Posts for Ticker ‘GNTX’

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (BHP, DFG, FITB, GNTX, HRB, INTU, POT, RTP, RVBD, STI)

These are this Monday’s top ten analyst calls from Wall Street for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations:

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Started as Neutral at HSBC.
Delphi Financial (NYSE: DFG) Started as Outperform at KBW.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Rochdale.
Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Started as Buy at Genuity.
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) Started as Neutral at HSBC.
Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Rochdale.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 26, 2009

Posted on: October 26, 2009 – 8:14 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

52-Week High Club

Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) rallied over 5% to a yearly high of $27.26 after the company’s shares were upgraded to “buy” by Kaufman Brothers LP, who set their 12 month price target at $30.

Genex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) jumped over 20% today after the vehicle mirror supplier announced a 3Q profit of $0.17, beating analyst estimates.

CNH Global NV (NYSE: CNH) jumped over 12% to a yearly high of $22.75 after the tractor maker reported a loss of $0.09 per share, beating analyst estimates. 

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) rallied over 5% to a yearly high of $35.00 after the company reported a 3Q profit of $0.38 per share and declared a dividend of $.05.

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted on: October 21, 2009 – 4:09 pm in Analyst Calls, Autos, Banking, Brokerage Firms, Earnings, Financial Stocks, Technology Companies, , , ,

Top Analyst Downgrades (T, ADP, GNTX, HAR, JCI, PAYX, YRCW)

These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Thursday morning with about two hours until the market opens:

AT&T (T) Started as Sell at Pali Research.
Automatic Data (ADP) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Gentex (GNTX) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Harman (HAR) Cut to Underperform at Baird.
Johnson Controls (JCI) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Paychex (PAYX) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
YRC Worldwide (YRCW) Cut to Underperform at Baird.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: June 18, 2009 – 6:38 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , ,

Early Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (A, GNTX, PFE, AA, AGN, HOG, PBH, SSS, STM, TEN)

Money_stack_picThese are some of the top early bird upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning:

  • Agilent (NYSE: A) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
  • Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
  • Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
  • Allergan (NYSE: AGN) Cut to Hold at Lazard.
  • Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Sovran Self Storage (NYSE: SSS) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
  • STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) Cut to Sell at UBS.
  • Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
January 12, 2009

Posted on: January 12, 2009 – 7:31 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

The 52-Week Low Club 10/1/1008 (GNTX)(SLM)(ATU)(XTXI)

Sad_clown_2Crosstex Energy (XTXI) Downgraded by Goldman. Drops to $19.92 from 52-week high of $40.39.

Gentex Corportion (GNTX) Cuts revenue outlook, downgraded by Baird. Drops to $12.36 from 52-week high of $22.60.

SLM (SLM) Student loan business exposed to credit crisis. Drops to $8.63 from 52-week high of $53.65.

Actuant Corp (ATU) Weak sales and outlook. Drops to $21.58 from 52-week high of $37.15.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: October 1, 2008 – 2:40 pm in HI/LOW, , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (APKT, FITB, GNTX, NYM, PLD, ROK, TSS, VRAD)

These are not all of the downgrades, butthese are some of the standout calls early this Tuesday morning:

  • Acme Packet (APKT) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
  • Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • Gentex (GNTX) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • Nymagic (NYM) Cut to Underperform at KBW.
  • ProLogis (PLD) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Rockwell Automation (ROK) Started as Sell at Societe Generale.
  • Total System Services (TSS) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Virtual Radiologic (VRAD) Cut to Market Perform at William Blair.

Jon C. Ogg
September 30, 2008

Posted on: September 30, 2008 – 7:01 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CAT, EMN, GIS, K, GNTX, MEDX, MRK, N, NE, PLT, WAG)

These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks pre-market, but these are the top calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on:
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN) raised to Buy at UBS.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) & Kellogg (NYSE: K) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX)raised to Neutral at UBS.
Medarex (NASDAQ: MEDX) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Merck (NYSE: MRK) raised to Buy at UBS.
Netsuite (NYSE: N) initiated as Outperform at JMP Securities.
Noble Corp. (NYSE: NE) downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) downgraded to Sell at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
Januar 28, 2008

Posted on: January 28, 2008 – 7:22 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , ,

Earlybird Analyst Calls (June 19, 2007)

ACLI cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
ACOR raised to Buy at B of A.
AGO cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
ANAD started as Buy at Oppenheimer.
ANET cut to Neutral at Baird.
ATHR started as Buy at Oppenheimer.
AV cut to Mkt Perform at JMP Securities.
BAC raised to Buy at UBS.
BEAS cut to Neutral at UBS.
CHD started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
CI raised to Neutral at B of A.
EGLE started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
EPIC started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
GNK started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
GNTX raised to Buy at B of A.
KNX raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
LCC raised to Neutral at UBS.
MCHP cut to Mkt Perform at Piper Jaffray.
QMAR started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
SDXC started as Buy at Kaufman Bros.
SKH started as Buy at Jefferies.
SRE raised to Buy at Citigroup.
TZIX started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
WERN raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
YRCW cut to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
June 19, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: June 19, 2007 – 6:20 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,