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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABT, ARO, BIIB, CELG, CADC, FACT, HBC, LMNX, EDU, SGI)

Administrator — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:07 +0000

These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls:

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) Raised to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) Started as Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) Started as Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
China Advanced Construction Materials (NASDAQ: CADC) Started as Buy at Roth Capital.
Facet Biotech (NASDAQ: FACT) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital.
HSBC (NYSE: HBC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Luminex (NASDAQ: LMNX) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Pacific Sunwear of California (NASDAQ: PSUN) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Silicon Graphics International (NYSE: SGI) Started as Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ABT, ARO, BIIB, CADC, CELG, EDU, FACT, HBC, LMNX, SGI

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADM, CIEN, DLTR, EK, EXC, GPS, LDK, MA, WFR, MET, TAP, MOT, EDU, VECO)

247wallst — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:11:18 +0000

These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
CIENA Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.
Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) Raised to Hold at Brean Murray.
Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Raised to Neutral at HSBC.
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
MEMC Electronics (NYSE: WFR) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
MetLife (NYSE: MET) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
New Oriental Education (NYSE: EDU) Raised to Buy at Brean Murray; Started as Neutral at Cowen.
Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) Started as Buy at Lazard.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ADM, CIEN, DLTR, EDU, EK, EXC, GPS, LDK, MA, MET, MOT, TAP, VECO, WFR

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADM, ALXN, CBS, CPO, IBM, KAR, LXK, EDU, TSCO, XRX)

247wallst — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:24:33 +0000

These are this Wednesday’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Archer-Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Corn Products (NYSE: CPO) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) Raised to Buy at Canaccord.
KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR) started as Outperform at Credit Suisses and RBC Capital.
Lexmark International (NYSE: LXK) Started as Market Perform at JMP Securities.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) Started as Market Perform at JMP Securities.

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Pre-Market Stock Movers (January 15, 2008) (EDU, COIN, CWTR, DNDN, DNA, WSM, FRX, LCBM, NWY, STT, PVH, TMA)

247wallst — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:50:55 +0000

Below is a snapshot of the key pre-market news that we are focusing on for early pre-market trading this Tuesday:

Apple (AAPL) has its Macworld today.
CECO Environmental (CECE) announced 14 new orders received totaling ~ $7.3 million.
Charles & Colvard (CTHR) lowered guidance and announced a strategic review.
Citigroup (C) was trading up but then went negative in early trading: -$1.99 EPS vs -$1.00 estimate, huge charges of $18.1 Billion, 4,200 layoffs included, review divestitures, cut $0.54 dividend down to $0.32.
Coldwater Creek (CWTR) lowered guidance, again, again. Shares down 15% to new low.
Converted Organics (COIN) announced its has secured a Rhode Island site for second organic fertilizer facility; stock down 6% pre-market.
Dendreon (DNDN) received a European patent covering Provenge and its ACI platform technology; shares up 5% pre-market after solid gains yesterday.
First American Financial (FAF) sees revenues of $1.9 Billion as expected but sees charges and writedowns.
Forest Labs (FRX) $0.96 EPS vs $0.75 estimate; Revenues $998.2 million versus $946+ million estimate. Raised 2008 guidance.
Genentech (DNA) trading down 2% pre-market after beating earnings but missing estimates on its top 4 drugs; sees 2008 EPS $3.30-3.45 vs. $3.37 estimate.
Kellwood (KWD) $21.00 tender from Sun Capital affiliate Cardinal Integrated commences.
Kosan (KOSN) initiated Phase II trials of alvespimycin, their second-generation inhibitor in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Lifecore Biomedical (LCBM) trading up 29% after it agreed to be acquired by Warburg Pincus for $17.00 per share in cash.
Merrill Lynch (MER) confirmed that it has agreed to issue $6.6 Billion in preferred stock.
New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $0.10 EPS vs. $0.08 estimate.
New York & Co. (NWY) lowered guidance.
OSI Systems (OSIS) received a follow-on order from EDO Corporation for roughly $5.8 million.
Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) guidance for Q4 EPS at least $0.53, previous guidance was $0.51 to 0.53 and $0.53 First Call; also reaffirmed FY08 EPS of $3.55 to 3.65 vs. $3.55 estimate.
State Street (STT) issued earnings and is indicated down 1% to 3% on thin volume after noting it sees 2008 at lower end of target.
Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) raised roughly $212 million in equity and convertible preferred securities sales; stock down 1% pre-market.
William Sonoma (WSM) lowered guidance; stock down 14% pre-market.

Jon C. Ogg
January 15, 2008