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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKAM, GAS, AAPL, ARMH, B, COST, XOM, FR, HTH, IART, IGT, MRK, P, PENN, PVH, RBS, SCCO, THOR)

Administrator — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:09:46 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Monday morning.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Citigroup.
AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: GAS) Started as Underperform and named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy with $460.00 price target objective by Argus; maintained Conviction Buy List and target raised to $550 from $520 at Goldman Sachs.
ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) Started as Underperform at Bernstein.
Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) Cut to Underperform at Bernstein.
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) Reiterated Buy at Goldman Sachs.
First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTH) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: IART) Cut to Hold at Argus.
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) Removed from US Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies.
Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) Started as Buy at Needham.
Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) Added to the US Focus List at Credit Suisse.
PVH Corporation (NYSE: PVH) Started as Buy at Stern Agee.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE: RBS) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE: SCCO) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, AKAM, ARMH, B, COST, FR, gas, HTH, IART, IGT, MRK, P, PENN, PVH, RBS, SCCO, THOR, XOM

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, ACP, STD, EL, GERN, GOOG, HCBK, IART, RIMM, SMP, TJX, TSCO, V, WNR)

Administrator — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:27:33 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $500 at Canaccord Genuity.
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Started as Neutral with $30 target at Credit Suisse.
Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: STD) Cut to Underperform at Bernstein.
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) Started as Neutral with $95 target at Credit Suisse.
Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Cut to Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.
Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART) Started as Neutral at BofA/ML.
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Maintained Hold and $35 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Standard Motor Products (NYSE: SMP) Maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $80 at BofA/ML.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $100 at Argus.
Western Refining Inc. (NYSE: WNR) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, ACP, EL, GERN, GOOG, HCBK, IART, RIMM, SMP, STD, TJX, TSCO, V, WNR

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ASH, AVNR, CASC, DEO, IGT, IART, LNKD, MCK, MMI, OVTI, SUN, WDC)

Administrator — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:33:32 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) Reiterated Buy with $79 target at Argus.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNR) Reiterated Buy with $6 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Cascade Corporation (NASDAQ: CASC) maintained strong buy as value at Zacks.
Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) Added to Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART) Reiterated Buy and $61 target at Canaccord Genuity.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Buy at BofA/ML.
McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) Cut to Underperform at BMO.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) Raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) Reiterated Hold at Argus.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ASH, AVNR, CASC, DEO, IART, IGT, LNKD, MCK, MMI, OVTI, SUN, WDC

Pre-Market Stock News (September 17, 2007)

247wallst — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:11:37 +0000

(ALVR) Alvarion won a WiMAX contract from Digicel Group in the Cayman Islands.
(CTSH) Cognizant Tech announced a 2 for 1 stock split and authorized up to $100 million for share buybacks.
(CX) CEMEX raised revenue projections and said it may divest more assets in US and Europe.
(EDO) EDO Corp. is being acquired by ITT Corp. for 41.19 Billion
(HEPH) Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals announced the filing of IND for phase I/II clinical trials with HE3286 in inflammation diseases.
(IART) Integra LifeSciences announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the DuraGen XS Dural Regeneration Matrix in the US.
(IFF) International Flavors announced a $450 million accelerated share buyback as part of its existing $750 million plan.
(LEAP) Leap Wireless rejected the MetroPCS offer.
(MSFT) Microsoft’s $613 million fine in Europe upheld after losing its appeal.
(NFX) Newfield Exploration is selling North Sea business for $486 million.
(NOK) Nokia is acquiring Enpocket.
(OMPI) Obagi Medical filed to sell up to $100 million in securities.
(PAET) PAETEC Holding to acquire privately held McLeodUSA for $557 million in stock.
(SAI) SAIC won a contract option exercise by NASA from 2004 valued at an additional $205.9 million.
(SNIC) Sonic Solutions announced a multi-year licensing agreement with RealNetworks (RNWK) for Sonic AuthorScript, the company’s media formatting and CD/DVD burning engine.
(TPC) SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. being acquired by Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile.
(ULBI) Ultralife Batteries won a $24 million contract from Raytheon (RTN) for SATCOM-On-The-Move systems.

Jon C. Ogg
September 17, 2007