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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AMCC, AUO, CLNE, DPZ, GOOG, HFC, IPG, MAR, MHP, MRH, NFLX, NWS, DGX, TEVA, UAL)

Administrator — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:24:59 +0000

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

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Tuesday).
AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE: AUO) Cut to Underweight at Barclays.
Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (NASDAQ: CLNE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) Reiterated Buy with $30 target at Argus.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MHP) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Montpelier Re Holdings (NYSE: MRH) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) Started as Buy with $58 target at Argus.
United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMCC, AMZN, AUO, CLNE, DGX, DPZ, GOOG, HFC, IPG, MAR, MHP, MRH, NFLX, NWS, TEVA, UAL

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMCC, BSX, CLWR, FLEX, JACK, MDT, MPEL, MCO, NFLX, PPL, RTP, ZMH)

Administrator — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:13:12 +0000

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

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research (late Wednesday call).
Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) Started as Hold at Stifel Nicloaus.
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) Started as Buy at Kaufman Bros.
Flextronics International LTD. (NASDAQ: FLEX) Cut to Buy from Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late Wednesday call).
Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) Started as Equalweight at Morgan Stanley.
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) Started as Hold at Stifel Nicloaus.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Started as Market Perform at KBW.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Started as Hold at ThinkEquity.
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) Raised to Outperform at RBC.
Zimmer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMCC, BSX, CLWR, FLEX, JACK, MCO, MDT, MPEL, NFLX, PPL, RTP, ZMH

Analysts Changing Semiconductor Ratings (ALTR, AMCC, ASML, BRCM, LSCC, MRVL, WFR, MU, PMCS, STM, XLNX)

247wallst — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:45:48 +0000

We have seen many semiconductor and circuit calls this morning with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts. Here are some of these upgrades and downgrades:

Altera (ALTR) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
ASML (ASML) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Broadcom (BRCM) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Marvell Tech (MRVL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
MEMC (WFR) Raised to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Micron Technology (MU) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
PMC-Sierra (PMCS) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
STMicroelectronics (STM) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Xilinx (XLNX) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.

JON C. OGG

Posted in Analyst Calls, Semiconductor Tagged: ALTR, AMCC, ASML, BRCM, LSCC, MRVL, MU, PMCS, STM, WFR, XLNX

Top 10 Analyst Calls (AMSF, AMCC, DMND, DLB, GDP, FLO, QLGC, RHT, SONS, URBN)

247wallst — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:51:58 +0000

These are ten of the top research calls with upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts this Friday morning:

Amerisafe (AMSF) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Diamond Foods (DMND) Started as Buy at KeyBanc.
Dolby Labs (DLB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Goodrich Petroleum (GDP) Started as Underweight at Thomas Weisel.
Flowers Foods (FLO) Started as Buy at KeyBanc.
QLogic (QLGC) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Red Hat (RHT) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Sonus Networks (SONS) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) Cut to Neutral at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.

JON C. OGG

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AMCC, AMSF, DLB, DMND, FLO, GDP, QLGC, RHT, SONS, URBN

Key Tech Upgrades & Downgrades (AMCC, CTXS, SCOR, EBAY, FFIV, GRMN, LSI, MFE, MCHP, OMTR, SONS, SYMC, THQI, WDC)

247wallst — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:02:46 +0000

Below are some of the key upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts seen in the technology sectors this morning:

Applied Micro (AMCC) raised estimates at Goldman Sachs.
Citrix Systems (CTXS) raised estimates at Goldman Sachs.
comScore (SCOR) started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
eBay (EBAY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Citigroup (thanks for that timely call Citi, they might get the most useless call of the week); maintained buy but target lowered to $38 at Goldman Sachs.
F5 Networks (FFIV) raised to Outperform at Baird.
Garmin (GRMN) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
LSI (LSI) raised estimates at Goldman Sachs.
McAfee (MFE) raised to Buy at Citigroup; raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
Microchip Tech (MCHP) raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Omniture (OMTR) started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Sonus Networks (SONS) raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Symantec (SYMC) raised estimates at Goldman Sachs.
THQ Inc. (THQI) downgraded to Sell at Broadpoint.
Western Digital (WDC) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank; estimates raised at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
January 24, 2008

Applied Micro (AMCC): Cuts Forecast And Stock Rises

247wallst — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:39:37 +0000

Investors get vexed when the market acts against their instincts.

Applied Micro (AMCC) cuts it forecast for the next quarter. The company had expected revenue of close to $60 million, but knocked that down to $50 million. The stock rose over 10% at the open.

The Associated Press quoted the company: "The shortfall in the first quarter revenues is the result of continued weakness in the telecom market space, weaker than anticipated processor sales due to delayed new product ramps and continued inventory corrections," said Kambiz Hooshmand, president and chief executive officer.

Applied Micro also expects some weakness in the quarter beyond next.

It is planning to cut costs.

Nice way to cause a rally.

Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at douglasamcintyre@247wallst.com.