24/7 Wall St. » CSH

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADTN, AAP, APD, MT, ADP, BKU, BA, CATM, CSH, CVX, C, HGSI, LAMR, MA, RSH, SMG, UBS, VE, V, WFT, BRCM)

Administrator — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:14:47 +0000

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

ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Cut to Hold at Needham Research.
Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Air Products and Chemical, Inc. (NYSE: APD) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Automatic Data Processing. Inc. (NYSE: ADP) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE: BKU) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Cut to Sell at Societe Generale.
Cardtronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATM) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Cash America International (NYSE: CSH) Raised to Buy at Sterne Agee.
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) maintained Buy with $130 target but cut estimates at Argus.
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) Maintained Sell at Argus.
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) Started as Buy with $14 price target at Maxim.
Lamar Advertising Co. (NASDAQ: LAMR) maintained as Outperform and named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks.
MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) Cut to Underperform at BMO Capital.
UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Weatherford International Inc. (NYSE: WFT) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.

Read Also: Jim Cramer touts Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) as a cheap catch-up semiconductor stock. This creates a chart versus fundamental event in price.

If you enjoyed the top analyst calls, you can sign up in the box below to join our morning email list to receive news directly in your inbox each morning. We include major analyst upgrades and downgrades, IPO and M&A news, special situation developments, observations on Warren Buffett and key market gurus, as well as special exclusive feature stories.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAP, ADP,, ADTN, APD, BA, BKU, BRCM, C, CATM, CSH, CVX, HGSI, LAMR, MA, MT, RSH, SMG, UBS, V, VE, WFT

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (NLY, CSH, DDS, HBC, IPG, LVS, WFR, MRH, PRSP, SI, SOHU, TEVA, TA, VOD, WMT)

Administrator — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:15:57 +0000

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

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) Reiterated Outperform but Raised estimates at Credit Suisse.
Cash America International Inc. (NYSE: CSH) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
Dillard’s, Inc. (NYSE: DDS) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HBC) Cut to Hold at RBS.
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) Raised to Buy at Argus.
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $11 at Credit Suisse.
Montpelier Re Holdings (NYSE: MRH) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: PRSP) Raised to Buy at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) Removed from Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHU) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NASDAQ: TEVA) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
TravelCenters of America LLC (AMEX: TA) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

You are invited to join our free daily email distribution list to hear more about analyst upgrades and downgrades, top day trader and active trader alerts, dividend trends, news on Buffett and other investment gurus, IPOs, secondary offerings, private equity, and more.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: CSH, DDS, HBC, IPG, LVS, MRH, NLY, PRSP, SI, SOHU, TA, TEVA, VOD, WFR, WMT

52-Week High Club

247wallst — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:03:16 +0000

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp (NYSE: BNI) surged close to 30% to a yearly high of $97.59 following news that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) will be buying the freight rail operator for $100 per share, which places the value of the company at $44 billion.

The Black & Decker Corporation (NYSE: BDK) rallied close to 30% to a yearly high of $61.79 following news that the tool makers has agreed to be purchased by Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) in an all stock deal valued at $4.5 billion.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) rose over 8% to a yearly high of $42.40. The computer services and technology consulting company announced that its 3Q 09 profit rose roughly 21%, beating analyst estimates. The company also raised its 2009 profit estimate to $1.88 per share from $1.78 per share.

Landry’s Restaurants (NYSE: LNY) rose over 25% to a yearly high of $13.99. The restaurant, hospitality and entertainment company following rose on news that the company’s chief executive, Timothy J. Fertitta has agreed to purchase the company for $14.75 per share, or $1.2 billion.

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted in Buffett, Consumer Goods, Earnings, Food, Hardware, Mergers and Buy Outs, Technology Companies Tagged: BDK, BNI, BRK-A, CSH, LNY, SWK, transportation

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BIG, CSH, CS, ERIC, GT, MRVL, MMR, MNTA, NTRS, PCZ)

247wallst — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:33:55 +0000

These are ten of the top analyst calls we see affecting shares in pre-market indications this Monday morning:

Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) Raised to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
Cash America (NYSE: CSH) Cut to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.
Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) Raised to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) raised to Neutral from to Sell at Goldman Sachs; downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Banc of America.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NYSE: GT) cut to Neutral at JP Morgan.
Marvell Tech (NASDAQ: MRVL) raised to Outperform at FBR (stock indicated +2%).
McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR) Cut to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.
Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MNTA) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Northern Trust (NASDAQ: NTRS) Cut to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Petro-Canada (NYSE: PCZ) raised to Outperform at CINC World Markets.

Jon C. Ogg
April 28, 2008