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FeedPosted Oct 8th 2007 11:15AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiations
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Sigma Designs, Satyam and Genpact were today's noteworthy initiations:
- Deutsche Bank initiated shares of Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) with a Buy rating and $62 target, as they believe the company can maintain its leadership position in the fast-growing IPTV and high-def DVD markets. Baird said Sigma's IPTV momentum is accelerating, Blu-ray demand in strong, and Ultrawideband is the next growth opportunity. The firm resumed coverage with an Outperform rating.
- Banc of America started shares of Satyam Computer Services (NYSE: SAY) with a Neutral rating and $39 target on valuation, as they believe better value exists in peers Cognizant Technology (NASDAQ: CTSH) and Infosys Technologies (NASDAQ: INFY).
- UBS initiated Genpact (NYSE: G) with a Neutral rating and $18 target on valuation.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- Goldman resumed coverage of HealthSpring (NYSE: HS) with a Neutral rating and $23 target.
- Wachovia initiated Gentiva Health (NASDAQ: GTIV) with an Outperform rating.
Posted Jul 23rd 2007 10:39AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Analyst initiations, CKE Restaurants (CKR)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: CKE Restaurants (CKR), Capella Education (CPLA), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), Liberty Media (LINTA) and BWAY Holding (BWY) were today's noteworthy initiations:
- JP Morgan started CKE Restaurants (NYSE: CKR) with a Neutral rating, citing near-term margin concerns.
- Barrington believes Capella Education (NASDAQ: CPLA) is one of the fastest growing companies within its group in every aspect including enrollment, earnings and revenue.
- Stifel started IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) with a Buy rating, believing there is a 60% chance of a material event occurring within the next 6 months. Stifel believes QVC is the best interactive retailing operator given its 22% EBITDA margins and 16% operating margins.
- Banc of America initiated BWAY Holding (NYSE: BWY) with a Neutral rating, citing a balanced risk/reward. JP Morgan started shares of BWY with an Overweight rating on valuation...
OTHER INITIATIONS:
- JMP Securities started BFC Financial (AMEX: BFF) with a Market Outperform rating.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).Posted May 1st 2007 10:49AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Research in Motion (RIMM), Verizon Communications (VZ)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Dominion Resources (D), Syniverse Holdings (SVR), Research in Motion (RIMM), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Comcast (CMCSA) were the noteworthy upgrades today:
- Jefferies upgraded shares of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) and raised their target to $90 from $68 as the firm believes shares are fairly valued based on assumed higher spark spreads in New England.
- Credit Suisse upgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) and raised their target to $145 from $100 as the firm believes the company will benefit from smart phone market growth and improving international traction. However, FBCO still believes RIMM's increasing exposure to the consumer market will continue to pressure margins.
- Prudential said Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is showing signs of improving revenue growth and accelerating FiOS TV subscriber additions, as well as continued dominance in wireless, and upgraded shares to Neutral from Underweight.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Goldman upgraded Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) to Buy from Neutral with an $81 target.
- NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).Posted Mar 28th 2007 10:41AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the bell, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Bad news
MOST NOTEWORTHY: CV Therapeutics, Inc (CVTX) and Stone Energy Corp (SGY) topped today's modest-sized list of downgrades:
- Citigroup cut CV Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CVTX) to Sell from Hold with a $6 target due to the diminished market potential for Ranexa and its high operating expenses. First Albany downgraded shares to Neutral from Strong Sell to reflect the lack of catalysts.
- Matrix USA cut Stone Energy Corp (NYSE: SGY) to Strong Sell from Hold, believing significant cost increases are driving negative fundamental trends.
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
- Deutsche Telecom AG (NYSE: DT) was downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Bear Stearns as the firm believes evidence of a turnaround needs to be seen before shares move higher.
- Thomas Weisel cut Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) to Market Weight from Overweight to reflect lower confidence in management's ability to deploy capital effectively.
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