- Deutsche Bank upgraded PNC Financial (PNC) to buy from hold on valuation as it believes the recent pullback in shares provides a buying opportunity. The firm raised its target on shares to $57 from $45.
- Kaufman Bros. upgraded Expedia (EXPE) to buy from hold on valuation as it finds the risk/reward on shares attractive following the company's Q4 results and believes revenue margin concerns are overblown. The firm has a $27 price target on the stock.
- Jesup & Lamont upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) to hold from sell following the company's Q4 results to reflect its improving traffic trends. The firm raised its target on shares to $96 from $81. Shares were also upgraded at BofA/Merrill to buy from neutral.
- Rio Tinto (RTP) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- FirstEnergy (FE) was upgraded to hold from underperform at Jefferies.
- Marriott (MAR) was upgraded to perform from underperform at Oppenheimer.
rmkr posts
FeedAnalyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: CMG, EXPE, NFLX, OSK, PNC, SJM, VCLK ...
IPO & secondary preview: Week of April 9, 2007
Wall Street's equity market has a light schedule this week, with three IPOs and two Secondaries on the docket. Those following deals tentatively scheduled to price include:IPOs:
- Possible
- Vaughan Foods (FOOD), a 2.8 million share IPO for this food-store chain. Paulson Investment and Capital West are the lead managers. Filing range: $8.00-$10.00.
- People's United (PBCT), 185.4 million share IPO for the demutualization of this bank holding company. Morgan Stanley is the lead manager. Filing price: $20.00.
- Comverge (COMV), a 4.7 million share IPO for this metering devices and services company. Citigroup is the lead manager. Filing range: $15.00-$17.00.
Thursday
Friday
- Mid Week
- Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc. (AMEX: WEL), a 26 million share Secondary for this oil and gas services company. Morgan Keegan is the lead manager. Filing price: $2.26.
- Rainmaker Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: RMKR), a 4.17 million share Secondary for this customer relations services company. Needham is the lead manager.
Late Week
Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger


