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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALL, T, BBY, CELG, CLF, EQY, HIG, JCP, JNPR, KIM, PGR, SD, SYNA, UA, VPRT, ZOLL)

Administrator — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:27:24 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms this Friday morning.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform at William Blair.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Reinstated as Neutral with $30 price target at Credit Suisse.
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Started as Outperform with $32 target at Credit Suisse.
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) Cut to Hold on Valuation at Argus.
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Equity One Inc. (NYSE: EQY) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE: HIG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray; Maintained as Buy but raised price target to $49 at Argus.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) Cut to Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.
Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) Started as Underperform at William Blair.
Sandridge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Raised to Buy at Needham; Cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) Reiterated as Buy with $102 price target at Canaccord Genuity.
Vistaprint NV (NASDAQ: VPRT) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) maintained Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Analyst Calls Tagged: ALL, BBY, CELG, CLF, EQY, HIG, JCP, JNPR, KIM, PGR, SD, SYNA, T, UA, VPRT, ZOLL

24/7 Closing Bell (BP, DRYS, STX, PETM, BHP, F, MCD, GE, CMG, FSL, APKT, CALX, GMCR, PCYO, SYNA, RCON)

Paul Ausick — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:27:58 +0000

A raft of good earnings reports pushed the markets higher at opening this morning, sending the Dow Industrials up about 200 points at mid-day. For some reason traders are hopeful that this weekend’s meeting between the leaders of France and Germany will lead to a resolution of the banking crisis in Europe. Equities also got a boost from a Federal Reserve governor who said that the Fed should try to push mortgage rates even lower with large-scale purchases of mortgage-backed securities. President Obama announced that nearly all US troops would be out of Iraq by the end of this year, giving the markets another late afternoon boost.The unofficial closing bells put the DJIA up more than 267 points to 11,808.87 (2.31%), the NASDAQ rose nearly 39 points (1.49%) to 2,637.46, and the S&P 500 rose 1.88% or nearly 23 points to 1,238.23.There were several analyst upgrades and downgrades today, including a ‘neutral’ start for BP plc (NYSE: BP) at Nomura. DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) was started as ‘equal-weight’ at Barclays, and disk drive maker Seagate Technology LLC (NYSE: STX) was raised to ‘outperform’ at Baird and to ‘buy’ at ThinkEquity. Wells Fargo cut PetSmart Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) to ‘market perform’. Mining giant BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) was cut to ‘hold’ at SocGen and to ‘neutral’ at HSBC. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) received a debt upgrade to ‘BB+’ from S&P, which could mean that a dividend is on its way from the automaker.

Here are today’s big post-earnings news reactions with prices during the last half-hour of trading: McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) is up almost 3.5% at $92.09, after hitting new 52-week high of $92.12 earlier in the day; General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is down about -2.2%, at $16.26; Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is up 7.25%, at $331.00; Freescale Semiconductor Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: FSL) is down about -2% at $11.89; Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) fell more than -20% and is trading at $30.37; and Calix Inc. (NYSE: CALX) is down nearly -19% at $6.82, after posting a new 52-week low earlier today of $6.39.

Several other standouts from today include …

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) began the day up about 5% following some harsh words from David Einhorn. The stock is finishing the day up about 1.5%, at $69.01, after dropping nearly -30% since the beginning of the week.

Pure Cycle Corp. (NASDAQ: PCYO) is up more than 27%, to $2.37, after several down trading sessions.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) is up more than 19%, to $32.18, after posting a new 52-week high earlier today. The company has nearly completed its transition to a maker of chips for touchscreens, a much higher margin business than its touchpad chips.

Recon Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) is down more than -5%, at $0.97, after getting a letter from Nasdaq for failing to file an annual report.

Stay tuned for Monday. We have the National Activity Index from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank at 8:30 a.m. and a speech from Dallas Fed chief Richard Fisher at 9:00 a.m. The US Treasury has also scheduled three short-term T-bill auctions for late morning.

