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FeedPosted Jul 23rd 2007 10:31AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Bad news, ConocoPhillips (COP)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: ConocoPhillips (COP), Transocean (RIG), LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT), EOG Resources (EOG) and Quicksilver Resources (KWK) were today's noteworthy downgrades:
- Banc of America cut ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) to Neutral from Buy on valuation and the lack of upstream catalysts.
- Deutsche Bank cut Transocean (NYSE: RIG) to Hold from Buy based on the GlobalSantaFe (GSF) merger.
- Raymond James downgraded LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) to Market Perform from Strong Buy following the company's cut in guidance. Merrill Lynch downgraded LifePoint Hospitals to Neutral from Buy.
- Citigroup downgraded EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG) and Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK) to Sell from Hold as both trade above the sector averages for NAV and cash flow and neither is well protected in the likely event commodity prices deteriorate...
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
- BMO Capital downgraded Biovail (NYSE: BVF) to Market Perform from Outperform.
- Wedbush downgraded Cosi Inc (NASDAQ: COSI) to Hold from Buy.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).Posted Apr 13th 2007 11:06AM by Kevin Shult (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Good news, Merck and Co (MRK)
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Merck & Co (MRK), Intersil Corp (ISIL), Nautilus Group (NLS) and Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) were some of today's more noteworthy upgrades:
- Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK ) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs to reflect the company's continued revenue strength and raised guidance. They believe strong execution continues.
- JP Morgan upgraded Intersil Corp NASDAQ: ISIL) to Overweight from Neutral based on improving fundamentals.
- Matrix USA upgraded shares of Nautilus Group (NYSE: NLS) to Hold from Strong Sell after this week's sell-off.
- Pacific Sunwear of California (NASDAQ: PSUN) was added to Freidman Billing's Top Picks List, believing the turnaround is taking hold following strong March comps.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Goldman added L-3 Communications Hlds (NYSE: LLL) to its Conviction Buy List and raised its target to $105 from $95.
- McCormick Corp (NYSE: MKC) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia citing core performance in both Industrial and Consumer, including a nominal boost in long-term growth outlook.
- Bear Stearns upgraded shares of Ventana Medical Systems (NASDAQ: VMSI) to Outperform from Peer Perform, citing the company's solid base business outlook and Symphony potential.
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Ocwen Financial (NYSE: OCN) to Outperform from Market Perform.
- JP Morgan upgraded TJX Cos (NYSE: TJX) to Neutral from Underweight expecting merchandising initiatives and marketing spending to drive growth.
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