Posts for Ticker ‘HOLX’

The Twenty Companies That Wall St. Can Trust The Least

Wall St. likes financial statements that give it deep insights into a company’s operations, especially its liabilities. It likes boards that make sure shareholders get as complete a picture as possible of a firm’s balance sheet and details of its P&L, cash-flow, and other critical financial measurements.

bear24/7 Wall St. asked Audit Integrity to put together a list of companies traded on US exchanges with market caps of more than $3 billion that do particularly poorly in the areas  of corporate governance, detailed disclosure of high-risk events including M&A and restructurings, revenue and expense recognition, and asset and liability valuation.

Based on the Audit Integrity model, 24/7 created a list of the twenty companies that Wall St. can trust the least.  Among the companies that the analysis flagged are Altria (NYSE:MO), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), GE (NYSE:GE), Blackstone (NYSE:BX), Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT),  Wells Fargo (NYSE:WMT), and Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)

The list:

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Posted on: October 27, 2009 – 5:31 am in Corporate Governance, Research, Uncategorized, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BIIB, FRX, GENZ, GILD, HOLX, LVS, MOS, NVAX, RIG, TXT)

These are the top ten analyst research initiations, upgrades, and downgrades we have seen from top Wall Street firms early this Wednesday morning:

Biogen-Idec (BIIB) Started as Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Forest Labs (FRX) Cut to Hold at Needham.
Genzyme (GENZ) Started as Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Gilead (GILD) Started as Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Hologic (HOLX) Cut to Hold at Canaccord.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Mosaic (MOS) Started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
Novavax (NVAX) Cut to Market Perform at Rodman & Renshaw.
Transocean (RIG) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital.
Textron (TXT) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: September 2, 2009 – 8:21 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABX, BGFV, DLR, DISH, HOLX, HGSI, MYGN, PMC, SVNT, TLB)

These are ten of the top pre-market early analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street early this Tuesday morning:

Barrick Gold (ABX) Cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
Big 5 Sports (BGFV) Raised to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray.
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) Cut to Hold at KeyBanc.
DISH Network (DISH) Raised to Outperform at CRedit Suisse.
Hologic (HOLX) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Human Genome (HGSI) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
Myriad Genetics (MYGN) Started as Outperform at William Blair.
Pharmerica (PMC) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Savient Pharma (SVNT) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Talbots (TLB) Raised to Outperform at FBR.

JON C. OGG
AUGUST 4, 2009

Posted on: August 4, 2009 – 7:33 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

The 52-Week Low Club 7/31/2008 (DLX)(UMC)(BA)(AKAM)(HOLX)(BARE)

Sad_clownDeluxe Corporation (DLX)  Drops 2008 outlook and pays the price. Falls to $14 from 52-week high of $40.86.

United Microelectronics (UMC) Fails with weak results and analyst upgrade. Sells off to $2.53 from 52-week high of $4.48

Boeing (BA) Concerns about plane orders as airline industry falls apart. Down to $61.06 from 52-week high of $107.15

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Poor outlook for balance of the year. Sells off to $22.69 from 52-week high of $41.45.

Hologic (HOLX) Lowers sales forecasts. Dips to $18.18 from 52-week high of $36.44

Bare Essentials (BARE) Analyst downgrade. Plunges to $11.40 from 52-week high of $29.90

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: July 31, 2008 – 3:02 pm in Uncategorized, , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AKAM, AVP, CPKI, CBG, FDX, GGP, HOLX, JLL, TIN, THQI, TBL, TROW, USNA)

These are the early bird Downgrades and negative calls from analysts we are seeing this Thursday morning:

  • Akamai (AKAM) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Avon (AVP) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • California Pizza Kitchen (CPKI) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • CB Richard Ellis (CBG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • FedEx (FDX) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • General Growth Properties (GGP) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
  • Hologic (HOLX) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
  • Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Temple-Inland (TIN) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • THQ (THQI) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Timberland (TBL) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
  • T.Rowe Price (TROW) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • USANA (USNA) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
July 31, 2008

Posted on: July 31, 2008 – 6:31 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The 52-Week Low Club (NWK)(MGM)(PDGI)(RDEN)

Network Equipment (NWK) Misses numbers and gets downgraded. Falls to $3.95 from 52-week high of $15.75.

