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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, XOM, FSLR, GDI, JCOM, MDR, OXY, PAAS, PLXS, POT, SPB, S, TSM, VMED, WFM)

Administrator — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:20:12 +0000

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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) reiterated Buy with $100 target at Argus.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Maintained Buy but cut target to $90 at Argus.
Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) named Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.
j2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) Cut to Market Perform at William Blair.
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) Raised to Outperform and $135 target at Credit Suisse.
Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) Cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
Plexus Corporation (NASDAQ: PLXS) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Cut to Sector Perform at Scotia (late-Thursday).
Spectrum Brands Inc. (NYSE: SPB) Started as Outperform with $35 target at Credit Suisse.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Raised to Outperform at Macquarie.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) Raised to Buy at BNP Paribas.
Virgin Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) Cut to Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMD, FSLR, GDI, JCOM, MDR, OXY, PAAS, PLXS, POT, S, SPB, TSM, VMED, WFM, XOM

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHP, BP, CIM, DRYS, FITB, GFA, HBAN, JCOM, JBHT, ERIC, MS, PLL, PETM, STX, STM, SYNA)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:19:00 +0000

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

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Cut to Hold at Societe Generale; Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
BP plc (NYSE: BP)Started as Neutral at Nomura.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Cut to Underperform at Stern Agee.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Started as Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Gafisa S.A. (NYSE: GFA) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
Huntington Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
j2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Reiterated Buy with $19 target at Argus.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) Raised to Outperform at Baird; Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee; Raised to Hold at Needham.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BHP, BP, CIM, DRYS, ERIC, FITB, GFA, HBAN, JBHT, JCOM, MS, PETM, PLL, STM, STX, SYNA

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEO, AAPL, AMR, ENOC, F, INTC, JCOM, JBLU, MA, MGM, NIHD, PETS, SLE, TKC)

Administrator — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:19:32 +0000

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

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Outperform and $500 target at Credit Suisse.
AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Reiterated Outperform on Focus List at Credit Suisse.
j2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $325 at Argus.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
NII Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
PetMed Express (NASDAQ: PETS) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE: TKC) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, AEO, AMR, ENOC, F, INTC, JBLU, JCOM, MA, MGM, NIHD, PETS, SLE, TKC

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APA, JPM, JCOM, FCX, PLD, RTP, SLB, SCR, SLM, TXN, UNH, X, ZMH)

247wallst — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:30:03 +0000

These are this morning’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:

Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) Started as Sector Underperform at Scotia.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
j2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) Cut to Neutral from buy at Goldman Sachs.
ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo.
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) Raised to Overweight from Neutral at HSBC.
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) Raised to Buy at Calyon.
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE: SCR) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM) Cut to Neutral at Ladenberg Thalmann.
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) Raised estimates but Maintained Sell at Auriga.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
United States Steel (NYSE: X) Cut to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH) Started as Buy at Jefferies.

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JON C. OGG

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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATI, APOL, AUO, ABX, BWLD, EXPD, HAL, JCOM, NOK, MTN)

247wallst — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:51:15 +0000

These are the ten top analyst calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning with about two hours until the open:

Allegheny Tech (ATI) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Apollo Group (APOL) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
AU Optronics (AUO) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Barrick Gold (ABX) Raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Expeditors International (EXPD) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Halliburton (HAL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
j2 Global (JCOM) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Nokia (NOK) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Vail Resorts (MTN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
April 21, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ABX, APOL, ATI, AUO, BWLD, EXPD, HAL, JCOM, MTN, NOK

Many Major Tech, Media, Telecom Hitting New 52-Week Lows

247wallst — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:51:36 +0000

With about 20 minutes to go into the close and on one ugly day, we have the DJIA down nearly 300 points, the NASDAQ down almost 40 points, and even the S&P 500 down over 35 points. We have been commenting about the recession for some time now and this is going from the good to the bad to the fugly. Of course financials, REIT’s, retail, and other classic sectors had more than their fair share of 52-week lows. But Telecom, Media, and Tech reached these critical 52-week lows and these are looking horrible.

The markets are hostage to the ratings agencies now. Here is what happens when you look at "VALUE INVESTING" in technology:

Alliance Data (ADS), Answers (ANSW), ATMI Inc. (ATMI), BigBand Networks (BBND), British Sky ADR’s (BSY), CA inc. (CA), CBS Corp. (CBS), Century Tel (CTL), Cincinatti Bell (CBB)…

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is a new entrant, this was surprising but those teen prices were in 2006.

Cogent (COGT), Cohu Inc. (COHU), Computer Science (CSC), Compuware (CPWR), DireTV (DTV),
Echostar (DISH).. unsure because of reorg…, Emulex (ELX), Epicor Software (EPIC), General Electric (GE), Getty Images (GYI), Gluu Mobile (GLUU), Hungarian Telecom (HTC), Internet Capital Group (ICGE), Interactive Intelligence (ININ), J2 Global (JCOM), ML Internet HOLDRs (HHH), ML Telecom HOLDRs (TTH), PlanetOut (LGBT), Liberty Media (LINTA), Loral Space (LORL), Live Nation (LYV), Sourcefire (FIRE), Flextronics (FLEX), Monster Worldwide (MNST)….

Motorola (MOT), Martha Stewart (MSO), Mattson Tech (MTSN), Network Appliance (NTAP), Orbitz Worldwide (OWW), Plantronics (PLT), Powershares Dynamic Media (PBS), Qwest Communications (Q), RCN Corp. (RCNI), RF Micro Devices (RFMD), Riverbed Tech (RVBD), Savvis (SVVS), Sprint Nextel (S), SiRF Tech (SIRF), Stamps.com (STMP), Time Warner (TWX), Trimble Navigation (TRMB), Veeco Inst. (VECO), Vishay (VSH), Voltera Semiconductor (VLTR), Xinhua Finance Media (XFML) ,

Yahoo! (YHOO) ouch.

This is almost enough to make many people cry. The VIX is trading at 27.34 and is up 2.96 points but we aren’t even at 30 yet meaning that massive critical oversold and true panic levels haven’t yet been reached.

Jon C. Ogg
January 17, 2008

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 20, 2007)

247wallst — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:09:00 +0000

AKAM cut to Sell at Kaufman.
AUDC raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
AVR cut to Underperform at FBR.
BPL raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
BGH cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
CKEC started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
CLC cut to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
CNK started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
FARO cut to Neutral at Baird.
GIS raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
GLUU started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
GLW started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
IOM started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
JCOM cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
KIM started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
KYPH cut to Neutral at B of A.
LYV started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
NAPS started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
OMTR cut to Mkt Perform at JMP Securities.
PEIX cut to Underperform at FBR.
RGC started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
SHOR started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
VSE cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
WYNN cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
September 20, 2007