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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADP, FSLR, FIO, HLF, IACI, MA, PAYX, PRA, SD, TRN, UPL, V, WAG, WEN)

Administrator — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:19:49 +0000

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

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) Started as Buy at UBS.

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Maintained Buy but cut target to $50 at Argus.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) Started as Outperform with $50 target at Credit Suisse.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $76 at Argus.

InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) Started as Neutral at UBS.

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Started as Buy at UBS.

ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) Cut to Sell at Canaccord Genuity.

Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: UPL) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Started as Neutral at UBS.

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

Wendy’s Company (NYSE: WEN) Cut to Neutral at Janney.

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JON C. OGG

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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AZN, BLK, BRCM, CEG, ED, EBAY, ERIC, EXC, GOOG, NFLX, NOK, PSUN, SOL, SAP, SNY, TRN, UPS, VVUS, VMW)

Administrator — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:21:46 +0000

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

AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) Cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) Reiterated Buy with $46 price target at Argus.
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Reiterated Buy with $40 price target at Argus.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) downgraded to Hold at Benchmark; Raised targets at boutique firm Global Equities Research.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Maintained Underperform and cut estimates at Needham.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse (full summary).
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) Raised to Buy at Janney Capital Markets.
ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) named as the Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) Raised to Neutral at BNP Paribas.
Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) Started as Perform at Rodman & Renshaw.
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VWM) Started as Buy at Stern Agee.

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Cramer Breaking Wind Power Analysis (TRN, OTTR)

247wallst — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:21:52 +0000

On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer continued his GREEN WEEK stock picks. Tonight he wanted to cover the buy on weakness for these stocks and tonight he covered wind power stocks. He said it is impractical in many parts of the country, but he noted many parts where wind will work. Cramer did note that the wind power tax credit could expire at the end of the year, and that would hurt the sector even though this is the cheapest energy out there. Here are his picks:

Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRN) was one Cramer thought was only a rail car company, but they also have a wind operation for wind towers that was 6% of 2007 business in 2007 that may be 10% soon. At 8-times earnings and with it down 40%, he said he was wrong in his negativity last night. This stock closed up 3.5% today at $28.21, and shares rose 4.5% after his tout to $29.50; its 52-week trading range is $21.91 to $49.70.
His favorite play on wind power is Otter Tail Corp. (NASDAQ: OTTR) that is a boring utility serving in the Dakotas and Minnesota that owns a wind construction company called "DMI" with huge growth the entire worth of the company. Cramer said that Otter Tail could reward shareholders in a spin-off. Shares rose 4% after-hours on this one to $37.45. If you go back to February, you’ll now know why maybe Bill Gates owns a huge portion of the company.

Earlier this week he has gone over various alternative energy stock picks that will work under various presidential candidates. Cramer went over his picks that he thinks will win in natural gas on Tuesday and on Monday night he returned to talk about his old picks in alternative energy stocks from 2007 with his updated Buy, Hold, or Sell recommendations on those.

Jon C. Ogg
April 24, 2008