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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBBY, BRCM, DISCA, DANG, FDX, FFIV, FSLR, HUB-B, ICON, NLC, RPTP)

Administrator — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:26:41 +0000

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

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to $63 at Argus.
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) Reiterated Buy and $46 target at Argus.
Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna.
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) Raised to Buy at Argus; Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $123 at Schwab.
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Started as Sell at Maxim.
Hubbell, Inc. (NYSE: HUB-B) Reiterated Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) Reiterated Strong Buy as Value at Zacks.
Nalco Holding Co. (NYSE: NLC) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RPTP) Reiterated Buy and $10 target at Canaccord Genuity.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BBBY, BRCM, DANG, DISCA, FDX, FFIV, FSLR, HUB-B, ICON, NLC, RPTP

52-Week High Club (COMS, AMD, PLA, BID)

247wallst — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:31:19 +0000

3Com Corp (NASDAQ: COMS) rose over 30% to a yearly high of $7.52 after Hewlett-Packard, the PC maker, announced plans to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) rose over 20% to a yearly high of $6.73 after the announcement that the company would receive $1.25 billion from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) under an agreement that ends a legal dispute between the two companies over patents and antitrust accusations.

Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA) rose over 60% to a yearly high of $4.75 because the magazine is in talks to sell itself to Iconix Brand Group (NASDAQ: ICON).

Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) rose as high as 11% to a yearly high of $19.50 after the action house raised $117 million at a sale yesterday.

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted in Earnings, Law, Mergers and Buy Outs Tagged: AMD, BID, COMS, ICON, INTC, PLA

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (STD, XOM, HOC, ICON, TROW, VLO)

247wallst — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:37:05 +0000

These are some the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen with more than two hours until the open this Tuesday morning:

Banco Santander (STD) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Holly (HOC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Iconix Brand Group (ICON) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
T. Rowe Price (TROW) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
Valero Energy (VLO) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
November 3, 2008

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: HOC, ICON, STD, TROW, VLO, XOM

The 52-Week Low Club (RBS)(NEXC)(UAL)(ICON)

247wallst — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:58:21 +0000

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Warren Buffett will not bid of bank’s insurance unit. Down to $5.87 from 52-week high of $11.50.

Nexcen Brands Inc (NEXC) Company accountants give a "going concern" opinion. Drops to $.37 from 52-week high of $13.18.

UAL (UAL) Rumors that a big carrier may go bankrupt. Sell off to $12.49 from 52-week high of $51.60.

Iconix Brand Group (ICON) Weak outlook. Falls to $13.52 from 52-week high of $24.48.

Douglas A. McIntyre