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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, A, DECK, GPN, TV, HMIN, ITC, IVN, ERIC, MMC, MCD, PAL, RGLD, TEVA, TLAB, TCBI)

Administrator — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:25:13 +0000

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

Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) added to Strong Buy List at Zacks.
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) Started as Buy at UBS.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) Started as Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) named as Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.
Grupo Televisa S.A. (NYSE: TV) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (NYSE: IVN) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) maintained Neutral but cut target and estimates by Goldman Sachs.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) Maintained Outperform on Focus List and target raised to $104 at Credit Suisse.
North American Palladium Ltd. (NYSE: PAL) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) Raised to Outperform at National Bank.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NASDAQ: TEVA) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) Cut to Underperform at Zacks.
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: A, AET, DECK, ERIC, GPN, HMIN, ITC, IVN, MCD, MMC, PAL, RGLD, TCBI, TEVA, TLAB, TV

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATVI, APC, BX, DG, DLTR, ERTS, HXL, KMT, MMC, NUAN, OREX, PFE, HK, PLXS, QCOM, WAG, WMT)

Administrator — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:25:59 +0000

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

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) Raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) Started as Outperform with $20 target at Credit Suisse.
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) Started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Petrohawk Energy Corporation (NYSE: HK) Cut to Market Perform at BMO; Raised to Buy at SunTrust.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) Raised to Outperform at BMO.
Plexus Corporation (NASDAQ: PLXS) Cut to Underperform and called the Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Raised to Outperform and called the Bull of the Day by Zacks Investment Research.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: APC, ATVI, BX, DG, DLTR, ERTS, HK, HXL, KMT, MMC, NUAN, OREX, PFE, PLXS, QCOM, WAG, WMT

Best Market Rumors (3/9/2010)

247wallst — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:11 +0000

Updated throughout the day.

Marsh & McClennan (MMC) plans to sell its corporate investigations division Kroll for $1.3 billion. Bidders may include The Carlyle Group, Apax Partners and General Atlantic (FT)

DryShips (DRYS) may be taken over by Danish conglomerate Maersk. (The Street).

Cisco (CSCO) may announce a new initiative aimed at getting dominant market share in the set-top box business. (CNET)

Douglas A. McIntyre

Filed under: Rumors Tagged: CSCO, DRYS, MMC

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AGU, ABX, BRCD, DD, JNPR, MMC, POT, SPWRA, STP)

247wallst — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:39:29 +0000

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

Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) Cut to Sell at Auriga.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs; Target raised to $120 at UBS.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.

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Jon C. Ogg

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ABX, AGU, BRCD, CREE, DD, JNPR, MMC, POT, SPWRA, STP

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CROX, FTE, MMC, PCS, WTR, LEAP, NVO, RRGB, TI, TRI)

247wallst — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:00:28 +0000

Everyone is on hold for jobs data, but there are still pre-market research calls. These are the top ten analyst calls we saw for upgrades and downgrades this Friday morning:

Crocs (CROX) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
France Telecom (FTE) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Buy at UBS.
MetroPCS (PCS) Raised to Hold at Auriga.
Aqua America (WTR) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Leap Wireless (LEAP) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel; Cut to Hold at Soleil.
Novo Nordisk (NVO) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs; Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Red Robin Gourmet (RRGB) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Telecom Italia (TI) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Thomson Reuters (TRI) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.

JON C. OGG

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: CROX, FTE, LEAP, MMC, NVO, PCS, RRGB, TI, TRI, WTR

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CHK, DD, FIG, FITB, KIND, MMC, MINI, STI, UNTD, VCLK)

247wallst — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:51:05 +0000

These are the top ten pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street research this Thursday morning:

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Cut to Hold at Argus.
DuPont (DD) Raised to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Fortress Investment Group (FIG) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Kindred Healthcare (KIND) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
March & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Market Perform at KBW.
Mobile Mini (MINI) Cut to Hold at Needham.
SunTrust (STI) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
United Online (UNTD) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
ValueClick (VCLK) Raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.

JON C. OGG
AUGUST 6, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: CHK, DD, FIG, FITB, KIND, MINI, MMC, STI, UNTD, VCLK

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ASTE, ECLP, GD, MMC, RSH, TKC)

247wallst — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:44:29 +0000

These are the top pre-market analyst downgrades and cautious analyst research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Wednesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:

Astec Industries (ASTE) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
Eclipsys (ECLP) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
General Dynamics (GD) Started as Hold at Collins Stewart.
Marsh & McdLennan (MMC) Cut to Underperform at FBR.
Radioshack (RSH) Cut to Underweight at Keybanc.
Turkcell (TKC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
February 25, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ASTE, ECLP, GD, MMC, RSH, TKC

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (AOC, BAC, CR, DOV, FSLR, HPT, MMM, MMC, MA, SPWRA, TROW, V, WU)

247wallst — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:55:33 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades we are seeing in early hours of pre-market trading this Tuesday morning:

AON Corp. (AOC) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs
Bank Of America (BAC) Raised to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James
Crane Co. (CR) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs
Dover Corp. (DOV) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs
First Solar (FSLR) Raised to Market Perform at FBR
Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia
3M (MMM) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs
MasterCard (MA) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan
SunPower Corp. (SPWRA) Raised to Market Perform at FBR
T. Rowe Price (TROW) Raised to Market Perform at KBW
Visa Inc. (V) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray
Visa (V) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan
Western Union (WU) Raised to Overweight at JP Morgan

Jon C. Ogg
October 14, 2008

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AOC, BAC, CR, DOV, FSLR, HPT, MA, MMC, MMM, SPWRA, TROW, V, WU

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BPFH, CAAS, CTXS, HAYN, MMC, NDAQ, RL, RMD)

247wallst — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:09:13 +0000

These are not all of the analyst upgrades or positive calls we are seeing, but these are the stand out calls early this Thursday morning:

Boston Private Financial (BPFH) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
China Automotive Systems (CAAS) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Citris (CTXS) Started as Outperform at Bernstein.
Haynes International (HAYN) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Resmed (RMD) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
August 7, 2008

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ACAD, ACE, AACC, RATE, GYMB, KIM, MMC, MVL, NCR, WSH)

247wallst — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:29:31 +0000

These aren’t all of the analyst calls out there today, but these are ten of the calls impacting shares early this Tuesday morning:

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Raised to Neutral at Banc of America.
ACE Limited (ACE) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
Asset Acceptance Capital (AACC) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Bankrate (RATE) Cut to Hold from Buy at Collins Stewart.
Gymboree (GYMB) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at FBR.
Kimco Realty (KIM) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
Marvel Entertainment (MVL) Started as Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
NCR (NCR) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
Willis Group (WSH) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
July 8, 2008