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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, AMZN, APOL, MT, T, CY, DK, EBAY, ESRX, GOOG, HFC, JNS, LVS, LOGI, JWN, POT, VZ, WPO, WFM, YHOO)

Administrator — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:23:23 +0000

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

Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Sell with $2.00 target at S&P.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Cut to Hold at Argus.

ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Raised to Neutral at BNP Paribas.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Cut to Neutral at Baird.

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY) Raised to Buy at Lazard (late Wednesday call).

Delek US Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DK) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse; named as value stock of the day at Zacks.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) Reiterated Buy and raised target from $65 to $67 at BofA/ML.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Reiterated Buy and raised target from $60 to $65 at BofA/ML.

Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) Cut to Neutral at Baird.

The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Started as Hold at ThinkEquity.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Analyst Calls Tagged: ALU, AMZN, APOL, CY, DK, EBAY, ESRX, GOOG, HFC, JNS, JWN, LOGI, LVS, MT, POT, T, VZ, WFM, WPO, YHOO

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CCL, CHK, LNG, CQP, CREE, EXPE, FTE, GOOG, JNS, KR, MGM, ODP, OMX, PVH, RL, TEF, TXT)

Administrator — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:28:25 +0000

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

Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) Maintained Hold but cut estimates at Argus.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) Cut to Hold at Brean Murray.
Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG) Started as Outperform with $13.50 target at Credit Suisse
Cheniere Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: CQP) Started as Neutral with $20 target at Credit Suisse.
Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) maintained Buy with $33 target at Canaccord Genuity; Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity; Cut to Neutral at Ticonderoga.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
France Telecom S.A. (NYSE: FTE) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) Raised to Equal-weight at Barclays.
OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) Raised to Equal-weight at Barclays.
PVH Corporation (NYSE: PVH) Started as Neutral with $72 target at Credit Suisse.
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) Started as Outperform with $168 target at Credit Suisse.
Telefonica SA (NYSE: TEF) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: CCL, CHK, CQP, CREE, EXPE, FTE, GOOG, JNS, KR, LNG, MGM, ODP, OMX, PVH, RL, TEF, TXT

The Ten Worst Performing S&P 500 Stocks of 2011 (JNS, HCBK, GNW, NFLX, X, AIG, CVC, ANR, MWW, FSLR)

Paul Ausick — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:01:12 +0000

Although the month of October put up a big gain in the S&P 500 stocks, for the year-to-date S&P stocks have risen just 1.2%. The ten worst performers have all lost more than -49% of their share prices since December 31, 2010. Here’s a look at the worst performers and a bit of color, together with implied upside based on Thomson/Reuters data on consensus price targets.

Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNS) fell -49.4%, from $12.97 to $6.56. The consensus price target is $7.00. Janus has struggled with high redemptions so far this year and the company’s assets under management could fall further by the end of the year.

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCBK) fell -50.9%, from $12.74 to $6.25. The consensus price target is $6.50. Hudson’s mortgage business has been beaten up by low mortgage interest rates, which currently show now signs of rising significantly.

Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE: GNW) fell -51.4%, from $13.14 to $6.38. The consensus price target is $8.50. Genworth, an insurance company, has suffered from mortgage insurance woes, as the risk of default on the company’s insured loans rises.

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) fell -53.3%, from $175.70 to $82.08. The consensus price target is $185.00. This stock was our worst performer in the month of October, but its decline started in July.

United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) fell -56.6%, from $58.42 to #25.36. The consensus price target is $35.00. Like other steelmakers, US steel has struggled with reduced construction and lower levels of automobile manufacturing. The outlook continues weak.

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) fell -57.2%, from $57.62 to $24.69. The consensus price target is $29.00. AIG continues to feel the weight of its majority ownership by the federal government and its rising cost of capital.

Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) fell -57.2%, from $33.84 to $14.47. The consensus price target is $22.00. This was another of our biggest October losers.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) fell -60%, from $60.03 to $24.04. The consensus price target is $35.50. Alpha’s $8.5 billion purchase of Massey Energy came at a high point in the coal business, which has since seen asset values fall. Alpha’s overhang on litigation from an explosion at a Massey mine that killed 29 miners.

Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) fell -60.9%, from $23.63 to $9.23. The consensus price target is $15.00. Monster has suffered from high US unemployment as employers have not been looking to hire new employees.

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) fell -61.8%, from $130.14 to $49.77. The consensus price target is $100.00. First Solar was the second-worst performer in our list of the worst stocks in the month of October.

Paul Ausick

Filed under: HI/LOW, Index, Trading Alert Tagged: AIG, ANR, CVC, FSLR, GNW, HCBK, JNS, MWW, NFLX, X

The Week’s Largest Stock Market Losers: GameStop Corp, Monster Worldwide Inc, And Capital One Financial Corp

247wallst — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:40:41 +0000

The S&P 500 stocks which lost the most were mostly from the tech sector. Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP) was down almost 16%. The company cut it earnings guidance which was done to some extent because of the impact of the Japanese earthquake. Novellus Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) dropped over 12% because it warned about 2011 results.

