Posts for Ticker ‘VIP’

Russian ADRs Take Off (MTL)(LUKOY)

Tickerspy’s Russian Stock and ADR Index is up close to 5% as the market goes into its close.  Among the biggest movers was LUKOIL (OTC: LUKOY), an oil and gas company that was up over 6.5% today.  Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), a mining company, was also up over 6.5%.

Russian oil and mining stocks were up today largely due to the effects of this weekend’s G-20 meetings, where world leaders agreed to continue their fiscal and monetary stimulus until global economic recovery.  This news gave investors confidence that there will be demand for industrial commodities in the coming quarters.  This has had the effect of pushing up the value of Russia’s ruble again the dollar, along with Russia MICEX index, as oil and metals mining represent a significant portion of that country’s economy.  

Garrett W. McIntyre

Posted on: November 9, 2009 – 3:25 pm in ETF, Emerging Markets, International Markets, Metals, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Analyst Downgrades (AIG, ALL, BBY, CLX, ERTS, ITT, NWS, SII, TYX, VIP)

These are this Friday morning’s top analyst downgrades and cautious research calls from Wall Street:

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Cut to Underperform at Wells Fargo.
Allstate (NYSE:ALL) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Clorox (NYSE: CLX) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT) Cut to Equalweight at Barclays.
News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) Cut to Underperform at Cowen.
Smith International (NYSE:SII) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Tyco (NYSE: TYC) Cut to Equalweight at Barclays.
VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) Cut To Hold at RBS.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: September 11, 2009 – 8:06 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Analyst Upgrades (FINL, FTI, FL, BEN, GS, KEY, NDAQ, NOK, NRG, VIP)

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen from Wall Street firms early this Thursday morning with more than two hours until the market opens:

Finish Line (FINL) Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
FMC Technologies (FTI) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Foot Locker (FL)  Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Franklin Resources (BEN) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Goldman Sachs (GS) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein.
KeyCorp (KEY) Raised to TopPick at RBC.
NASDAQ (NDAQ) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Nokia (NOK) Started as Outperform at Baird.
NRG Energy (NRG) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Vimpel Communications (VIP) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: June 4, 2009 – 6:18 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHP, COST, DRIV, GT, PX, PZN, RAI, ROK, VIP, VMC)

These are ten of the top analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street early this Thursday morning:

BHP Billiton (BHP) Started as Outperform at RBC.
Costco (COST) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Digital River (DRIV) Raised to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Goodyear Tire (GT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Praxair (PX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Pzena Investment (PZN) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Reynolds American (RAI) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) Cut to Underperform at Baird.
Vimpel Comm (VIP) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Vulcan Materials (VMC) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.

JON C. OGG

Posted on: April 30, 2009 – 6:53 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (AINV, BHI, BAC, WFR, MBT, OZM, SPWRA, STP, VIP, WMT)

Burning_money_picThese are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades or cautious calls we are seeing from Wall Street this Wednesday morning:

  • Apollo Investment (AINV) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) Cut to Underweight at from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Bank of America (BAC) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • MEMC Electronics (WFR) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) Cut to Underperform at credit Suisse.
  • Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (OZM) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
  • Sunpower (SPWRA) Started as Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
  • Suntech Power (STP) Started as Sell at Merriman Curhan Ford.
  • Vimpel Com (VIP) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Wal-Mart (WMT) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Jon C. Ogg
January 21, 2009

Posted on: January 21, 2009 – 7:40 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ABB, BCS, CPO, CYNO, FFIV, GG, HMA, HBC, MBT, NWS, TRI, VIA, VIP)

Burning_money_picThese are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we have seen early this Friday morning:

  • ABB (ABB) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Barclays (BCS) Cut to Sell at RBS.
  • Corn Products (CPO) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
  • Cynosure (CYNO) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • F5 Networks (FFIV) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Goldcorp (GG) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Health Management (HMA) Cut to underweight at Barclays.
  • HSBC (HBC) Cut to Sell at RBS.
  • Mobile TeleSystems (MBT) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • News Corp. (NWS) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Thomson Reuters (TRI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Viacom (VIA) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Vimpelcom (VIP) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Jon C. Ogg
January 16, 2009

