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Nasdaq Shuffles Q-50 Index (NDAQ, ADI, FTNT, IACI, LECO, NTES, PDCO, ARMH, FLIR, GNTX, RGLD)

Paul Ausick — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:41:14 +0000

The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will make some changes to its Nasdaq Q-50 index next Monday, June 18th. The index will add Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT), IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO), NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES), and Patterson Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: PDCO) to the Q-50.

The change will lead to the removal of four firms from the index: ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH), FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR), Gentex Corp. (NASDAQ: GNTX), and Royal Gold Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD).

The Q-50 index tracks the performance of 50 stocks that are next in line to replace securities on the Nasdaq-100 index. The Q-50 is adjusted quarterly.

Filed under: Banking & Finance Tagged: ADI, ARMH, FLIR, FTNT, GNTX, IACI, LECO, NDAQ, NTES, PDCO, RGLD

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AXP, ATML, BLK, CVX, CLR, EPR, EQR, FTE, HBC, JNPR, LEN, LECO, MWE, MSFT, OAS, SVU)

Jon C. Ogg — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:29:11 +0000

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

American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) Reiterated Buy with $60 target at Argus.
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) Maintained Buy but cut target to $11 at Canaccord Genuity.
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Started as Buy at UBS.
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) Maintained Outperform but cut earnings estimates at Credit Suisse.
Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) Cut to Hold with $79 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
MarkWest Energy Partners (NYSE: MWE) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $34 from $35 at Credit Suisse; Maintained Hold and lowered estimates at Argus.
Oasis Petroleum (NYSE: OAS) Cut to Hold with $32 target at Canaccord Genuity.
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) Maintained Neutral but cut target to $7 from $10 at Credit Suisse.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Investing Tagged: ATML, AXP, BLK, CLR, CVX, EPR, EQR, FTE, HBC, JNPR, LECO, LEN, MSFT, MWE, OAS, SVU

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALU, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, LUV, AMTD, TE)

Jon C. Ogg — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:19:56 +0000

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

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at Soc-Gen.
Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse; Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs; Started as Buy at BofA/ML; Started as Buy at UBS.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Corn Products International Inc. (NYSE: CPO) Noted as Value and Strong Buy at Zacks.
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Fujifilm Holdings (FUJIY) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) Maintained Strong Buy on Momentum at Zacks.
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Maintained Neutral at Gleacher & Co.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) Cut to Equal-weight at Barclays; Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. A (NYSE: QIHU) Started as Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE: LUV) Raised to Buy at Dahlman Rose.
TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: TE) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Investing Tagged: ALU, AMTD, ANF, APO, BHI, BP, CPO, ETFC, FUJIY, GMCR, LECO, LUV, NVDA, OXY, PEP, QIHU, SNDK, TE

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (BAC, BBBY, BHP, C, CNH, LECO, SNY, USB)

Douglas A. McIntyre — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:04:08 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative calls from Wall Street we have seen early this Monday morning with more than two and a half hours to the market open:

Bank of America (BAC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
BHP Billiton (BHP) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Citigroup (C) remains a Sell at Goldman Sachs.
CNH Global (CNH) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Lincoln Electric (LECO) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) Started As Underperform at at Jefferies.
USBancorp (USB) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
January 26, 2009

Posted in Investing Tagged: BAC, BBBY, BHP, C, CNH, LECO, SNY, USB

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ABH, ETN, HES, LECO, LPX, MVSN, MUR, NVO, SWS, WBS)

Douglas A. McIntyre — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:33:01 +0000

These are not all of the analyst calls affecting shares this morning, but these are ten that we are focusing on this Monday morning:

AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) started as Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.
Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Hess (NYSE: HES) Added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ: LECO) started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) started as Underperform at RBC Capital Markets.
Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) cut to Underweight at JP Morgan.
Novo-Nordisk AS (NYSE: NVO) raised to Neutral at HSBC Securities.
SWS Group (NYSE: SWS) started as Market Perform at KBW.
Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) raised to Outperform at KBW.

Jon C. Ogg
June 9, 2008