Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Carrizo Oil & Gas (NASDAQ: CRZO) is named as a top small cap idea with multiple ways to win and with a “valuation too tepid” and firm reiterated a Buy rating and gave a new target of $49.00 by Canaccord Genuity.
DENTSPLY International (NASDAQ: XRAY) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) Cut to Average at Caris & Co.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup.
IAMGOLD Corp (NYSE: IAG) Started as Outperform with $25.00 price target objective at Credit Suisse.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) Cut to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Seagate Technology PLC (NYSE: STX) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) named as aggressive growth stock of the day at Zacks.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) maintained Buy with an $18.00 price target objective at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

In the field of satellite imaging, Canaccord Genuity cut its ambitions due to austerity cuts: DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) was maintained at Buy but the target was cut to $23.50; GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) was maintained as Hold and the target wass lowered to $22.00 per share.

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Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Reiterated Buy and $49 target at Argus.
Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Maintained Buy with $490 target at BofA/ML.
Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE: ADP) Reiterated Buy and $60 Target at Argus.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) named value stock of the day at Zacks.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Raised to Buy at Societe Generale.
OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) Started as Underweight at Barclays.
Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut to Market Perform at Raymond James; Maintained Neutral but cut target to $30 at BofA/ML.
Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

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Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Raised to Hold at Jefferies.
Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
GLG Life Tech Corporation (NASDAQ: GLGL) maintained Buy but cut estimates and target to $7.50 at Canaccord Genuity.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI) Cut to Sell at Argus; Cut to Underperform at Raymond James; Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs; Raised to Market Perform at BMO.
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale.
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) Raised to Buy at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
Sky-mobi Limited (NASDAQ: MOBI) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Raised to Buy at Collins Stewart.
Transocean Ltd. (RIG : NYSE) maintained HOLD but raised target to $69 at Canaccord Genuity.
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

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Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
DaVita, Inc. (NYSE: DVA) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse; Cut to Neutral at Baird; Cut to Hold at Needham; Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
Entropic Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Reiterated Buy with $95 target at Argus.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late Wednesday call).
Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX) Called Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Raised to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE: SWC) Kept as Outperform but cut target to $22 at Credit Suisse.
Time Warner. Inc (NYSE: TWX) Reiterated Outperform with $40 target on Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

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• Read: The Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America

On a yearly basis, medical device companies across the world bring in over $200 billion in revenue. In the U.S. alone, these companies take in over $85 billion a year. A large portion of that is for devices that are implanted in the human body.

On the whole, there is little concentrated information on the industry. Data on which company makes what device; sales figures of each individual implants per medical device companies; or the number of procedures done for each implant each year are not always readily available. More troubling, there is little information gathered in any one place about the potential dangers and flaws of these devices, or the complications that occur due to their implantation procedure.

24/7 Wall St. has examined National Health Survey data, multiple professional physician services, peer-reviewed journals, and SEC filings to complete a list of the most frequently implanted medical devices today. While many of these are life saving, controversy swirls around several others. In some cases, we found exact total costs from self-reporting by physician sub-specialties. In others, we estimated costs based on medicare outlays, industry reports, and academic publications.

Many of the devices implanted are medically necessary and do their jobs extending lives and improving quality of life, the 24/7 Wall St. research shows. Some products, such as artificial knees may even be underutilized. Others, like implantable cardio-defibrillators, may be over-utilized. What is certain in most of the cases we reviewed is that the effectiveness of these devices is not as well researched or understood as their widespread use may imply.

These are 24/7 Wall St.’s Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America.

Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) is due Wednesday morning and shares were down 2.3% at $78.52 late on Tuesday.  Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.74 EPS and $1.22 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.92 EPS and $1.32 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target objective of $80.75 and the 52-week trading range is $56.26 to $80.70.

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is due Wednesday morning. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.17 EPS and $536.35 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.22 EPS and $521.22 million in revenues.  The shares were trading around $20.30 late on Tuesday. Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of $24.77 and the 52-week trading range is $18.51 to $27.65.

Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) has managed to hold up despite competition and changing demand concerns.  The stock was around $33.50 late on Tuesday with earnings early Wednesday morning. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.33 EPS and $413.09 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.65 EPS and $637.04 million in revenues.  Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target objective of $31.53 and the 52-week trading range is $26.11 to $39.05.

Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) may trade around gold more than earnings.  Shares were down 3.3% late in the day at $51.00. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.48 EPS and $1.26 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.53 EPS and $1.36 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target objective of $64.50 and the 52-week trading range is $38.07 to $56.20.

JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) will come Wednesday afternoon and shares have come back to about $20.25. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.20 EPS and $448.17 million in revenues; next quarter estimates are $0.25 EPS and $470.18 million in revenues.  Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target objective of $24.74 and the 52-week trading range is $9.05 to $29.12.

MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) is due Wednesday morning and Thomson Reuters has estimates of $1.26 EPS and $15.89 billion in revenues.  Shares were around $46.32 late Tuesday and Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target objective of $55.44 and the 52-week trading range is $35.38 to $48.72.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Started as Hold at Jefferies.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ: LINE) Started as Outperform at Baird.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) Started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) Reiterated Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

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The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Maintained Buy on Focus List with $81 target at Argus.
Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Hologic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX) replaced Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) on the Convition Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Strayer Education (NASDAQ: STRA) was named the Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) Maintained BUY with $44 target at Argus.
WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

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In August, IBM (NYSE: IBM) sold bonds at record low rates at 1% for 3-year notes, which would lead one to wonder why it did not issue more to go out on the curve. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) sold $1.1 billion via $550 million in 10-Year notes at 2.95% and $550 million in 30-Year bonds at 4.5%.

Allergan describes itself as a company that uncovers the best of science and develops treatments to help people reach their life’s potential. That is certainly true in terms of its Botox treatments which take wrinkles out of the skin to improve the appearance of aging. Botox is also used to increase the size of the lips. Sales of the product reached $360 million, and Allergan expects them to hit revenue of between $1.36 billion and $1.39 billion for the 2010 year.

Sales of the product have not been without trouble. The FDA has raised concerns about the treatment’s side effects. Some patients who are treated with Botox apparently experience chronic migraines.The vanity pharma business is clearly growing as sales of treatments like Botox and plastic surgery procedures increase.  Interest in plastic surgery spawned the hit TV show “Nip Tuck.”

Botox treatments are often less expensive than surgery, which means that youthfulness is available to a larger part of the population. In the meantime, sales of pain killers and migraine drugs are going up. One form of medicine helps sales of another. It is a cycle where everyone makes money.

Douglas A. McIntyre