Posts for Ticker ‘KND’

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AKAM, AIV, AMGN, CNX, KND, MCO, NEU, PH, SE)

These are some of the key analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen early this Monday morning with over 2 hours to open:

  • Akamai Tech (AKAM) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Amgen (AMGN) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
  • Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
  • CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
  • Moody’s (MCO) Raised to Overweight at Lehman.
  • NewMarket (NEU) Raised to Outperform at Oppenhemer.
  • Parker Hannifen (PH) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Spectra Energy (SE) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
August 4, 2008

Posted on: August 4, 2008 – 6:30 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APKT, ARMH, BRCM, CPN, DIS, JNPR, KND, MRK, ONT, SU)

These are ten of the analyst calls with upgrades and downgrades we are focusing on this Monday morning in pre-market trading:

  • Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan; cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Calpine (NYSE: CPN) downgraded to Equal-Weight at Lehman Brothers.
  • Disney (NYSE: DIS) cut to Underweight at Lehman Brothers.
  • Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) raised to Outperform at Friedman Billings.
  • Merck (NYSE: MRK) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS.
  • On2 Technologies (AMEX: ONT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
  • Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU) raised to Overweight at JP Morgan; raised to Outperform at Friedman Billings.

Jon C. Ogg
July 7, 2008

Posted on: July 7, 2008 – 6:36 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (October 26, 2007)

ABK cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
ADVNA cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
BBY started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
BEN cut to Mkt PErform at FBR.
BG cut to Neutral at HSBC.
CC started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
CPS cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
ELX cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
ETEL cut to Mkt Perform at JMP Securities.
EXBD raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
FADV cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
FVE raised to Buy at Jefferies.
GIS raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
HES raised to Buy at B of A.
KND raised to Buy at Jefferies.
LVLT cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
LTM cut to Mkt Perform at Piper Jaffray.
MBI cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
NILE raised to Hold at Citigroup.
ORCC cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
PENN cut to Hold at Jefferies.
POWI cut to Hold at Citigroup.
RRI started as outperform at Wachovia.
SE started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
STD raised to Buy at Citigroup.
STLD cut to Neutral at UBS.
TRID too 3 downgrades: Jefferies, Deutsche Bank, and Oppenheimer.
TSM raised to Overweight at HSBC.
USU started as Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
WCG raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
October 26, 2007

Posted on: October 26, 2007 – 7:09 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 27, 2007)

AET started as Outperform at Wachovia.
CI started as mkt perform at Wachovia.
CEO cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
EQ cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
GME cut to Neutral at UBS.
HNT started as mkt perform at Wachovia.
KND raised to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
LEVP started as outperform at CIBC.
MGA raised to outperform at CIBC.
MOGN started as Outperform at FBR.
PUK raised to outperform at Bear Stearns.
RMD cut to Neutral at UBS.
SBUX cut to Sell at B of A.
TIBX started as Neutral at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
WSTL raised to Outperform at RW Baird.

Jon C. Ogg
September 27, 2007

Posted on: September 27, 2007 – 6:42 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , ,