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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEG, AZO, ABX, FCN, PEP, RSH, RTN, SOL, WAG)

Administrator — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:44:18 +0000

Most U.S. research analysts do not make research calls the day after Thanksgiving but these are a few analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this morning. NYSE closes at 1:00 PM EST and the bond market closes around 1:15 PM EST today.

AEGON N.V. (NYSE: AEG) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) named Momentum stock of the day at Zacks.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) Reiterated Buy at Gabelli & Co.
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) maintained Hold at Argus.
ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) maintained Neutral but cut target to $2 at Credit Suisse.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Reiterated Buy at Gabelli & Co.

JON C. OGG

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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEG, AA, AGU, RDEA, CTL, CERN, COP, CNX, DMND, FCX, GOOG, IBN, JPM, NEM, BTU, SWC, STM, RIG, VICL)

Administrator — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:33:46 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

AEGON N.V. (NYSE: AEG) maintained “Buy” but removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) Started as Outperform with $20 target at Credit Suisse.
Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
Ardea Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEA) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) Added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) Started as Outperform with $62 target at Credit Suisse.
Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) Started as Buy at BofA/ML; Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Reinstated as Buy at Needham; Reiterated Buy with $800 target at Canaccord Genuity.
ICICI Bank Ltd. (NYSE: IBN) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) Started as Neutral with $65 target at Credit Suisse.
Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE: BTU) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE: SWC) Started as Outperform with $24 target on Focus List at Credit Suisse.
STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE: STM) Cut to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Vical Inc. (NASDAQ: VICL) Reiterated Buy with $8 target at Canaccord Genuity.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AA, AEG, AGU, BTU, CERN, CNX, COP, CTL, DMND, FCX, GOOG, IBN, JPM, NEM, RDEA, RIG, STM, SWC, VICL

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEG, AFL, ANDE, BCSI, BRCM, CSC, DNDN, ETR, ITRI, RRGB, UIL, WY)

Administrator — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:06:06 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

AEGON (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
AFLAC Inc. (NYSE: AFL) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCSI) Reiterated Underperform and cut target to $20 at BofA/ML.
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) Raised to Top Pick at FBR Capital Markets.
Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) Reiterated Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Maintained Underperform with $29 target at Credit Suisse.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) Cut to Underperform at Baird.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
UIL Holdings Corp. (NYSE: UIL) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AEG, AFL, ANDE, BCSI, BRCM, CSC, DNDN, ETR, ITRI, RRGB, UIL, WY

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEG, BRCD, NPD, DE, KEP, SVM, SLW, WX)

Administrator — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:36:01 +0000

These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. As you would guess with a half day, the coverage universe is light today.

Aegon NV (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NYSE: BRCD) Reiterated Hold but Cut 2011 and 2012 estimates at Argus.
China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Raised target to $91 at Credit Suisse; Raised target to $88 at Argus.
Korea Electric Power (NYSE: KEP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) Raised to Outperform at BMO.
Wuxi Pharmatech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

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Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AEG, BRCD, DE, KEP, NPD, SLW, SVM, WX

Top Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades (MMM, AEG, AGU, ATHN, BHI, DLTR, FLIR, HON, MOS, OTEX, TGT)

Administrator — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:14:04 +0000

These are some of this Tuesday’s top research calls with upgrades. downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street analysts:

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Aegon NV (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research.
Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AEG, AGU, ATHN, BHI, DLTR, FLIR, HON, MMM, MOS, OTEX, TGT

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATML, AEG, CNP, CHK, COCO, DYN, EM, NE, RIMM, TDC)

Administrator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:18:16 +0000

These are some of this Monday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms:

Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Cut to Market Weight at FBR.
AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Started as Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) Raised to Outperform at BMO.
Corinthian Colleges Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) Raised to Neutral at Macquarie; Raised to Neutral at UBS.
Emdeon Inc. (NYSE: EM) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Maintained negative at Goldman Sachs.
Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) Started as Market Perform at William Blair.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AEG, ATML, CHK, CNP, COCO, DYN, EM, NE, RIMM, TDC

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEG, BHI, BP, K, KKD, MBT, NAV, CRM, SLB, UTHR, VIP, WFT)

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:27:16 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning:

AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research; targets cut by Citi.
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) Started as Buy with $6.00 target at Roth Capital.
Mobile Telesystems (NYSE: MBT) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) Raised to Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
United Therapeutics (NASDAQ: UTHR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.

JON C. OGG

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Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AEG, BHI, BP, CRM, K, KKD, MBT, NAV, SLB, UTHR, VIP, WFT

Top Analyst Downgrades (AEG, ASTI, AVR, NU, RDS-A)

247wallst — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:45:25 +0000

These are the top analyst downgrades and negative research calls we have seen on Wall Street this Wednesday morning:

Aegon (AEG) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Ascent Solar (ASTI) Cut to Sell at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Aventine Renewable (AVR) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Northeast Utilities (NU) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.

JON C. OGG

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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AEG, AAPL, BHP, CSIQ, CWST, JASO, MTB, NT, RRGB, STP, TRMB, WMI)

247wallst — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:39:11 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:

Aegon (AEG) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Apple (AAPL) Cut to Underperform at RBC.
BHP Billiton (BHP) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Cut to Neutral at Broadpoint AmTech.
Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
JA Solar (JASO) Cut to Neutral at Broadpoint AmTech.
M&T Bank (MTB) Started as Underperform at FBR.
Nortel (NT) Cut to Underperform at CIBC.
Red Robin Gourmet (RRGB) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Suntech Power (STP) Cut to Neutral at Broadpoint AmTech.
Trimble Navigation (TRMB) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Waste Management (WMI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
January 15, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, AEG, BHP, CSIQ, CWST, JASO, MTB, NT, RRGB, STP, TRMB, WMI

52-Week Low Club (AEG, AMD, BKD, CHRT, CMG, CVI, GEHL, JOBS, LRCX, LSCC, MNI, MU, MSA, NOOF, RYL, THQI, VMED, WSM)

247wallst — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:54:04 +0000

Today was another ugly day on Wall Street as sellers are winning over the conviction that the rumors that the bear was dead might be grossly exaggerated. You’ll probably recognize many chip stocks on here today. While financials led the selling today, most financial stocks were not on 52-week lows. Here are today’s stocks that hit new 52-week lows:

Aegon (NYSE: AEG)
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD)
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD)
Chartered Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CHRT)
Chipotle Mexicann Grill (NYSE: CMG)
CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI)
Gehl Company (NASDAQ: GEHL)
51Job inc.. (NASDAQ: JOBS)
Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX)
Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC)
McClatchy (NYSE: MNI)
Micron Tech (NYSE: MU)
Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE: MSA)
New Frontier (NASDAQ: NOOF)
Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL)
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI)
Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED)
William Sonoma (NYSE: WSM)

Jon C. Ogg
July 28, 2008