (OTC: PVCT) to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm has increased conviction in the success of the company's ongoing trial of PV-10 in melanoma.
  • Citigroup upgraded shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) to Hold from Sell as it believes the risk/reward is balanced at current levels and that there are signs of potential credit market stabilization. The firm raised its price target on shares to $16 from $9.
  • Brinker (NYSE: EAT) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • PG&E (NYSE: PCG) was raised to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Federal-Mogul (NASDAQ: FDML) was lifted to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman.

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Former Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Fred Goodwin's Edinburgh home was attacked by vandals. Windows were smashed, but no one was hurt because Mr. Goodwin and his family were traveling. A group claiming responsibility for the attack issued a statement saying that "We are angry that rich people, like him, are paying themselves a huge amount of money and living in luxury, while ordinary people are made unemployed, destitute and homeless. . . Bank bosses should be jailed. This is just the beginning."

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Analyst upgrades:
  • ING upgraded Roche (OTC: RHHBY) to Buy from Hold as it believes Roche will not pay more than $100/share for Genentech (NYSE: DNA) and that the Avastin adjuvant data due April 2009 provides significant upside potential.
  • Oppenheimer upgraded Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to Outperform from Perform on valuation as it believes sentiment is at an all-time low and the stock has limited downside. The firm set a $5 target on shares.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Comerica (NYSE: CMA) to Equal Weight from Underweight citing valuation that adequately reflects credit deterioration in its commercial-heavy loan portfolio and aggressive government action.
  • Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ: CAKE) and Nucor (NYSE: NUE) were upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
  • Pinnacle Entertainment (NYSE: PNK) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

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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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