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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMSC, CPHD, EGO, GME, HBAN, JCP, M, NVDA, PLCM, SAP, SVU, UAL, YELP)

Administrator — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:17:35 +0000

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

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Started as Buy at Maxim Group.

Cepheid, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPHD) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Eldorado Gold Corporation (NYSE: EGO) Raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) Cut to Hold at Needham.

Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) Started as Neutral at UBS.

Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) Started as Neutral at UBS.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Started as Outperform at RBC.

Polycom Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) Cut estimates but maintained Buy at Argus.

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) Cut to Hold at ThinkEquity.

SuperValu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) maintained Neutral but cut target to $6 at Credit Suisse.

United Continental (NYSE: UAL) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs; Started as Neutral at Citigroup; Started as Perform at Oppenheimer; Started as Hold at Jefferies.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMSC, CPHD, EGO, GME, HBAN, JCP, M, NVDA, PLCM, SAP, SVU, UAL, Yelp

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (BBY, SD, ALL, JCP, KIM, AEP, CVX, D, F, HON, PG, SOA, CPHD, INFI, NRGY, RVBD)

Paul Ausick — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:07:13 +0000

All three major US indexes opened lower this morning following the report that US GDP grew by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. A rise of 3% was expected. Combined with the lack of a solution the Greek debt swap and lackluster earnings from several major US companies, the DJIA has remained down all day though the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 have turned positive (barely). There’s still about half an hour to go before the close, so there’s still some hope that all the indexes will finish the week on an uptick, no matter how small. WTI crude oil is down -0.13% at $99.57/barrel and Brent crude is up 0.55% at $111.40/barrel. Gold is higher by 0.50% at $1,738.50.

The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA down about 74 points to 12,660.61 (-0.58%), the NASDAQ rose more than 11 points (0.40%) to 2,816.55, and the S&P 500 fell -0.16% or about 2 points to 1,316.33.

There were several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) started as ‘outperform’ with a $32 target price at Credit Suisse; Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) started as ‘buy’ at Canaccord Genuity; The Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) started as ‘outperform’ at William Blair; J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) raised to ‘overweight’ at Piper Jaffray and maintained as ‘buy’ with target price raised to $49 at Argus; and Kimco Realty Crop. (NYSE: KIM) cut to ‘neutral’ at Citigroup.

Earnings reports since markets closed on last night have led to some price changes as of the last half hour of trading today: American Electric Power Co. Inc. (NYSE: AEP) is down -2.62% at $40.20; Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is down -2.10% at $104.35; Dominion Resources Inc. (NYSE: D) is down -1.91% at $49.88; Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is down -3.69% at $12.27; Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) is up 1.31% at $58.59; and Proctor & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) is down -0.51% at $64.47.

Other standouts from today include the following stocks:

Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) is up more than 40% at $27.35, after posting a new 52-week high of $27.85 earlier today. The specialty chemicals company has agreed to be acquired by Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) for $3.4 billion in cash and stock.

Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) is up more than 25% at $42.98 after posting new 52-week high of $43.03 earlier today. The medical diagnostics equipment maker has boosted its sales outlook and is enjoying a halo effect from the hostile takeover bid for Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN).

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) is down -40% at $5.97. The drug maker has cancelled further trials of a pancreatic cancer drug that does not perform better than placebo.

Inergy L.P. (NYSE: NRGY) is down nearly -24% at $17.31 after posting a new 52-week low of $17.23 earlier today. The natural gas distribution company is cutting payouts to its unitholders.

Riverbed Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) is down nearly -19% at $24.38. The networking technology company warned this morning that first-quarter sales growth would not meet previous expectations.

Stay tuned for Monday. We have noted the following events on the schedule (all times Eastern):

8:30 a.m. – Personal income and outlays
11:30 a.m. – 3- and 6-month Treasury bill auctions

Have a great weekend.

Paul Ausick

Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, HI/LOW, Market Close, The Day Tagged: AEP, ALL, BBY, CPHD, CVX, D, F, HON, INFI, JCP, KIM, NRGY, PG, RVBD, SD, SOA

Top Day Trader Alerts (BAC, C, BEAT, OSIP, BEAT, SNDK, RINO, CPHD, JASO)

247wallst — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:08:27 +0000

These are some of the top stocks to watch for active trading today based on pre-market and after-hours volume activity. There are links through to more detailed coverage and volume analysis at VSInvestor.com:

Banking stocks including Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) are up based on the Goldman upgrade from Meredith Whitney….

CardioNet Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAT) shares are down as much as 30 percent after withdrawing guidance.

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: OSIP) shares are rising following new data from its Phase III Saturn study of Tarceva.

SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq: SNDK) shares are rising on a Thomas Weisel upgrade.

Rino International (Nasdaq: RINO) shares are rising after it was granted a Nasdaq Global Markets listing.

Cephid (Nasdaq: CPHD) shares are up after it received the FDA’s OK for a new test.

JA Solar Holdings Co. (Nasdaq: JASO) shares are up on a Needham & Co. initiation.

-The 24/7 Wall St. Team

Posted in Pre-Market Activity, Trading Alert Tagged: BAC, BEAT, C, CPHD, JASO, OSIP, RINO, SNDK

The 52-Week Low Club (UNG)(AM)(BNI)(CPHD)

247wallst — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:15:53 +0000

United States Natl Gas Fund (UNG) Falling gas prices. That’s all. Drops to $21.37 from 52-week high of $63.89.

American Greetings (AM) New share buy-back does not seem to be helping. Down to $5.35 from 52-week high of $21.81.

