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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHI, BEAM, BA, CSCO, ECL, FXCM, GPS, GE, HPQ, IBM, IBKR, ITT, KMP, PAA, TAL, TER)

Administrator — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:31:47 +0000

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

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM) Started as Hold at Argus.
Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Started as Buy at IS Group.
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) Started as Buy at ISI Group.
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) Started as Outperform at Macquarie.
Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ: IBKR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) Started as Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
TAL International Group, Inc. (NYSE: TAL) named Value stock of the day at Zacks.
Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) lowered target to $12 as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: BA, BEAM, BHI, CSCO, ECL, FXCM, GE, GPS, HPQ, IBKR, IBM, ITT, KMP, PAA, TAL, TER

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BP, BRCD, CSCO, DE, EMC, WIRE, INTC, JNPR, LRCX, NTAP, PAL, OMX, PETD, SPLS, STP, TER, UTI, VMED)

Administrator — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:31:55 +0000

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

BP plc (NYSE: BP) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Started as Buy with $8 target at Janney.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Started as Neutral with $18 target at Janney.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) STarted as Buy with $34 target at Janney.
Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ: WIRE) maintained Strong Buy as Value at Zacks.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) Started as Buy with $48 target at Janney.
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
NeAtpp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Started as Neutral at Janney.
North American Palladium Ltd. (AMEX: PAL) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Petroleum Development Corporation (NASDAQ: PETD) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) Cut to Neutral at Collins Stewart.
Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
Universal Tech Institute (NYSE: UTI) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Virgin Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls, Technology Companies Tagged: BP, BRCD, CSCO, DE, EMC, INTC, JNPR, LRCX, NTAP, OMX, PAL, PETD, SPLS, STP, TER, UTI, VMED, WIRE

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APSG, MT, ARBA, ARMH, ATW, CEDC, CIEN, CRUS, FNGN, GMCR, MEE, PSA, SNDK, SOLF, TER)

Administrator — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:19:39 +0000

These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: APSG) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Ariba Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) Raised to Buy at Roth Capital.
ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQL: ARMH) Started as Sell at Societe Generale.
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Financial Engines, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNGN) Started as Buy at Needham.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) Raised to Buy at UBS.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: SOLF) Raised to Buy at Auriga.
Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) Raised to Buy at Citi.

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JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: APSG, ARBA, ARMH, ATW, CEDC, CIEN, CRUS, FNGN, GMCR, MEE, MT, PSA, SNDK, SOLF, TER

Today’s Analyst Calls (9/14) (SANM, SKH, TER, VSEA, VRGY)

247wallst — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:15:40 +0000

Here are top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations made today:

Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
ExxonMobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) Cut to Sector Perform and $70 target at RBC (third cut in two days).
Gordmans Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMAN) Started as Outperform at Baird; Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus; Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut target to $90 at TD.
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (NASDAQ: SANM) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Verigy, Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.

Eds Update

Filed under: General Tagged: SANM, SKH, TER, VRGY, VSEA

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CEDC, XOM, GMAN, KLIC, RIMM, SANM, SKH, TER, VSEA, NRGY)

Administrator — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:17:15 +0000

These are some of the top research calls for analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday:

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: CEDC, GMAN, KLIC, NRGY, RIMM, SANM, SKH, TER, VSEA, XOM

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AFL, CPB, ECL, ISIS, MGM, NE, NSC, PERY, TER, WDC)

247wallst — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:53:18 +0000

These are the ten top Wall Street analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have this Wednesday morning:

Aflac (AFL) Cut to Hold from Buy at Citigroup.
Campbell Soup (CPB) Raised to Sector Perform at RBC.
Ecolab (ECL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS) Started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
MGM Mirage (MGM) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Noble Corporation (NE) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Norfolk Southern (NSC) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Perry Ellis (PERY) Cut to Neutral at SunTrust.
Teradyne (TER) Started as Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Western Digital (WDC) Cut to Neutral at Baird.

Jon C. Ogg
July 27, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AFL, CPB, ECL, ISIS, MGM, NE, NSC, PERY, TER, WDC

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ARAY, AZN, SAM, BSX, CNX, MLM, TER, TWX)

247wallst — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:55:09 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen on Wall Street this Friday morning:

Accuray (ARAY) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
AstraZeneca (AZN) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Boston Beer (SAM) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Boston Scientific (BSX) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
CONSOL Energy (CNX) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Martin Marietta (MLM) Raised to Neutral at UBS.
Teradyne (TER) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Time Warner (TWX) Started as Buy at Collins Stewart.

Jon C. Ogg
January 30, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ARAY, AZN, BSX, CNX, MLM, SAM, TER, TWX

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AINV, BHI, CNI, RDEN, KSU, PALM, RL, RRGB, SII, TER)

247wallst — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:51:57 +0000

These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades on Wall Street this Tuesday morning:

Apollo Investment (AINV) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Baker Hughes (BHI) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Canadian National Railway (CNI) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (RDEN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
Kansas City Southern (KSU) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Palm (PALM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Red Robin Gourmet (RRGB) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Smith International (SII) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Teradyne (TER) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.

Jon C. Ogg
January 20, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AINV, BHI, CNI, KSU, PALM, RDEN, RL, RRGB, SII, TER

Analyst Downgrade Onslaught Continues (ASML, CMG, FORM, GFIG, ICE, KLAC, MSSR, MPEL, MRG, PEET, PRXI, PHM, RGLD, JAVA, TCK, TER, UDR, VNO)

247wallst — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:29:54 +0000

This morning was a shocker on just how many analyst downgrades and very negative calls were out from Wall Street analysts. The sad part is this is only part of the onslaught that we are still seeing.

ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
FormFactor (NASDAQ: FORM) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
GFI Group (NASDAQ: GFIG) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
McCormick & Schmick’s (NASDAQ: MSSR) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Melco Crown (NASDAQ: MPEL) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Morton’s Restaurant Group (NYSE: MRG) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Peet’s Coffee & Tea (NASDAQ: PEET) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.
Premier Exhibitions (NASDAQ: PRXI) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Royal Gold (NASDAQ: RGLD) Cut to Sector Underperform at CIBC.
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Goldman Sachs (added details).
Teck (NYSE: TCK) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Teradyne (NYSE: TER) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
UDR Inc. (NYSE: UDR) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Vornado (NYSE: VNO) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
January 8, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: ASML, CMG, FORM, GFIG, ICE, JAVA, KLAC, MPEL, MRG, MSSR, PEET, PHM, PRXI, RGLD, TCK, TER, UDR, VNO

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BSX, CCMP, DAL, ESV, HBI, JNPR, NE, RVBD, TER, VIA)

247wallst — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:40 +0000

These are some of the top analyst Upgrades and positive calls we are seeing early this Friday morning:

Boston Scientific (BSX) Started as Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
Cabot Micro (CCMP) Raised to Outperform at JPMorgan.
Delta Airlines (DAL) Raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.
Ensco (ESV) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Hanesbrands (HBI) started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Juniper Networks (JNPR) Raised to Outperform at FBR; Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Noble (NE) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Riverbed Tech (RVBD) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Teradyne (TER) Raised to Overweight at Lehman.
Viacom (VIA) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
July 25, 2008