Posts for Ticker ‘NDN’

Private Equity IPO: KKR’s Dollar General Files For IPO (DG, FDO, DLTR, NDN)

Dollar General LogoWe have already noted on numerous occasions how the floodgates for re-sales or re-IPO’s of old private equity acquisitions have to come back on the market.  And now we have the first of many large private equity deals coming.  Dollar General Corporation has filed to come public via an initial public offering for up to $750 million worth of common stock.
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Are Dollar Stores Finally a Sell? (DLTR, NDN, FDO)

Broken_money_merger_image_2The ever-weakening economy is driving consumers to lower and lower priced goods.  It is called the "trade-down economy" where people buy cheaper goods rather than nothing at all.  That is great for the dollar stores.  But this morning there was a downgrade of Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) by Goldman Sachs which might raise some eyebrows.

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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