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Analyst Calls: BRCD, CREE, DUK, HRL, MOLX, RTN, SPWRA, VCLK, WTW ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Air Products (APD) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • Zimmer (ZMH) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
  • SunPower (SPWRA) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
  • Brocade (BRCD) to buy from hold at Wunderlich and at ThinkEquity.
  • Duke Energy (DUK) to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • NewStar Financial (NEWS) to outperform from market perform at Keefe Bruyette.
  • Hormel Foods (HRL) to hold from sell at Soleil.
  • Inspire Pharma (ISPH) to hold from sell at Duncan-Williams.
  • Alnylam (ALNY) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
  • Weight Watchers (WTW) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Raytheon (RTN) and Toreador Resources (TRGL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: BRCD, CREE, DUK, HRL, MOLX, RTN, SPWRA, VCLK, WTW ...

Analyst Calls: ANF, CA, HBAN, MSFT, NTAP, NVDA, OWW, ORCL, RHT ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
  • tw telecom (TWTC) to outperform from neutral at Cowen.
  • Agree Realty (ADC) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
  • Millicom (MICC) to buy from neutral at Nomura.
  • BioMed Realty (BMR) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
  • Realty Income (O) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ANF, CA, HBAN, MSFT, NTAP, NVDA, OWW, ORCL, RHT ...

Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMGN, BIIB, BSX, CHK, DVN, EOG, GRMN, PHM, WPO ...

Analyst Upgrades

  • Goldman upgraded Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) to buy from neutral.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Pulte Group (PHM) to neutral from underperform. Note that Citigroup downgraded the stock.
  • Ameristar Casinos (ASCA) was upgraded to neutral from sell at Merriman.
  • Citigroup upgraded Kimco Realty (KIM) to hold from sell.
  • Mistras (MG) was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
  • Devon Energy (DVN) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
  • Garmin (GRMN) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at PacCrest.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMGN, BIIB, BSX, CHK, DVN, EOG, GRMN, PHM, WPO ...

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: MU, DRIV, HELE, URBN, AKS...

Analyst upgrades:
  • Oppenheimer upgraded OceanFreight (NASDAQ:OCNF) to Perform from Underperform on valuation and a lack of negative catalysts following the recent weakness.
  • UBS raised Micron (NYSE:MU) to Buy from Neutral citing supply cuts which should improve prices. The target remains $5.
  • Jesup & Lamont upgraded Atlas Air (NASDAQ:AAWW) to Buy from Hold is positive on the company's 20 year blocked space agreement with DHL and expects the stock to continue higher.
  • AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) was added to Goldman's Conviction Buy List and upgraded to Buy from Neutral.
  • Goldman also upgraded Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) to Buy from Neutral.
  • Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Stanford.
Analyst downgrades:
  • Stephens downgraded shares of Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN) after their survey of farmers indicated declining sales of agricultural equipment. The firm lowered their target to $19 but believes Titan Machinery's long-term growth story remains intact.
  • Jefferies downgraded Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and Blyth (NYSE:BTH) to Underperform from Hold as they believe the further deterioration in the U.S. consumer macro environment could pressure near-term results. The firm lowered its target on Helen of Troy to $13 from $16.50 and on Blyth to $5.50 from $8.
  • UBS cut Indevus (NASDAQ:IDEV) to Neutral from Buy and lowered its target to $5.50 from $5 following the acquisition offer by Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENDP).
  • AECOM Tech (NYSE:ACM) was lowered to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Amerisafe (NYSE:AMSF) was downgraded at Oppenheimer to Perform from Outperform.
  • Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Analyst initiations:
  • KeyBanc initiated Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) with a Buy rating and $22 target. The firm believes the Urban Outfitters and Antropologie divisions are under penetrated and have visible growth.
  • Kaufman Bros. started SuccessFactors (NASDAQ:SFSF) with a Hold rating and $7 target and believes the current demand backdrop could be worse than reflected in current consensus estimates.
  • CarMax (NASDAQ:KMX) was initiated at Baird with a Neutral rating and $10 target. The firm is impressed with CarMax's business model but does not see a way around the near-term economic headwinds.
  • Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Sunlife Financial (NYSE:SLF) were assumed with Equal Weight ratings at Morgan Stanley.
  • Oppenheimer started Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ:PSUN) with a Perform rating.
  • Kite Realty Trust (NYSE:KRG) was initiated with a Buy rating at Janney Montgomery.

Analyst upgrades and downgrades

Analyst upgrades:
  • CIBC upgraded Sunlife Financial (NYSE:SLF) to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer.
    ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) was raised to Outperform from Underperform at Wachovia.
Analyst downgrades:
  • Friedman Billings downgraded shares of Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) to Market Perform from Outperform and lowered their target to $13 from $48 to reflect their lower uranium price outlook.
  • B. Riley downgraded S&T Bancorp (NASDAQ:STBA) to Neutral from Buy on valuation and asset quality concerns.
  • Gabelli downgraded KV Pharmaceutical (NYSE:KV.A) to Hold from Buy after the company said it was indefinitely suspending distribution of all tablet products due to manufacturing and quality assurance concerns.
  • AMAG Pharma (NASDAQ:AMAG) was cut to Underperform from Neutral at Merrill Lynch.

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S&P 500-9.311,342.64

Last updated: February 10, 2012: 10:10 PM

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