Citrix Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) fell 10% after it announced it would buy Cloud.com. Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) fell 9% as other shares in its sector were punished by poor results

S&P 500 WEEK: BOTTOM 10 (08 JUL – 14 JUL)	Ticker	Weekly Price Change (%)	Close Price 14Jul11	Close Price 8Jul11	Market Cap ($Mil)
Microchip Technology Inc	MCHP	-15.5	32.01	37.87	6097.3
Novellus Systems Inc.	NVLS	-12.2	31.58	35.97	2820.3
GameStop Corp.	GME	-11.2	23.83	26.85	3370.6
Citrix Systems Inc.	CTXS	-10.3	74.40	82.98	13986.8
Monster Worldwide Inc.	MWW	-10.3	13.14	14.65	1699.3
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc	CBG	-9.8	22.80	25.28	7409.7
Janus Capital Group Inc	JNS	-9.5	8.90	9.83	1657.2
Analog Devices Inc.	ADI	-9.4	35.89	39.62	10753.9
Autodesk Inc.	ADSK	-9.4	36.35	40.12	8395.2
Capital One Financial Corp.	COF	-9.2	48.75	53.71	22393.0
Source: Capital IQ

Filed under: Research Tagged: ADI, ADSK, COF, CTXS, GME, JNS, MCHP, MWW, NVLS

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATML, CMA, CBRL, DNDN, DV, EDMC, GIS, GFI, IPSU, JNS, LPS, MTL, MHS, MPEL, QLTY, SIG, SIRI, VG, ZUMZ)

Administrator — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:07:27 +0000

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

Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Reiterated Buy and $17 target at Gleacher & Co.
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) Reiterated Buy at BofA/ML.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
DeVry, Inc. (NYSE: DV) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Imperial Sugar Co. (NASDAQ: IPSU) Raised to Buy with $30 target at Janney Capital.
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Reiterated Underperform but cut target to $11 at BofA/ML.
Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL) Started as Buy at UBS.
Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS) Reiterated Buy with $69 target at Argus.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $13.30 at Citigroup.
Quality Distribution Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTY) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG) Maintained Strong Buy as Value at Zacks.
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Vonage Holdings Corporation (NYSE: VG) Started as Buy at Janco Partners (Wednesday).
Zumiez, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) Cut to Neutral at Janney Capital.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ATML, CBRL, CMA, DNDN, DV, EDMC, GFI, GIS, IPSU, JNS, LPS, MHS, MPEL, MTL, QLTY, SIG, SIRI, VG, ZUMZ

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ARG, AGN, AEO, AN, COG, FITB, F, GM, HUM, JBL, JNS, LEA, LINE, MRX, RSH, AMTD)

Administrator — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:23:13 +0000

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

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Started as Hold at Jefferies.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ: LINE) Started as Outperform at Baird.
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (NYSE: MRX) Started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) Reiterated Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ADBE, AEO, AGN, AMTD, AN, ARG, COG, F, FITB, GM, HUM, JBL, JNS, LEA, LINE, MRX, RSH

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AVL, BYD, CAT, COP, DMD, JNS, MCP, TAP, NLSN, PPL, SLE, SBUX)

Administrator — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:05:51 +0000

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

Avalon Rare Metals, Inc. (AMEX: AVL) Started as Sector Outperform at CIBC.
Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE: BYD) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Demand Media Inc. (NYSE: DMD) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs; Started as Buy at UBS.
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Underperform at BofA-ML.
Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) Started as Sector Outperform at CIBC.
Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) Started as Buy at BofA-ML; Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank; Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Outperform at William Blair.
PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) Cut to Neutral at Zacks Investment Research.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AVL, BYD, CAT, COP, DMD, JNS, MCP, NLSN, PPL, SBUX, SLE, TAP

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AMR, BIDU, FSLR, GE, JNS, LULU, MS, NOVA, OVTI, PFE, PLCM, RNET, WDR)

Administrator — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:18:47 +0000

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

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy with $198 target at BofA/ML.
AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) maintained as Buy with $10 target at Argus.
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Started as Outperform at Macquarie.
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $23 at Credit Suisse.
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) Raised target to $75 at RBC.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Reiterated Buy and raised targets at Argus.
NovaMed Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVA) Raised to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) Cut to Hold at Argus.
RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET) STarted as Buy at Jefferies.
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (NYSE: WDR) Raised to BUy at BofA/ML.

In case you missed the top six analyst calls of last week, we chose F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD), PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDLI), Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBIB), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) as those top calls. Also, in biotech and pharma there were many standout upgrades and downgrades during the week.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMR, AMZN, BIDU, FSLR, GE, JNS, LULU, MS, NOVA, OVTI, PFE, PLCM, RNET, WDR

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AAPL, ACI, ARMH, BP, GOOG, HUM, JNS, LH, PCX, SYMC, YHOO, YOKU)

Administrator — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:14:54 +0000

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

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Reiterated Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to BUy at RBS.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reiterated Buy and raised target to $710 by Jefferies.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Cut to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Youku.com Inc. (NYSE: YOKU) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, ACI, ARMH, BP, GOOG, HUM, JNS, LH, PCX, SYMC, YHOO, YOKU

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CM, CTB, EIX, FMCN, GT, HD, JNS, LM, LOW, OPEN, PAYX, RY, UA, WAG)

Administrator — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:10:12 +0000

These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: CTB) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Edison International (NYSE: EIX) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMCN) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Janus Capital Group (NYSE: JNS) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE: LM) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) Cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Raised to Buy at UBS.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: CM, CTB, EIX, FMCN, GT, HD, JNS, LM, LOW, OPEN, PAYX, RY, UA, WAG