Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Hold with $225.00 price target “due to low margins through 2012″ at Canaccord Genuity.
The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Raised to Buy with $20.00 price target at Argus.
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) Cut to Hold from Buy at Argus.
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE: FSL) Reinstated as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
GeoResources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOI) Started as Buy with $43 price target “on a concentrated Eagle Ford/Bakken exposure” by Canaccord Genuity.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was initiated with a ‘Buy’ rating and $725.00 price target “on robust growth and great value” by Canaccord Genuity.
JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) Started in new coverage as Buy with a $14.75 price target at Jefferies.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Buy with $85 price target as “growth trumps valuation” by Canaccord Genuity.
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU) Downgraded to Neutral from Buy with $43 price target by Goldman Sachs.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG) Downgraded to Neutral from Buy with $33 price target at Goldman Sachs.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) Started as Hold with $51 target at Auriga.
The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB) maintained Neutral with $3.00 fair value by Janney Capital Markets.
Travelers Cos. Inc. (NYSE: TRV) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) added to the US Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Maintained Neutral with $23.00 price target at Janney Capital Markets.
Willis Group Holdings, PLC (NYSE: WSH) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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GeoResources is a Houston-based independent oil and gas company engagedin the acquisition and development of oil and gas reserves through purchases of reserves,re-engineering, development and exploration activities primarilyfocused in the Southwest and Gulf Coast, the Rocky Mountains and theWilliston Basin.

As a result of several related transactions the company underwent asubstantial change in ownership, management, assets and businessstrategy, all effective as of April 17, 2007.   On June 9, 2008, thecompany completed a private placement with non-affiliated accreditedinvestors for 1,533,334 shares of common stock at a price of $22.50 pershare and warrants exercisable for 613,336 shares of common stock at anexercise price of $32.43 per share.

The use of proceeds of the sale of securities is listed as thetraditional "for general corporate purposes" and includes acquisitionsof oil and gas properties, companies or prospects, repayment ofexisting indebtedness and for working capital.

Shares closed down 5.6% at $7.07 in regular trading, but it looks likeshares are actually up over 2% at $7.25 in after-hours trading.  As faras how $100 million compares to the current company, it looks like thecurrent market cap is almost $115 million.

Jon C. Ogg
November 25, 2008