Posted on: January 16, 2009 – 7:53 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (BKS, HNI, LEAP, LGF, SAFM, SQM, SYNA, VIP)

These are the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen so far this Friday morning:

  • Burger King (BKC) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
  • HNI Corp. (HNI) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Leap Wireless (LEAP) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
  • Lionsgate Entertainment (LGF) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Sanderson Farms (SAFM) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Sociedad Quimica (SQM) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Synaptics (SYNA) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Vimpelcom (VIP) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
December 5, 2008

Posted on: December 5, 2008 – 7:38 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Russian ADR’s, ETF’s, Funds Hit On Military Actions (TRF, CEE, RSX, MBT, MTL, ROS, VIP, WBD)

Russian shares in ETF’s, closed-end funds, and ADR’s are taking a little beating this morning after Russian forces have rolled in with tanks, troops, and air raids into Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region.  Deciding who is responsible is up to you, particularly as Russia and its former Soviet Union states are known for information not coming out at all or not coming out in a timely and accurate manner.  Here is a list of the reactions we are seeing in these stocks, funds, and ETF’s.

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Posted on: August 8, 2008 – 10:56 am in ADR, Politics, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (APD, PX, AMX, GOL, MA, MMM, UTX, MEDX, NEM, UBS, VIP, WWY)

These are not at all the only analyst calls being covered or making an impact in stocks this morning, but these are the ones 247WallSt.com is focusing on initially this morning:

  • Air Products (APD) & Praxair (PX) were both downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Amecia Movil SA (AMX) started as Overweight at HSBC.
  • Gol Intelligent Airlines (GOL) downgraded from Neutral at Sell at UBS.
  • MasterCard (MA) raised to Outperform at Keefe Bruyette Woods.
  • 3M (MMM) & United Technology (UTX) both started as Neutral at Banc of America.
  • Medarex (MEDX) downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
  • Newmont Mining (NEM) downgraded from neutral to Underweight at HSBC.
  • UBS (UBS) raised to Outperform at Bear Stearns.
  • Vimpel Communications (VIP) downgraded from Peer Perform to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
  • Wrigley (WWY) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Lehman Brothers.

See full notes on Starbucks downgrade at Goldman Sachs.

Jon C. Ogg
December 11, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at jonogg@247wallst.com; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

Posted on: December 11, 2007 – 7:43 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Additional Pre-Market Stock News (November 29, 2007) (ENB, EEP, FRED, HNZ, LULU, MHS, MW, VSE, USBE, ULBI, VIP, SIGM)

Below is some of the other top summaries of news we haven’t covered this morning:

Enbridge Inc. (ENB) and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP) had a pipeline blow late yesterday that has oil up as much as $4 today; two workers were killed; the explosion and fire on an Enbridge Energy Partners’ crude oil pipeline approximately three miles southeast of Enbridge’s Clearbrook, Minnesota terminal is apparently one of the Canadian pipelines that comes down to the U.S. and it is a supply risk.
Fred’s (FRED) $0.12 EPS after $0.02 "timing event" versus $0.14 estimate; hired Merrill Lynch to help it review strategic alternatives after receiving interest from multiple parties.
HJHeinz (HNZ) $0.71 EPS vs $0.69 est.; put guidance at higher end of range for next quarter.
Lululemon (LULU) trading up 10% after beating earnings and raising guidance.
Medco Health (MHS) announced a 2 for 1 stock split.
Men’s Wearhouse (MW) trading down 12% after disappointing earnings.
Sigma Designs (SIGM) traded up 14% after posting $0.79 EPS vs $0.54 estimates.
Ultralife Batteries (ULBI) receive a $2.6 million order from the U.S. Defense Department.
VeraSun Energy (VSE) and US BioEnergy (USBE) are going to merge operations into a single company; USBE shares up 8%.
Vimpel-Comm (VIP) trading up 5% after beating earnings expectations.
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG) traded up 10% after-hours after announcing that on November 21, it received an executed Contract between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This one had been battered after that FBI raid killed the stock in recent weeks.

Jon C. Ogg
November 29, 2007

Posted on: November 29, 2007 – 8:38 am in Pre-Market Activity, , , , , , , , , , , ,