Posts for Ticker ‘ARO’

Top Analyst Downgrades (ARO, AKAM, AIZ, EP, HOT, SVU)

These are the top Wall Street analyst downgrades and cautious research calls seen early this Friday morning:

Aeropostale (ARO) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Akamai (AKAM) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
Assurant (AIZ) Cut to Neutral at SunTrust.
El Paso (EP) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Starwood Hotels (HOT) Cut to Hold at Soleil.
SuperValu (SVU) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.

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JON C. OGG
October 9, 2009

Posted on: October 9, 2009 – 7:41 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , ,

Retail Winners In Hard Times (ARO, APP, HOTT, BKE)

Money_stack_pic_3There are actually a few bright spots in retail despite an economy that is still getting worse and an environment where the consumer is getting poorer and less certain about their job prospects.  Among the companies highlighted are Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE: ARO), American Apparel, Inc. (AMEX: APP), Hot Topic Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT), and The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE).

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Posted on: January 8, 2009 – 10:52 am in Economy, Retail, , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AKS, ARO, NTRS, OCNF, URBN)

Money_stack_picThere were not as many analyst upgrades today, but here are this Wednesday’s early bird upgrades:

  • AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Started as Buy at KeyBanc (late yesterday).
  • Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • OceanFreight (NASDAQ: OCNF) Raised to Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) Started as Buy at KeyBanc (late yesterday).

Jon C. Ogg
January 7, 2009

Posted on: January 7, 2009 – 7:50 am in Analyst Calls, , , , ,

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CEG, DENN, ODSY, ARO, D, EXEL, JNJ, VOCS, ZGEN)

These are some of the other non-tech analyst upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms this Wednesday morning:

  • Constellation Energy (CEG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Denny’s (DENN) Raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
  • Odyssey Healthcare (ODSY) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Aeropostale (ARO) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Dominion Resources (D) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
  • Exelixis (EXEL) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Vocus (VOCS) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Zymogenetics (ZGEN) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Here are the technology upgrades and downgrades.

Jon C. Ogg
October 29, 2008

Posted on: October 29, 2008 – 7:08 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ACN, ARO, ASCA, CTSH, ROCK, INFY, ISLE, MSCC, STN, TRIN)

These are some of the downgrades and negative analyst calls we have seen affecting shares this Friday morning:

  • Accenture (ACN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Aeropostale (ARO) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Ameristar Casinos (ASCA) Started as Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Cognizant Tech Solutions (CTSH) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Gibraltar Industries (ROCK) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • Infosys (INFY) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Isle of Capri (ISLE) Started as Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Microsemi (MSCC) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Stantec (STN) Cut to Outperform at Raymond James.
  • Thomson-Reuters (TRIN) Cut To Sell at Deutsche Bank.

Jon C. Ogg
September 19, 2008

Posted on: September 19, 2008 – 6:41 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ARO, AMGN, DPS, EDS, ENR, PCAR, PBR, RAH, SAP, URBN, V)

These are some of the analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing early this Tuesday morning:

  • Aeropostale (ARO) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Amgen (AMGN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
  • Dr. Pepper Snapple (DPS) Raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Energizer Holdings (ENR) Raised To Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Paccar (PCAR) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Petro Brasileiro-Petrobras- (PBR) Started as Overweight at HSBC.
  • Ralcorp (RAH) Raised to Buy at Lehman.
  • SAP AG ADR (SAP) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • Urban Outfitters (URBN) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Visa (V) Started as Buy at KeyBanc.

Jon C. Ogg
July 29, 2008

Posted on: July 29, 2008 – 6:26 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ARO, ABH, FAST, JCP, JWN, KERX, MHS, AMTR, SHOR, SPLS, VE)

These are some of the analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on in early pre-market trading this Monday morning:

  • Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Cut To Sell From Hold at Citigroup.
  • AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) Raised to Market Perform at Raymond James.
  • Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) Started as Equalweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) & Nordstom (NYSE: JWN) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KERX) Cut to Neutral at JP Morgan.
  • Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Omniture (NASDAQ: AMTR) Raised To Outperform at FBR.
  • ShoreTel (NASDAQ: SHOR) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
March 10, 2008

Posted on: March 10, 2008 – 6:31 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (November 6, 2007)

Stock Tickers: ANF, ARO, AEO, ANN, ADSK, BMRN, CA, CHS, C, COGN, CWTR, ETR, GPS, GOOG, JCG, LF, MA, MSFT, ORH, ORCL, PAS, PNWIF, PT, RIMM, JAVA, SYMC, UA, URBN

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) started as Buy at UBS.
Aeropostale (ARO) started as Neutral at UBS.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Ann Taylor (ANN) started as Buy at UBS.
Autodesk (ADSK) raised to Overweight at Lehman.
Biomarin (BMRN) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
CA INC. (CA) raised to Equal-Weight at Lehman.
Chico’s FAS (CHS) started as Neutral at UBS.
Citigroup (C) cut to Neutral at B of A.
Cognos (COGN) cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
Coldwater Creek (CWTR) started as Neutral at UBS.
Entergy (ETR) cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Gap Inc. (GPS) started as Buy at UBS.
Googe (GOOG) target raised to $850 at Sanford Bernstein.
J.Crew (JCG) started as Neutral at UBS.
Leapfrog (LF) started as Strong Buy at Needham.
MasterCard (MA) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Microsoft (MSFT) removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
OdysseyRe (ORH) raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Oracle (ORCL) replaced Microsoft on Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
PepsiAmericas (PAS) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
PhotoChannel (PNWIF) started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Portugal Telecom (PT) raised to Buy at UBS.
Research In Motion (RIMM) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Sun Micro (JAVA) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Symantec (SYMC) cut to Equal-Weight at Lehman.
Under Armour (UA) started as Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) started as Buy at UBS.

Jon C. Ogg
November 6, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: November 6, 2007 – 7:57 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,