These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. They include Apple, Dow Chemical and Sally Beauty.
The technology team at Stifel is very positive on the overall prospects for the sector in 2014. Here are some of their picks that could be poised to excel in what could be a…
Comcast reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. It also said it will boost its dividend and increased its stock repurchase program.
Pfizer has managed to handily beat consensus fourth-quarter earnings expectations, at least on the surface. It also offered guidance for 2014 in line with consensus estimates.
When Apple reported earnings after markets closed Monday night, investors paid more attention to the company's sales of iPhones than tablets. But the company said it sold 26 million iPads during its first fiscal…
DuPont reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday. Its board of directors also authorized a new $5 billion share repurchase program.
Charter Communications reportedly has agreed in principle to sell Time Warner Cable systems in New York City, North Carolina and New England to Comcast if its acquisition of Time Warner Cable succeeds.
If poor earnings reset Apple's shares back to where they traded in September, the market value of Exxon Mobil may well top that of the consumer electronics company. A 10% sell-off in Apple's stock…
NASDAQShort interest data from mid-January showed that short sellers moved out of big tech stocks, a sign that the market has warmed to a sector about which it has been ambivalent. Shares sold short…
courtesy of AppleUpdate: Apple earnings and an erosion of its global market share are set to push its stock down as much as 10% at the open. A drop of this magnitude would erase…
courtesy of TwitterThe valuation concern is back in social media, and perhaps fears of a market correction make the reality check even that much more important. Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) saw on Monday that…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the most anticipated earnings report of this earnings season. After all, its market cap of close to $500 million is the largest there is.…
thinkstockJanuary 27, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Monday and equities spent the day bouncing around the breakeven line. Tech stocks trailed behind, never quite rising above breakeven after the opening bell. New home…
thinkstockMicron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has already had a handy turnaround, moving from being a DRAM-dependent commodity business into DRAM and flash. It has also participated in the consolidation phase of the sector. Now…
ThinkstockSometimes it turns out that businesses are just better off without their founder, or founders, running the show. This seems to be the case for Millennial Media Inc. (NYSE: MM) after announcing that company…