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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEO, NLY, CMO, CHKP, CIT, DRYS, FSP, FTR, GPS, HTS, IVR, JBLU, MFA, NTAP, PANW, RSG, SDRL, TGI)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) cut to Market Perform at ...
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QE3 May Pose At Least Some Dividend Risks To High-Yield Mortgage REITS (NLY, AGNC, CIM, MFA, STWD, IVR, HTS, CYS, ANH, MORT)

Ben Bernanke and the FOMC delivered today on the promise of quantitative easing to start buying mortgage-backed securities to the tune of $40 billion per month.  The measure would allow for ...
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New Mortgage REIT ETF Highlights Double-Digit Dividend Yields (MORT, NLY, AGNC, CIM, MFA, HTS)

Investors now have yet one more option to choose from when it comes to investing in mortgage REITs.  Van Eck Global has now launched the Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ...
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U.S. Default Twist, Reward Overshadowed By Risk in Mortgage REITs (HTS, CMO, NLY, CIM, ANH, MFA, REM)

The world of Mortgage REITs offers massive yields for income investors.  There is a big caveat here.  It offers massive yields, until it doesn't... then you don't want to ...
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The Daily Dividend: 10% Dividend Yields From Mortgage REITs (NLY, CIM, ANH, MFA)

24/7 Wall Street is constantly on the lookout for dividend gains for investors.  While this is not due to any breaking news, there was a secondary offering this morning that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ARG, AGNC, BRCM, CIM, CME, FSLR, HBAN, ICE, MNKD, MCD, MFA, MGI, NFLX, NTAP, ORCL, SNCR, VRTX)

These are some of this Monday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Airgas Inc. (NYSE: ARG) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray. American Capital ...
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Dividend Surprise At MFA (MFA)

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) is a surprise on the dividend front this morning. The company is a REIT that invests in mortgage-backed securities, and while that sounds as though ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ALU, CHS, LONG, IFX, JNPR, MAR, MFA, NSC, SNDA, VVUS)

These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning:Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS) cut to Sell ...
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Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CN, CHU, DISH, FLR, IPCM, MDR, MFA, PLD, SKS, WRE)

These are not the only calls impacting stocks, but these are the top ten individual calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on:China Netcom (NYSE: CN) downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse.China ...
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MFA Mortgage Ready To Go Vulture Investing In Mortgages (MFA, MFR, NLY, CIM, BX)

MFResidential Investments, Inc. submitted an IPO filing on Tuesday.  The total proposed maximum aggregate amount in securities is listed as $250,000,000 in securities, although this number is merely for filing ...
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (September 19, 2007)

ADP added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.AOS cut to Underperform at Baird.ASBC raised to Equal weight at Lehman.BBX cut to Mkt Perform at KBW.BHE cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.CCE ...
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Earlybird Analyst Calls (June 14, 2007)

ACL started as Buy at Jefferies.AMGN started as Mkt Perform at Rodman & Renshaw.B started as Outperform at CIBC.CBB started as Buy at UBS.CHE started as Buy at Jefferies.CTL raised ...
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