MGM Mirage (MGM) Slowdown in casino earnings at key rival. Sells off to $47.89 from 52-week high of $100.50.

Pharmanet Development (PDGI) Awful quarter. Shares dumped to $15.41 from 52-week high of $43.05.

Elizabeth Arden (RDEN) Posts loss. Drops to $13.13 from 52-week high of $28.05.

Hologic (HOLX) Profit picture falls apart. Sells down to $21.25 from 52-week high of $36.44.

Irobot (IRBT) CFO departs as do solid numbers. Falls to $13.19 from 52-week high of $24.30.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: May 1, 2008 – 2:48 pm in HI/LOW, , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AIG, AZN, GLUU, GSIC, HOLX, HUM, JASO, LEAP, MON, WBD)

These are not the only analyst calls this morning, but these are 10 impact calls we are reviewing this Thursday morning:

  • American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Cut To Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) cut to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Humana (NYSE: HUM) raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) Raised to Overweight at Lehman.
  • Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP) Raised to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Monsanto (NYSE: MON) raised to Buy at Banc of America.
  • Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (NYSE: WBD) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse,

Jon C. Ogg
March 13, 2008

Posted on: March 13, 2008 – 6:24 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AMT, CCI, SBAC, BEAV, GWR, HOLX, SWY, KNOT, MDCO, UBS, VCLK)

Below are the top 10 pre-market analyst we are looking at this Thursday morning:

  • American Tower (NYSE: AMT), Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI), and SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC) all initiated as BUY at Jefferies.
  • Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) raised to Outperform at RBC Capital.
  • BE Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS.
  • Gennesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
  • Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
  • Safeway (NYSE: SWY) raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • The Knot (NASDAQ: KNOT) downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • The Medicines Co. (NASDAQ: MDCO) raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
  • UBS (NYSE: UBS) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) raised to Outperform at Robert W. Baird.

Jon C. Ogg
February 14, 2008

Posted on: February 14, 2008 – 7:23 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Nasdaq Short Interest: October 31, 2007

Below is the short interest in certain stocks traded on Nasdaq. The figures are as of October 31 and compare to numbers posted on October 15, 2007

Largest Short Positions

Company                                          Share Short

Level 3 (LVLT)                                   139.6 million shares short

Microsoft (MSFT)                               101.3 million

Charter (CHTR)                                   99.5 million

Sirius (SIRI)                                        79.5 million

Intel (INTC)                                         75.9 million

Largest Increases In Short Position

Company                                           Increase In Short Position

Microsoft                                           23.9 million increase

Dell (DELL)                                       10,4 million

Yahoo! (YHOO)                                  8.0 million

BEA Systems (BEAS)                       6.9 million

Comcast (CMCSA)                            5.6 million

Largest Decreases In Short Position

Company                                         Decrease In Shares Short

Hologic (HOLX)                                 8.5 million shares decrease

Oracle (ORCL)                                 7.6 million shares

Juniper (JNPR)                                 6.0 million shares

Sirius                                              5.6 million shares

Applied Materials (AMAT)                 5.5 million shares

Data from Reuters and Nasdaq

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: November 9, 2007 – 5:09 pm in Short Interest, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Earlybird Analyst Calls (May 21, 2007)

AMGN reitr Neutral at Baird.
CAT reiterated Neutral at Baird.
CFC cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
CSE cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
HOLX raised to Buy at B of A.
NILE cut to Sell at Jackson.
OHB raised to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
PGIC started as Buy at Jefferies.
SIGM reitr Outperform at Baird.
SRP raised to Outperform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
May 21, 2007

Posted on: May 21, 2007 – 6:18 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,