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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APOL, CHTR, COST, DNDN, RAIL, GPC, GMCR, HST, INFY, NEM, NOK, PCLN, TTM, USG, WSH)

Administrator — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:15:06 +0000

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

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) Maintained Outperform but raised target to $74 from $60 at Credit Suisse.
Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) Maintained Neutral but cut target to $13 at Credit Suisse.
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) named as Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.
Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Infosys Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) Cut to Neutral at Janney.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM) Cut to Hold at TD.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Cut to Underperform at Oppenheimer.
priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $790 from $710 at Credit Suisse.
Tata Motors Ltd. (NYSE: TTM) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Willis Group Holdings, Plc (NYSE: WSH) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Analyst Calls Tagged: APOL, CHTR, COST, DNDN, GMCR, GPC, HST, INFY, NEM, NOK, PCLN, RAIL, TTM, USG, WSH

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ABB, ABG, BBVA, BGS, CSX, GILD, IMUC, INFY, ITRI, KLAC, LRCX, NEE, NSC, ORCL, WSH)

Administrator — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:28:12 +0000

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

ABB Limited (NYSE: ABB) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE: BBVA) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
B&G Foods Inc. (NYSE: BGS) reinstated as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays.
ImmunoCellular (NASDAQ: IMUC) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Infosys Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Cut to Market Perform at JMP Securities.
Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: 24/7 Wall St. Wire, Analyst Calls Tagged: ABB, ABG, BBVA, BGS, CSX, GILD, IMUC, INFY, ITRI, KLAC, LRCX, NEE, NSC, ORCL, WSH

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALL, AMZN, BX, CTL, CB, DRI, FSL, GEOI, GOOG, JDSU, LNKD, BTU, PEG, DGX, TLB, TRV, UIS, UNH, URBN, WSH)

Administrator — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:25:40 +0000

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

Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Started as Hold with $225.00 price target “due to low margins through 2012″ at Canaccord Genuity.
The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) Raised to Buy with $20.00 price target at Argus.
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) Cut to Hold from Buy at Argus.
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. (NYSE: FSL) Reinstated as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
GeoResources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOI) Started as Buy with $43 price target “on a concentrated Eagle Ford/Bakken exposure” by Canaccord Genuity.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was initiated with a ‘Buy’ rating and $725.00 price target “on robust growth and great value” by Canaccord Genuity.
JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) Started in new coverage as Buy with a $14.75 price target at Jefferies.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Buy with $85 price target as “growth trumps valuation” by Canaccord Genuity.
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU) Downgraded to Neutral from Buy with $43 price target by Goldman Sachs.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG) Downgraded to Neutral from Buy with $33 price target at Goldman Sachs.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) Started as Hold with $51 target at Auriga.
The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB) maintained Neutral with $3.00 fair value by Janney Capital Markets.
Travelers Cos. Inc. (NYSE: TRV) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) added to the US Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Maintained Neutral with $23.00 price target at Janney Capital Markets.
Willis Group Holdings, PLC (NYSE: WSH) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: ALL, AMZN, BTU, BX, CB, CTL, DGX, DRI, FSL, GEOI, GOOG, JDSU, LNKD, PEG, TLB, TRV, UIS, UNH, URBN, WSH

Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMR, CAB, CPN, ERTS, GT, GMCR, HD, LEAP, NAV, NFLX, EDU, NMR, OVTI, STP, RIG, WSH)

Administrator — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:25:29 +0000

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

AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Cabela’s, Inc. (NYSE: CAB) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) named as value stock of the day at Zacks.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) Reiterated Buy with $94 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) Reiterated Buy with $46 target at Argus.
Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) Raised to Outperform at RBC Capital.
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Cut to Underperform at Wedbush.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) maintained Buy on valuation but cut target to $12 at Canaccord Genuity.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd (NYSE: STP) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
Transocean Ltd. Co. (NYSE: RIG) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Willis Group Holdings, Plc (NYSE: WSH) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

Filed under: Analyst Calls Tagged: AMR, CAB, CPN, EDU, ERTS, GMCR, GT, HD, LEAP, NAV, NFLX, NMR, OVTI, RIG, STP, WSH

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (COG, COCO, INTC, RSH, SOHU, SE, TXN, HTM, VZ, WSH)

247wallst — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:54:30 +0000

These are the top ten analyst calls for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this Tuesday morning from Wall Street:

Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Corinthian Colleges (NASDAQ: COCO) Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Started as Buy at Kaufman Bros.
RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) Raised to Hold (from Underweight) at KeyBanc.
Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC Capital Markets.
Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) Raised to Outperform at FBR Capital Markets; Started as Hold at Kaufman Bros.
US Geothermal Inc. (AMEX: HTM) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Willis Group (NYSE: WSH) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.

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Jon C. Ogg
October 27, 2009

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: COCO, COG, HTM, INTC, RSH, SE, SOHU, TXN, VZ, WSH

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AZN, BAS, BRNC, BCS, DB, PCS, MYL, PTEN, PDC, WSH)

247wallst — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:24:48 +0000

These are the top 10 early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades we have seen in Wall Street research calls early this Thursday morning with over two hours until the market opens:

AstraZeneca (AZN) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Basic Energy Services (BAS) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Bronco Drilling (BRNC) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Barclays (BCS) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Deutsche Bank (DB) Raised to Overweight at MOrgan Stanley.
MetroPCS (PCS) remains Sell at Auriga.
Mylan Labs (MYL) Cut to Underperform at Bernstein.
Patterson-UTI (PTEN) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Pioneed Drilling (PDC) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Willis Group (WSH) Started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.

JON C. OGG

Posted in Analyst Calls Tagged: AZN, BAS, BCS, BRNC, DB, MYL, PCS, PDC, PTEN, WSH

Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ACAD, ACE, AACC, RATE, GYMB, KIM, MMC, MVL, NCR, WSH)

247wallst — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:29:31 +0000

These aren’t all of the analyst calls out there today, but these are ten of the calls impacting shares early this Tuesday morning:

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Raised to Neutral at Banc of America.
ACE Limited (ACE) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
Asset Acceptance Capital (AACC) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Bankrate (RATE) Cut to Hold from Buy at Collins Stewart.
Gymboree (GYMB) Cut to Market Perform from Outperform at FBR.
Kimco Realty (KIM) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) Raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
Marvel Entertainment (MVL) Started as Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
NCR (NCR) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
Willis Group (WSH) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
July 8, 2008