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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AVP, BAC, BBY, BA, DCI, FB, GS, HLF, KIRK, MS, MYGN, NUAN, PBR, RHI, ROST, SWY, SPLK, TJX, ZBRA)

Administrator — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:35:55 +0000

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

Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Cut to Sell at UBS.

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) Cut to Market Underperform at JMP Securities.

Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) Cut to Hold at BB&T.

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Raised to Buy at Argus.

Donaldson Company. Inc. (NYSE: DCI) Reiterated Outperform and raised estimates at Credit Suisse.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Started as Positive at Susquehanna.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Cut to Market Underperform at JMP Securities.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) Reiterated Buy at Argus.

Kirkland’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Cut to Market Underperform at JMP Securities.

Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN) Raised to Outperform at Leerink Swann.

Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) Started as Neutral with $25 target at Goldman Sachs.

Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) Raised to Buy at Societe Generale.

Robert Half International (NYSE: RHI) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) Cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

Safeway (NYSE: SWY) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Splunk, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) Started as Overweight at Barclays.

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) Cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AVP, BA, BAC, BBY, DCI, FB, GS, HLF, KIRK, MS, MYGN, NUAN, PBR, RHI, ROST, SPLK, SWY, TJX, ZBRA

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Paul Ausick — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:11:52 +0000

Traders started off this morning on a bit of a selling spree, but for most of the morning the indexes were roughly flat. In the afternoon, however, selling picked up and all indexes were down sharply by the last hour of trading. A good report on new unemployment claims and some good news on new housing starts and building permits did nothing to put a positive jolt into trading. Gold closed down -3%, at $1,720.20 and silver finished at $31.50, down -7%. Crude oil slid about -3% as well and looks like it will close below $100/barrel today.The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA down nearly 135 points to 11,770.80 (-1.13%), the NASDAQ fell more than 51 points (-1.96%) to 2,587.99, and the S&P 500 fell -1.67% or more than 20 points to1,216.18.There were several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), which was cut to ‘sell’ at Argus. Other action included Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) raised to ‘buy’ at TD; Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) raised to ‘buy’ at Stifel Nicolaus; NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) cut to ‘neutral’ at Collins Stewart; and Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) reiterated as ‘buy’ with a $74 target at Canaccord Genuity. See our story on Enbridgeand its acquisition of a pipeline to transport crude oil to the Gulf Coast.Here are today’s big post-earnings news reactions with prices during the last half-hour of trading: China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN) is down about -4.6%, at $0.89; Donaldson Co. Inc. (NYSE: DCI) is down more than -4%, at $65.29; Game Stop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is down more than -3%, at $21.79; Helmerich & Payne Inc. (NYSE: HP) is down about -3%, at $53.63; The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) is down about -2%, at $71.69; Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) is down about -4.7%, at $65.11; and Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) is up a fraction, at $76.09.

Several other standouts from today are as follows…

Zoll Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: ZOLL) is up nearly 23%, at $43.80. The medical equipment maker beat quarterly earnings estimates and announced a $50 million stock buyback program.

Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) is up more than 25%, at $16.32. The company had its IPO today, and shares have risen briskly from the $13 offering price.

Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) is up more than 23%, at $8.78. The company’s shares were torched yesterday following an adverse ruling in a patent case. Today’s comeback will help, though its a long ways back to the $18 level the stock was trading at yesterday morning.

Viasystems Group Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAS) is up more than 22%, at $18.25. The company withdrew a proposed offering of 4 million shares.

Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) is down about -19%, at $1.82, after setting a new 52-week low earlier today. The company’s CFO will leave the company at the end of this month. Shares fell -3% early this week when the solar PV company missed earnings estimates.

Stay tuned for Friday. New York Federal Reserve Bank president William Dudley is speaking tomorrow morning and Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president Richard Fisher is speaking tomorrow afternoon. Here’s a list of other noteworthy events (all times Eastern):

10.00 a.m. – Conference Board index of leading economic indicators

Paul Ausick

Filed under: HI/LOW, Market Close Tagged: ANGI, CHK, CSUN, DCI, DLTR, DQ, ENB, GME, HP, LULU, NTAP, QCOM, RMBS, SHLD, SJM, VIAS, ZOLL

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKS, COMV, DCI, EPR, GOOG, GBX, RNWK, RIMM, RS, SOHU, SBUX, SYMC, TLEO)

Administrator — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:56:50 +0000

These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Comverge, Inc. (NASDAQ: COMV) Cut to Neutral at Roth Capital.
Donaldson Co. (NYSE: DCI) Removed from US Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Entertainment Properties (NYSE: EPR) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) Started At Outperform By Wells Fargo
RealNetworks Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut to Hold at Kaufman Bros.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) Maintained Buy but target Raised to $38 at Argus.
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) Raised to Buy at ISI Group.
Taleo Corp. (NASDAQ: TLEO) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: DCI, EPR, GBX, GOOG, RIMM, RNWK, RS, TLEO

52-Week High Club (DCI, NTAP, TSL)

247wallst — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:48 +0000

Donaldson Company Inc (NYSE: DCI) rose over 8.5% to a yearly high of $45.19 after the air filter maker reported 3Q earnings of $0.45 per share, beating analyst estimates.

NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) rose over 5.5% to a yearly high of $31.25 after the server maker reported profits of $0.37 per share, beating analysts estimates.

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) rose over 9.5% to a yearly high of $46.80 after the Chinese solar company reported 3Q profits of $1.29 per share, beating analyst estimates by nearly 50%.

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted in Autos, Earnings, Technology Companies Tagged: DCI, NTAP, Solar Companies, TSL