Posts for Ticker ‘NMM’

Secondaries Keep Flooding In (DVR, FSP, HBAN, MWA, NMM, HEAT, SAH, SXCI, VVUS, BRKR)

Money Stack ImageYou know the market is still strong when secondary floodgates open up and are so well received that so many deals are seeing increased offerings.  Some of the deals we have seen this morning alone are Cal Dive International Inc. (NYSE: DVR), Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE: FSP), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN), Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM), SmartHeat Inc. (NASDAQ: HEAT), Sonic Automotive Corp. (NYSE: SAH), SXC Health Solutions (NASDAQ: SXCI), and VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS).  Of the deals that priced today, the total came to more than $1.4 billion.  We have also seen a new filing out of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) for selling family members not tied to the business.  Full details and some added color on each deal are provided below.
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Early Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPHD, SCHW, DSX, GYMB, WIN, AMED, EGLE, NMM, SOL, PAY)

Money_stack_picThese are some of the top early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Thursday morning:

  • Cepheid (CPHD) Started as Buy at Needham.
  • Charles Schwab (SCHW) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
  • Diana Shipping (DSX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Gymboree (GYMB) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Windstream (WIN) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • AMEDISYS (AMED) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • ReneSola Ltd. (SOL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Verifone (PAY) Cut to Underweight from overweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
November 20, 2008