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Early Bird Analyst Upgrades (ATML, ELN, FDP, ICLR, SLW, SMA)

247wallst — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:19:39 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades from Wall Street which we have seen this Tuesday morning with more than two hours until the open:

Atmel (NASDAQ: ATML) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Elan (NYSE: ELN) Raised to Buy at Canaccord.
Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Icon (NASDAQ: ICLR) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Symmetry Medical (NYSE: SMA) Raised to Market Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
January 13, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ATML, ELN, FDP, ICLR, SLW, SMA

The 52-Week Low Club (LF)(SMA)(CSNT)

247wallst — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:06:55 +0000

Leapfrog (LF) Concerns about holiday toy sales. Down to $3.06 from 52-week high of $10.63.

Symmetry (SMA) Wachovia downgrades orthopedic sector. Falls to $9.67 from 52-week high of $21.99.

Crescent Banking (CSNT) Enters into new "change of control" deal with officers. Sells off to $3.01 from 52-week high of $14.90.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted in HI/LOW Tagged: CSNT, LF, SMA

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AVNX, AVNXD, BKC, LVS, LOGI, PSUN, FACE, SHOR, SMA, TLB)

247wallst — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:36:11 +0000

These are some of the top analyst calls we are seeing in pre-market trading this Friday morning:

Avanex (AVNXD) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Burger King (BKC) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Cut to Sell at B of A.
Logitech (LOGI) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Pacific Sunwear (PSUN) Cut to Neutral at Baird; Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Physicians Formula (FACE) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
ShorTel (SHOR) Cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
Symmetry Medical, Inc. (SMA) Cut to Underperform at Wachovia.
Talbots (TLB) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.

Jon C. Ogg
August 22, 2008

NYSE Delisting Candidates, Headed To The Pink Sheets?

247wallst — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:10:02 +0000

With the sudden delisting of the Journal Register, it is interesting to look at who else is on the NYSE list of companies who could get delisted. The NYSE is generally very good about this and lets the companies have time to get into compliance. Below are the lists. They are grouped based on why the NYSE has problems with them.

Issuers that are noncompliant with its quantitative and corporate governance listing standards:

Fremont General Corporation (FMT)

Fremont General Financing I (FMTPR)

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMH)

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMHPRB)

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMHPRC)

Journal Register Co. (JRC)

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. (LUM)

Medifast, Inc. (MED)

Milacron Inc. (MZ)

NIS GROUP CO., LTD. (NIS)

Scottish Re Group Limited (SCT)

Scottish Re Group Limited (SCTPRB)

Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. (SVN)

Zarlink Semiconductor, Inc. (ZL)

Companies as delayed in filing both Annual and Interim Reports:

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (BZH)
Diebold, Incorporated (DBD)
International Rectifier Corporation (IRF)
Penn Treat American Corporation. (PTA)

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (SRZ)
Symmetry Medical Inc. (SMA)
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (PAY)
W Holding Company, Inc. (WHI)
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG)

Companies as delayed in filing an Annual Report:

China Yuchai International Limited (CYD)
Fremont General Corporation. (FMT)
Fremont General Financing I (FMTPR)
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMH)
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMHPRB)
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (IMHPRC)
Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR)
Schawk, Inc. (SGK)

Some firms make it on to more than one list, and some, like JRC and FMT, have already left for the "pink sheets"

Douglas A. McIntyre