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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMAT, ARBA, BX, CPLA, CHA, DELL, DNDN, EMC, FB, GMT, ICE, JAZZ, NDAQ, PCX, PG, SBUX, WY)

Administrator — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:22:37 +0000

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

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Ariba Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.

Capella Education Co. (NASDAQ: CPLA) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

China Telecom (NYSE: CHA) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) Cut to Neutral at Mizuho; Maintained Underperform and target cut to $14 at Credit Suisse.

Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Started as Underperform at Jefferies; Maintained Hold with $11 target at Canaccord Genuity.

EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) Reiterated Buy with $36 target at Argus.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Started as Buy with $40 target at Needham.

GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.

NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) Reiterated Buy with $70 target at Argus.

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMAT, ARBA, BX, CHA, CPLA, DELL, DNDN, EMC, FB, GMT, ICE, JAZZ, NDAQ, PCX, PG, SBUX, WY

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AMP, AAPL, DVAX, FCX, GMT, LNC, PCX, X)

247wallst — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:52:08 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades from Wall Street this Wednesday morning:

Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Apple (AAPL) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Dynavax (DVAX) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Freeport-McMoran (FCX) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
GATX (GMT) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Lincoln National (LNC) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Patriot Coal (PCX) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
US Steel (X) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
October 22, 2008

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, AMP, DVAX, FCX, GMT, LNC, PCX, X

Media Digest 8/11/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

247wallst — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:53:26 +0000

Reuters reports that UPS (UPS) is trying to buy Dutch rival TNT

Reuters writes that credit unions are being hit by mortgage market problems.

Reuters reports that GATX (GMT) is offering over $3 billion to buy GE’s (GE) rail car leasing business.

Reuters reports that Paulson will not stay beyond Bush’s term

Reuters writes that, despite weak sales, retailers could come in with good earnings because of expense and inventory control.

Reuters writes that Verizon (VZ) and its union have reached a labor agreement and avoid a strike.

Reuters reports that the SEC’s short selling rule for financial is ending.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AMR, British Air, and Iberia will ask federal authorities for permission to cooperate on transatlantic flights.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple (AAPL) iPhone software downloads are doing well and could make the company $360 million in the next year.

The Wall Street Journal reports that private lending to students is drying up.

The Wall Street Journal writes that UBS (UBS) faces having to do a major restructuring of the bank now that it has taken severe losses.

The Wall Street Journal says economists expect the second half to be worse than the first.

The New York Times reports that retailers are putting solar panels on some of their stores and will get tax breaks for doing so.

The New York Times reports that falling cars sells are hurting media ad revenue.

The New York Times reports that China wholesale sales moved up 10% last month.

The New York Times writes that the conflict in Georgia is helping push up oil prices.

The FT reports that China will soon pass the US as the world’s leading manufacturer.

The FT reports that OPEC’s earnings hit a record on rising oil prices.

The FT writes that the Fed is pushing banks to improve liquidity.

Bloomberg reports that China’s trade surplus unexpectly widened in July

Douglas A. McIntyre

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CEL, EVEP, GMT, ITRN, CEC, LDG, NSM, SLRY, ELOS, TIVO)

247wallst — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:43:57 +0000

Analyst coverage is looking pretty thin on individual calls this morning, but here are ten of the analyst calls we are looking at this Thursday morning:

Cellcom Israel (NYSE: CEL) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
EV Energy (NASDAQ: EVEP) started as Buy at Citigroup.
GATX (NYSE: GMT) Raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.
Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ: ITRN) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
CEC Entertainment (NYSE: CEC) cut to Hold at KeyBanc Capital Markets.
Longs Drug Stores (NYSE: LDG) Started as Buy at UBS.
National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
Salary.com Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRY) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Wachovia.
Syneron Medical (NASDAQ: ELOS) raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.

Jon C. Ogg
May 15, 2008