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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AIXG, BK, COCO, EMC, GILD, MIR, MUR, NBG, NTAP, PNC, RRI, LCC, WERN)

Administrator — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:20:26 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen early this Tuesday morning in Wall Street research calls:

Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan Cazenove.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Corinthian Colleges Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) Cut to Hold at Argus.
EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) Raised to Hold from Sell at Morgan Joseph.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) Raised to Hold from Sell at Benchmark.
National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan Cazenove; Citigroup cut price target but kept at Buy rating.
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
RRI Energy (NYSE: RRI) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) Raised to Buy at KeyBanc.

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Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AIXG, BK, COCO, EMC, GILD, LCC, MIR, MUR, NBG, NTAP, PNC, RRI, WERN

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACI, BRCD, EBAY, GENZ, MAR, MIR, NTES, SNDA, GAME, SBUX, VOD)

Administrator — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:31:53 +0000

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

Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
NetEase.com (NASDAQ: NTES) Started as Buy and $49 target at Auriga.
Shanda Interactive Entertainment (NASDAQ: SNDA) Started as Buy and $55 target at Auriga.
Shanda Games (NASDAQ: GAME) Started as Buy and $10 target at Auriga.
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ACI, BRCD, EBAY, GAME, GENZ, MAR, MIR, NTES, SBUX, SNDA, VOD

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BRCD, GLW, DISCA, FSLR, KFT, MIR, PAAS, PALM, RIMM, TKC)

247wallst — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:47:12 +0000

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

Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) Cut to Hold at Jefferies; Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Corning inc. (NYSE: GLW) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) Cut to Equal-weight at Barclays.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Started as Sell at Wunderlich.
Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) Started as Outperform at Credit Suiise.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital.
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Started as Hold at Stifel Nicolaus; Cut to Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Turkcell (NYSE: TKC) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

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Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BRCD, DISCA, FSLR, GLW, KFT, MIR, PAAS, PALM, RIMM, TKC

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BIDU, CPN, ID, M, MIR, OMCL, PLD, RFMD, RRI, SLXP, TWX, VRTX)

247wallst — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:23:19 +0000

These are Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Equal Weight at Barclays.
L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) Cut to Underweight at Barclays.
Omnicall Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) Raised to Neutral at UBS.
RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
RRI Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.
Salix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SLXP) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) Raised to Buy at Benchmark.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.

JON C. OGG
FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BIDU, CPN, ID, M, MIR, OMCL, PLD, RFMD, RRI, SLXP, TWX, VRTX

Top Analyst Downgrades (ADBE, ABX, CVH, FCL, MSO, MIR, S, VZ)

247wallst — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:18:46 +0000

These are this Wednesday’s top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms:

Adobe Systems (ADBE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Barrick Gold (ABX) Started as Reduce at Nomura.
Coventry Health (CVH) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Felcor Lodging (FCL) Started as Sell at Citigroup.
Martha Stewart (MSO) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Mirant (MIR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Sprint Nextel (S) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
Verizon Communication (VZ) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

JON C. OGG

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ABX, ADBE, CVH, FCL, MIR, MSO, S, VZ

52-Week Low Club (ALTU, SIL, CEG, COMV, EIX, ZINC, MIR, ZOLT)

247wallst — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:09:56 +0000

Over the last three days it has been thin for 52-week lows, but a good market drop sure brings a reminder to the wall of shame. Here are some of today’s key 52-week lows.

Altus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALTU) tanked after Phase III cystic fibrosis tests failed to please on all fronts.
Apex Silver Mines (AMEX: SIL) fell nearly 40% after earnings disappointed. At least they can use those mines for mushroom growth if they don’t find silver.

Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) Fell over $11.00 to new 52-week lows after an analyst raised more questions about the company.
Comverge (NASDAQ: COMV) fell on its sword after missing estimates and lowering targets on regulatory changes at a major client.
Edison International NYSE: EIX) hit another 52-week low after selling $400M in bonds.
Horsehead Holdings (NASDAQ: ZINC) hit new lows as earnings failedto give any inspiration. Shares closed almost 5% under the prior rangeof $9.04 to $26.14. With this stock name we could think of two newnicknames for the company, but we’ll be nice.
Mirant (NYSE: MIR) Followed Edison to join the wall of shame again down 2% under prior 52-week lows.
Zoltek Technologies (NASDAQ: ZOLT) was a shocker of an earningsdisappointment with wind power under question. Shares fell to $15.52,well under the old $17.75 to $48.78 52-week range.

Jon C. Ogg
August 12, 2008

The 52-Week Low Club 7/23/2008 (MIR)(CVG)(ADTC)(FORM)

247wallst — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:55:59 +0000

Mirant (MIR) Downgrade from Lehman Brothers. Falls off to $30.90 from 52-week high of $44.61.

Convergy (CVG) Good profits, but cuts forecast. Sells down to $12.69 from 52-week high of $24.30.

A D C Telecommunications (ADTC) Poor outlook with earnings. Drops to $9.70. from 52-week high of $21.

FormFactor (FORM) Oppenheimer downgrade. Dips to $15.56 from 52-week high of $48.48.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ADCT, ALV, CAT, FORM, GMR, GIII, MIR, SNIC, TGT, TOPS, WM, ZMH)

247wallst — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:29:25 +0000

These are some of the top downgrades or negative analyst calls we are seeing this Wednesday morning in early pre-market hours:

ADC Telecom (ADCT) Cut to Neutral at Baird; Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Autoliv (ALV) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Caterpillar (CAT) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
FormFactor (FORM) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
General Maritime (GMR) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
Mirant (MIR) Cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
Sonic Solutions (SNIC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Target Corp. (TGT) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Top Ships (TOPS) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Washington Mutual (WM) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
July 23, 2008

52-Week Low Club (AYE, AXL, APL, AUO, CHB, CMLS, GAP, MAC, MIR, RRI, SGLP, SWY, VRTU)

247wallst — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:29:00 +0000

Its Friday, and despite a fairly stable market today there were of course many 52-week lows. Some look like a mid-city explosion from news, and some are just the normal selling. As a reminder, some of these stocks are not under the 52-week lows at the time this published but these would have hit prior 52-week lows or traded under them on an intra-day basis.

Here is today’s list on the 52-week lows:

Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE: AYE)
American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE: AXL)… gotta love those auto suppliers.
Atlas Pipeline Partners (NYSE: APL)
AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE: AUO) hit but didn’t stay under low
Champion Enterprises (NYSE: CHB) again from yesterday
Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS)
Great Atlantic Pacific & Tea (NYSE: GAP)… who says food is safe???
Macerich (NYSE: MAC) downgrade
Mirant (NYSE: MIR)
Reliant Energy Inc. (NYSE: RRI)
Semgroup Energy (NASDAQ: SGLP) battered again after parent woes.
Safeway Stores Inc. (NYSE: SWY)… who says food is safe???
Virtusa Corp. (NASDAQ: VRTU) on downgrade

Jon C. Ogg
July 18, 2008

Top NYSE Short Interest Increases (CVS, AMD, HD, MU, WMT, MIR, BIG)

247wallst — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:36:59 +0000

It is always interesting seeing which groups and which stocks saw the biggest changes in short interest. This list doesn’t show financials because we’ve already shown that individually. Here are some of the largest key short interest INCREASES from October 31 to November 15:

Stock (Ticker)                   NOV 15          OCT 31          Change
CVS Caremark(CVS)    67,661,461    37,871,140    29,790,321
Advanced Micro (AMD) 68,231,116    67,071,442    1,159,674
Home Depot (HD)       62,955,046    57,367,957    5,587,089
Micron Technol (MU)    58,664,775    51,730,612    6,934,163
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) 51,603,102    44,236,637    7,366,465
Mirant Corp (MIR)          50,241,294    23,796,710    26,444,584
Big Lots Inc (BIG)          34,616,813    28,812,272    5,804,541

Jon C. Ogg
November 23, 2007