Posts for Ticker ‘PCU’

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APD, CHTT, CTXS, FCX, PLAB, QCOM, SAP, PCU, STM, HOT)

These are the top ten pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning with about two and a half hours until the market opens:

  • Air Products (APD) Raised to Buy at KeyBanc.
  • Chattem (CHTT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
  • Citrix Systems (CTXS) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
  • Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
  • Photronics (PLAB) Raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Qualcomm (QCOM) Started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
  • SAP (SAP) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Southern Copper (PCU) Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
  • STMicro (STM) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill.
  • Starwood Hotels (HOT) Cut to Underperform at Baird.

JON C. OGG
JULY 8, 2009

Posted on: July 8, 2009 – 6:16 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (MDRX, AAUK, EBAY, HNZ, SOLR, ITG, NVO, SI, SCR, PCU, STP, VISN)

Burning_money_pic_3These are most of the general analyst calls we have seen with downgrades or negative implications this Wednesday morning in the early pre-market trading hours:

  • Allscripts-Misys (NASDAQ: MDRX) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Anglo American (NASDAQ: AAUK) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Started as Sell at Collins Stewart.
  • HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
  • GT Solar (NASDAQ: SOLR) Started as Buy at Kaufman Brothers.
  • Investment Tech (NYSE: ITG) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Novo-Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
  • Siemens (NYSE: SI) Cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
  • Simcere Pharmaceutical Group. (NYSE: SCR) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) Cut to Sell at UBS.
  • Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Cut to Underperform at FBR.
  • VisionChina Media (NASDAQ: VISN) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.

There were also many financial downgrades and some downgrades specific to the oil patch this morning as well.  As you can see by the few upgrades noted earlier, the pace of downgrades is still greatly exceeding upgrades.

Jon C. Ogg
January 14, 2009

Posted on: January 14, 2009 – 8:03 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AHII, NILE, FOSL, HNT, HSNI, IPCS, LPX, MCHP, PALM, PPCO, RJF, PCU)

Down_arrow_redThese are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we are seeing this Wednesday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:

  • Animal Health (AHII) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Blue Nile (NILE) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Fossil (FOSL) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • Health Net (HNT) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • HSN (HSNI) Started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • IPCS (IPCS) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
  • Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Cut to Neutral at Banc of America.
  • Microchip Technology (MCHP) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • Palm (PALM) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.
  • Penwest Pharmaceuticals (PPCO) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • Raymond James Financial (RJF) Cut to Underperform at Wachovia.
  • Southern Copper (PCU) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.

Jon C. Ogg
November 5, 2008

Posted on: November 5, 2008 – 7:40 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Early Bird Analyst Downgrades (ADCT, ACL, AMMD, BGH, CNB, CNW, ERTS, FCX, NAT, OSG, PCU, STM)

Down_arrow_redThese are some of the top analyst downgrades we are seeing from Wall Street firms this Thursday morning with more than two hours to the open:

  • ADC Telecommunications (ADCT) Cut to Underweight from Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Alcon (ACL) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • American Medical Systems (AMMD) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
  • Buckeye Group Holdings LP (BGH) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Colonial Bancgroup Inc. (CNB) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Con-Way,Iinc (CNW) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • Electronic Arts (ERTS) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research.
  • Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Cut to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Nordic American Tanker (NAT) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Overseas Shipholding (OSG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Souhern Copper (PCU) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
  • STMicroelectronics (STM) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research.

Jon C. Ogg
October 23, 2008

Posted on: October 23, 2008 – 6:30 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Early Bird Analyst Downgrades (BBT, CB, TRAK, FFIV, HTZ, JNPR, NYB, NYX, SVVS, PCU)

These are some of the analyst downgrades and negative calls coming from Wall Street this Wednesday morning:

  • BB&T (BBT) Cut to Underperform at FBR.
  • Chubb (CB) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • DealerTrack (TRAK) Cut To Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • F5 Networks (FFIV) Cut to Underperform at Merrill Lynch.
  • Hertz (HTZ) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Juniper Networks (JNPR) Cut to Underperform at Merrill Lynch.
  • New York Community Bancorp (NYB) Cut to Underperform at FBR.
  • NYSE Euronext (NYX) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • SAVVIS (SVVS) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
  • Southern Copper (PCU) Cut to Underperform at Merrill Lynch.

Jon C. Ogg
September 24, 2008

Posted on: September 24, 2008 – 6:21 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AG, HBC, CNH, MEOH, OMTR, PLD, RYAAY, SLM, PCU, VE)

These are the top 10 analyst calls that we are focusing on this Tuesday morning:

  • AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AG) raised to Overweight at Goldman Sachs.
  • HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) cut to Neutral at UBS
  • CNH Global NV (NYSE: CNH) cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Methanex (NASDAQ: MEOH) raised to Buy at UBS.
  • Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) cut to Outperform from Top Pick at    RBC Capital Markets.
  • Ryanair (NASDAQ: RYAAY) cut to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • SLM Corp (NYSE: SLM) raised to Overweight at Lehman Brothers.
  • Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) cut to Neutral at HSBC Securities.
  • Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) Cut To Neutral By JPMorgan.

Jon C, Ogg
May 6, 2008

Posted on: May 6, 2008 – 6:53 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ATHN, BBBY, CNQ, CCU, COCO, EL, ESI, CRM, PCU, URBN)

Below are the top analyst calls we are focusing on this Wednesday morning in pre-market trading:

  • AthenaHealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) started as Outperform at JMP Securities.
  • Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
  • Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ) raised to overweight at Lehman Brothers.
  • Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) cut to Hold at Stanford Research.
  • Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray.
  • ITT Educational (NYSE: ESI) cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
  • Salesforce.com     (NYSE: CRM) cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.
  • Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) started as Sell at Citigroup.
  • Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

Jon C. Ogg
April 9, 2008

Jon Ogg produces the Special Situation Investing Newsletter.  He can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com and he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: April 9, 2008 – 6:59 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BA, OMTR, PAS, RRGB, CRM, PCU, TSM, TEVA, WLP, WX)

Below are the top 10 analyst calls we are focusing on this morning:

  • Boeing (NYSE: BA) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • PepsiAmericas (NYSE: PAS) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • Red Robin Gourmet (NASDAQ: RRGB) raised to Overweight at JP Morgan; started as Buy at Jefferies.
  • Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Started At Buy at Broadpoint.
  • Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) started as Underweight at JP Morgan.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) raised to overweight at Lehman Brothers.
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) cu to Hold at Citigroup.
  • WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) downgraded to Neutral at Banc Of America.
  • WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) raised to Buy at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
March 14, 2008

Posted on: March 14, 2008 – 7:09 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,