Posts for Ticker ‘NATI’

Early-Bird Analyst Downgrades (AAP, ALNY, COMV, DISH, DPS, HAS, NATI, NVTL, STEL)

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

  • Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Alnylam Pharma (ALNY) Started as Underperform at Leerink Swann.
  • Comverge (COMV) Cut to Neutral at Broadpoint Capital.
  • DISH Network (DISH) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
  • Dr. Pepper Snapple (DPS) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Hasbro (HAS) Cut to Underperform at BMO Capital.
  • National Instruments (NATI) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Novatel Wireless (NVTL) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
  • StellarOne (STEL) Cut to Underperform at Baird.

JON C. OGG
August 20, 2008

Posted on: August 20, 2008 – 6:32 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , ,

52-Week Low Club (AMLN, CYMI, NTCH, KEYN, MMA, NATI, STE, WTW)

There was a much larger list of companies which hit 52-week lows, but these were some of the larger percentage changes that we looked at:

  • Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) closed at $29.34 versus a prior 52-week low of $29.73 (high $53.25). Poor future outlook and inflated costs…. stock starting to look like the "Amylin-ville Horror."
  • Cymer Inc. (CYMI) down 20% to $27.00, prior 52-week range was $31.25 to $45.16. Cymer was downgraded after missing earnings yesterday.
  • Hutchinson Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: HTCH) fell 33% to $16.18; prior 52-week range was $17.69 to $27.85. Low sales projections and downgrades from Caris and Brean Murray.
  • Keynote Systems Inc. (KEYN) tanked 28% to $9.20 versus prior 52-week trading range of $10.35 to $17.35. A Bad note of losses and downgrades.
  • Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC (NYSE: MMA) down 22% to $7.13, versus prior 52-week range of $9.05 to $32.20.  Woes continue, stock heading to pink sheets/OTC.
  • National Instruments Corp. (NASDAQ: NATI) fell almost 10% to $26.23, but intraday lows were $24.88; 52-week trading range $25.80 to $36.06.  Citi downgraded after Q1 earnings outlook looked short.
  • Steris Corp. (NYSE: STE) fell 14% to $23.48; prior 52-week range $24.65 to $31.71. It is involved in the development, manufacture, and marketing of infection prevention, contamination control, microbial reduction, and surgical and critical care support products and services.  For a nearly-recession proof business, you wonder why its outlook wasn’t in-line.
  • Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) fell 2.2% today to $41.94, although its intraday low was $41.49; prior 52-week trading range was $41.52 to $58.24.  No real news today, maybe losing weight equals losing share prices?  We doubt it.  This may be economically sensitive even if this is one of the few ongoing methods of weight loss that will actually work.

Jon C. Ogg
January 30, 2008

Posted on: January 30, 2008 – 4:53 pm in HI/LOW, , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 13, 2007)

AOB started as Outperform at CIBC.
AUY started asOutperform at Credit Suisse.
BGFV cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
BJ raised to Equal Weight at Lehman.
BLK started as Outperform at Wachovia.
CCL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
CHE cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
CIT cut to Sector PErform at CIBC.
CREE started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
DWA started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
EMC cut to Mkt Perform at Morgan Keegan.
FRO cut to Reduce at UBS.
HAL raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
HDB started as Buy at Jefferies.
IBN started as Buy at Jefferies.
NATI raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
NDN raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
PPDI cut to Hold at Jefferies.
RCL raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
RNOW started as Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.
RSH cut to Sell at B of A.
SEB raised to Buy at Jefferies.
SWK started as Neutral at B of A.
SWY raised to Equal Weight at Lehman.
VRSN raised to Buy at Jefferies.
VSCN cut to Mkt Perform at FBR.
WON cut to Sell at Citigroup.
ZBRA raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.

Jon C. Ogg
July 13, 2007

Posted on: July 13, 2007 – 6:43 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Earlybird Analyst Calls (June 18, 2007)

ADP started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
ANDW cut to Neutral at B of A.
ASN cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
CKFR raised to Outperform at CIBC.
CPS cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
EFD cut to Sell at Citigroup.
ENCY cut to Underperform at Rodman & Renshaw.
FCS raised to Outperform at RWBaird.
FIS started as Outperform at CIBC.
FISV raised to Sector Perform at CIBC.
GME raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
GPN started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
KDN raised to Buy at KeyBanc/McDonald.
KYPH cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
NATI raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
TEK raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
WDC cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
June 18, 2007

Posted on: June 18, 2007 – 6:23 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,