Burlington Northern (BNI) Rival CSX posts weak figures. Sell off to $66.55 from 52-week high of $114.58.

Cepheid (CPHD) Posts poor financial outlook. Moves down to $6.66 from 52-week high of $33.36.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted in HI/LOW Tagged: AM, BNI, CPHD, UNG

Early Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPHD, SCHW, DSX, GYMB, WIN, AMED, EGLE, NMM, SOL, PAY)

247wallst — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:44:53 +0000

These are some of the top early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Thursday morning:

Cepheid (CPHD) Started as Buy at Needham.
Charles Schwab (SCHW) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
Diana Shipping (DSX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Gymboree (GYMB) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Windstream (WIN) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
AMEDISYS (AMED) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Verifone (PAY) Cut to Underweight from overweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
November 20, 2008

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AMED, CPHD, DSX, EGLE, GYMB, NMM, PAY, SCHW, SOL, WIN

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (CPHD, DRIV, FDRY, MAN, MLM, MPEL, MPS, SMOD, VMC)

247wallst — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:35:39 +0000

These are some of the top analyst downgrades we are seeing affecting shares of stock this morning:

Cepheid (CPHD) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Digital River (DRIV) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
Foundry Networks (FDRY) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Manpower (MAN) Started as Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Martin Marietta (MLM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Melco Crown (MPEL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
MPS Group (MPS) Started as Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Smart Modular (SMOD) Cut to Hold at Needham.
Vulcan Materials (VMC) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
September 10, 2008

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ANF, AFFY, T, CPHD, DAI, RF, STJ, TASR, NCTY, TIF, WTSLA)

247wallst — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:24 +0000

These are some of the top analyst Downgrades and negative calls we are seeing early this Friday morning:

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Cut to Neutral at Banc of America.
Affymax (AFFY) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
AT&T (T) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Cepheid (CPHD) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Daimler (DAI) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Regions Financial (RF) Cut to Neutral at Banc of America.
St. Jude Medical (STJ) Started as Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
TASER (TASR) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
The9 Ltd. (NCTY) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Tiffany (TIF) Cut to Sell at Banc of America.
Wet Seal (WTSLA) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
July 25, 2008

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (MT, CBOU, CPHD, IFF, IP, PFCB, PG, RAI, RF, USX, VQ)

247wallst — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:52:42 +0000

These are some of the top analyst calls we are focusing on this morning:

ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at HSBC.
Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ: CBOU) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen.
Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
Intl Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) Cut to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
International Paper (NYSE: IP) cut To Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
PF Chang’s (NASDAQ: PFCB) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen.
Procter & Gamble (NYSEL PG) Cut to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citi.
US Steel (NYSE: USX) Cut to Hold From Buy at Citigroup.
Venoco (NYSE: VQ) Raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
April 17, 2008

Jon Ogg produces the Special Situation Investing Newsletter. He can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com and he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Pre-Market Stock News (August 16, 2007)

247wallst — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:35:09 +0000

(AMGN) Amgen announced 12-14% layoffs and lowered guidance for 2007.
(ANX) ADVENTRX Pharma announces fast track designation granted by the FDA for CoFactor for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
(AUXL) Auxilium Pharma receivef FDA clearance to resume clincal trials for XIAFLEX for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture.
(BAX) Baxter awarded pandemic advanced supply contract from Deptartment of Health.
(CFC) Countrywide Financial tapped an $11 Billion line of credit.
(CPHD) Cepheid entered into a 5 year agreement with Northrop Grumman for the purchase of anthrax test cartridges.
(CRM) Salesforce.com trading down 1% today after posting $0.03 EPS vs $0.01 est.
(EL) Estee Lauder $0.45 EPS vs $0.50 est.
(FCTR) First Charter to be acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp for $31.00 per share.
(FLO) Flowers Foods $0.24 EPS vs $0.23 est.
(FLR) Fluor won a contract from Toshiba International for engineering, procurement and construction-related services for two nuclear power plants.
(FTD) FTD Group $0.36 EPS vs $0.28 est.
(GGBM) GigaBeam received an order for four WiFiber links from a new partner that is establishing a metro ethernet network in Los Angeles.
(GRMN) Garmin noted as an immune growth stock in a crummy market.
(JCP) J.C.Penney $0.78 EPS vs $0.78 est.; sees Q3 $1.28 EPS vs $1.43 est.
(KFT) Kraft Foods is considering selling off its cereals unit according to WSJ.
(LMS) Lamson & Sessions enters into $27.00 merger and a $0.30 special dividend as it will become part of TNB-Thomas & Betts.
(MCO) Moody’s may be in trouble with Congress over failures to warn over CDO ratings and risk activities.
(MGPI) MGP Ingredients $0.10 EPS vs $0.14 est.
(NAPS) Napster in marketing pact with Maxfield’s MP3 player in Germany.
(NBF) Nova Biosource Fuels will acquire a biodiesel refinery in Iowa with a 10 million gallon per year capacity.
(QCOM) Qualcomm’s ex-CEO noted that the suits could cost the company over $2 Billion in revenues if all the terms stand.
(SPAR) Spartan Motors chassis unit received a $53 million subcontract order from BAE Systems.
(SUNW) Sun Micro in free download of StarOffice suite at the Google Pack site.
(TTWO) Take-Two Interactive has received a Wells Notice from the SEC.
(WFMI) Whole Foods announced it is extending its offer for Wild Oats.
(WW) Watson Wyatt $0.71 EPS vs $0.67 est.

Jon C. Ogg
August 16, 2007

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