Posts for Ticker ‘WDFC’

Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CDNS, BEAT, CMVT, HSY, IM, LMNX, MAN, RHI, TWGP, WDFC)

These are not all of the early calls from analysts out there, but these are some of the calls that may impact the prices of these shares this summer Monday morning:

  • Cadence Design (CDNS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
  • CardioNet (BEAT) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.

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Posted on: August 18, 2008 – 6:20 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Early-Bird Analyst Downgrades (CMVT, CTRP, GET, DNA, HAR, JNJ, PTRY, WDFC)

These are some of the early analyst calls we are seeing early this Friday morning:

  • Comverse Technology (CMVT) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Ctrip.com (CTRP) Cut estimates and maintained Buy but target cut 1/3 to $53 by Citigroup.
  • Gaylord Entertainment (GET) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Genentech (DNA) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
  • Harman (HAR) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
  • J&J (JNJ) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
  • Pantry (PTRY) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
  • WD-40 (WDFC) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
August 15, 2008

Posted on: August 15, 2008 – 6:13 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , ,

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AFL, AW, CPB, MWV, NYX, ODFL, PDLI, PCZ, SPIL, WDFC)

There are other calls out there, but these are ten of the early morning analyst calls that we are focused on this Friday 13th:

  • Aflac (NYSE: AFL) Started as Buy at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
  • Allied Waste (NYSE: AW) Raised To Buy From Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
  • Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) Raised To Overweight from Equalweight at Lehman.
  • MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV) Raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
  • NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
  • Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
  • PDL Biopharma (NASDAQ: PDLI) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Petro-Canada (NYSE: PCZ) raised to Buy at Banc of America.
  • Siliconware Precision (NASDAQ: SPIL) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
  • WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC) Cut to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
June 13, 2008

Posted on: June 13, 2008 – 6:51 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Pre-Market Stock News (July 10, 2007)

(AA) Alcoa $0.81 EPS vs $0.81e; will likely have to sweeten Alcan bid before getting any approval from Alcan.
(BOT) CBOT holders approve the CME merger offer.
(CACS) Carrier Access lowered guidance.
(CAKE) Cheesecake Factory put revenues at $373.2 million vs $371 million consensus estimate.
(CVTX) CV Therapeutics identified possible anti-diabetic characteristics in Ranexa.
(DELL) Dell has new smaller business initiative being released today.
(ENCY) Encysive announced its CFO is resigning.
(FORM) Form Factor in strategic pact with Elpida for test cost reductions.
(GMST) Gemstar TV-Guide hired UBS to explore strategic alternatives.
(HD) Home Depot issued earnings warning, but stock called flat to marginally higher.
(LXK) Lexmark issued earnings warning.
(SHLD) Sears lowered guidance to %0.98-1.24 EPS (vs. $2.12 est.) because of home appliances and other sales being weaker; increased share buyback plan.
(THRX)  Theravance announced positive results from phase II clinical study that met primary endpoints fot staph and other skin based infections.
(UNCA) Unica lowered guidance.
(WDFC) WD-40 $0.44 EPS vs $0.47e; lowered annual EPS guidance.

Jon C. Ogg
July 10, 2007

Posted on: July 10, 2007 – 7:08 am in Pre-Market Activity, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,