Paul Ausick

Filed under: General, Shareholder Issues Tagged: APKT, BHP, BP, CALX, CMG, DRYS, F, FSL, GE, GMCR, MCD, PCYO, PETM, RCON, STX, SYNA

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHP, BP, CIM, DRYS, FITB, GFA, HBAN, JCOM, JBHT, ERIC, MS, PLL, PETM, STX, STM, SYNA)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:19:00 +0000

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Cut to Hold at Societe Generale; Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
BP plc (NYSE: BP)Started as Neutral at Nomura.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Cut to Underperform at Stern Agee.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Started as Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Reiterated Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Gafisa S.A. (NYSE: GFA) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
Huntington Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
j2 Global Communications (NASDAQ: JCOM) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Reiterated Buy with $19 target at Argus.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) Raised to Outperform at Baird; Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee; Raised to Hold at Needham.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BHP, BP, CIM, DRYS, ERIC, FITB, GFA, HBAN, JBHT, JCOM, MS, PETM, PLL, STM, STX, SYNA

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKAM, DHR, FLEX, FTO, GE, GOOG, HES, RNWK, RVBD, ROC, SVU, SYNA, UNH, VLO, WYNN)

Administrator — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:23:18 +0000

These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms.

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Neutral at Collins Stewart.
Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $10 at Credit Suisse.
Frontier Oil Corp. (NYSE: FTO) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Reiterated Neutral and $21 target BofA/ML; Positive comments from Goldman Sachs.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Raised target to $800 at Jefferies; Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $750 at Credit Suisse; Reiterated Buy and raised target to $750 at BofA/ML.
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
RealNetworks Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Rockwell Collins. Inc. (NYSE: ROC) Raised to Outperform and $85 target at Credit Suisse.
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) listed as Bear of the Day and maintained Underperform at Zacks Equity Research.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Cut to Underperform at Needham.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $50 at Credit Suisse.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Outperform and listed as Bull of the Day at Zacks Equity Research.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AKAM, DHR, FLEX, FTO, GE, GOOG, HES, RNWK, ROC, RVBD, SVU, SYNA, UNH, VLO, WYNN

Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACTI, AIB, CIEN, COCO, GERN, ININ, KG, MEDQ, SYNA, TQNT, TXIC)

Administrator — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:00:10 +0000

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Some of the most active stocks or largest moves seen in shares of ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI), Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN), Interactive Intelligence (NASDAQ: ININ), King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: KG), MedQuist, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDQ), Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT), and Tongxin International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TXIC).

ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI) is soaring this morning after receiving a $162 million buyout offer from Assa Abloy. Shares are up about 42.4% at $3.22 on more than 1 million shares.

Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) is becoming an all-too-regular character in this cast, but a movers report just about always has large moves each morning now… usually to the downside. Shares are down 4.75% at $1.20 on over 20,000 shares.

CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) is trading lower after it reaffirmed guidance because it is offering $175 million in notes. Shares are down almost 3% at $15.13 on more than 100,000 shares.

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) is lower after its President/COO resigned and no replacement was named. Industry pressure got too much perhaps. Shares are down 5% at $6.00 on more than 50,000 shares.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) is seeing continued interest after yesterday’s news of an enrollment in a stem cells study. Shares are up 4.7% at $5.94 on almost 50,000 shares.

Interactive Intelligence (NASDAQ: ININ) was halted but the company changed its guidance: expects to report revenues of $41 to $42 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 to $0.39 and it expects 20% annual revenue growth. Thomson Reuters has estimates of $0.23 EPS and $37.88 million.

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: KG) is soaring after Pfizer announced a $3.6 billion acquisition of the company for a price of $14.25 per share. Shares are up 39% at $14.14 on more than 38 million shares.

MedQuist, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDQ) is trading lower after a record date for its special dividend. Shares are down 13% at $10.00 on low volume.

Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) is lower after its CEO left the company and on lower guidance. Shares are trading lower by 6.5% at $24.14 on over 50,000 shares.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT) is trading up after offering guidance this morning, a day after a downgrade on valuation concerns. Shares are trading up 3.4% at $9.40 on more than 200,000 shares.

Tongxin International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TXIC) is trading lower after NASDAQ rejected the company’s plan and its request for continued listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Shares are down almost 15% at $3.15 on about 15,000 shares.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Pre-Market Activity, Trading Alert Tagged: ACTI, AIB, CIEN, COCO, GERN, ININ, KG, MEDQ, SYNA, TQNT, TXIC

Market Recovery: The Return of M&A in Tech and Telecom (ADCT, TEL, HPQ, ORCL, CIEN, Q, CTL, BRCD, CBB, CVLT, DELL, JDSU, LEAP, PCS, WFR, NOVL, PGI, RSH, TLAB, TDC, OVTI, SYNA)

Administrator — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:10:13 +0000

The latest and M&A deal in the world of technology and communications came to ADC Telecommunications Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) this week, where Tyco Electronics, Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) is paying $12.75 per share in cash for a net price of roughly $1.25 billion. After you have seen small and mid-sized deals come from Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) for 3Com and Palm, Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) for Sun and for Phase Forward, deals from Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) for Nortel’s metro ethernet operations, and even the proposed Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) merger with CenturyTel Inc. (NYSE: CTL), you have to wonder if more and more mergers are coming down the pipe now that the market has stabilized. We wanted to consider some of the routine go-to stocks that keep coming up through time as technology, communications, and telecom merger candidates.

Some names under consideration that have either been rumored to be in deals or which could potentially be in future M&A deals are Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB), CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU), Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP), MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS), MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR), Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL), Premiere Global Services, Inc. (NYSE: PGI), RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH), Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB), Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), and Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA).

For starters, most of the companies listed as targets here are possible bolt-on mergers rather than super-mergers. Closing a mega-deal by the end of the year that has not been announced is going to be tough, and that likely means that the capital gains and the effects of the old Bush tax rates on capital gains will be either gone or muted in 2011. Businesses today are willing to spend cash for companies that can be easily integrated or that open up new and untapped markets for them. As far as a giant taking on another giant and then having to make divestitures and many layoffs, those deals are far less attractive for companies right now. Then there is the notion of a tougher regulatory approval environment for large mergers that has to be considered.

The list of companies we have provided falls into at least two of three distinct categories. The first category is that the company has been either a target or acquirer and a deal fell through. The second category is that the company has either been rumored to be in a merger or it is a company that is one we have viewed as a shoe-in target for the right acquirer. Lastly, there is the bolt-on deal or at a minimum a tool-box deal to make these easy for a buyer to gobble up.

We have compiled a list of predators and prey here for your review in the technology, telecom, and communications sectors. This list is displayed alphabetically to avoid any ranking issues or any more pointed issues over size and the real chances of a deal coming into play.

One name which used to come up routinely is Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD). This was one of our picks for stocks which could still double, and the buyout thesis for a low-cost provider in networking and storage was a part of why we thought the stock could double. The short-term moves are not working in favor of holders, so it would seem no deal is imminent even if shares are at $5.15.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) is one of the last of the “anything remotely tied to the Bells” stocks, although it has always been its own boss. It is the main telecom player for Cincinnati and its nearby areas located in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, making this a potential bolt-on acquisition for a larger telecom player. It has almost the same exact operational area as its license back to the end of the 1800′s with a 25 mile radius around Cincinnati. The small $615 million market cap would make this a line-item for a buyer, but it is worth noting that both AT&T and Verizon are going to have a harder and harder time under regulatory review in making acquisitions. With shares at $3.06, the 52-week trading range is $2.50 to $3.74.

CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT) is on sale due to its disappointing guidance this week. The 21% drop to $18.50 would not likely make any lower-premium buyout more likely to be approved as the 52-week range is $15.60 to $24.51. That recent high is an all-time high though and a Goldman Sachs strategist had this as a potential buyout candidate earlier this year. Its Simpana platform aims to help enterprises manage data growth while cutting costs and adding security via cloud integration, deduplication, recovery, efficiency, virtualization, remote and branch office integration, and more. Valuations are an issue, although the 21% drop leaves a market cap at just about $800 million.

Filed under: Analyst Calls, Cult Stock, Editor's Picks, Industry, Internet, Mergers and Buy Outs, Private Equity, Rumors, Semiconductor, Semiconductors, Software, Technology, Technology Companies, Telecom, Wireless Tagged: ADCT, BRCD, CBB, CIEN, CTL, CVLT, DELL, HPQ, JDSU, LEAP, NOVL, ORCL, OVTI, PCS, PGI, Q, RSH, SYNA, TDC, TEL, TLAB, WFR

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CNI, CELG, FSLR, JCP, MGM, POT, QCOM, SYNA, TXN, WSM)

Administrator — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:09:05 +0000

These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) Cut to Sector Peform at CIBC.
Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) maintained sell but raised estimates on orders at Soleil.
J.C. Penney Company (NYSE: JCP) Raised to Conviction Buy List and target raised to $37 at Goldman Sachs.
MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) Cut to Sell at Soleil.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Target to $150 (Canadian) at Scotia.
QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Started as Underperform at BNP Paribas.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Cut to Sell at Lazard.
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) Started as Outperform at BNP Paribas.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: CELG, CNI, FSLR, JCP, MGM, POT, QCOM, SYNA, TXN, WSM

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBY, CPSI, DTV, HAL, PALM, RIMM, SLB, SPLS, SYNA, WFT)

Administrator — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:31:30 +0000

These are ten of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls:

Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Computer Programs & Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSI) Raised to Hold at Auriga.
DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Palm Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Cut to Sell at Kaufman Bros.; Cut to Underperform at Morgan Joseph. Canaccord Adams cut the target to ZERO.
Research-in-Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) Started as Buy at Wunderlich.
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) Started as Buy at BB&T.
Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BBY, CPSI, DTV, HAL, PALM, RIMM, SLB, SPLS, SYNA, WFT

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AOL, AAPL, BLK, CAL, COCO, CREE, BEN, MWW, PNRA, SYNA, LCC, VZ, V, WU)

247wallst — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:46:17 +0000

These are this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:

AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) Raised to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Raised to Market Perform at First Global.
Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Maintained Buy but removed from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Continental Airline (NYSE: CAL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) Cut to Neutral at at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Cree Inc. (NASSDAQ: CREE) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) Cut to Neutral at SunTrust.
Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
US Airways (NYSE: LCC) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

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JON C. OGG
FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AAPL, AOL, BEN, BLK, CAL, COCO, CREE, LCC, MWW, PNRA, SYNA, V, VZ, WU

Top Day Trader Alerts (AMZN, BRCM, FRE, MSFT, SPWRA, SYNA)

247wallst — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:05:31 +0000

These are this Friday morning’s top day trader and active trader alert stocks. We have more detailed data on price, volume, and historical data with links through to each story at VSInvestor.com:

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) blew through earnings estimates and is actually challenging all-time highs not seen since the 1998 to 2000 tech bubble.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is being left out of the rally as guidance was disappointing.

Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) is actually up marginally this morning despite an SEC Filing this morning showing that its mortgage delinquencies continued to rise in September.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is up almost 10% and hitting 52-week highs.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) is feeling the downside of the solar trade and down almost 10%.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) is up sharply and creating a serious short squeeze.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 22, 2009

Posted in Pre-Market Activity, Technology Companies, Trading Alert Tagged: AMZN, BRCM, FRE, MSFT, SPWRA, SYNA