Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Wednesday. American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Reiterated Hold at Stifel Nicolaus. Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) may have seen a jump in most recent short interest, but today marked the official end of the quiet period of 40 days from the IPO. This means that research…
The short interest data is out using the June 15 settlement date and we have compared this to the May 31 settlement date and prior periods for a comparison. With choppy markets in June after…
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has been a rumored buyout target for some time now that its woes began to go into overdrive. When the Chairman and Founder Richard Schulze announced that he…
You may not want to care any longer, but the implication is that you have to keep caring. You will probably have to keep caring about this for years as European ratings go down…
What happens when you have a very strong and high-profile CEO and a dead share price? If shareholders cannot do much about it, there becomes a long slow call for change. Cisco Systems Inc.…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is supposed to be most worried about the likes of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), and even the down and out Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD). …
courtesy Facebook Inc.This week marks the end of the Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) analyst quiet period for those many brokerage firms which have analysts who will finally be free to initiate coverage for their…
Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has confirmed that it is targeting an additional $3 billion worth of capital investment to support long-term and sustainable growth in India. This may not sound massive on the surface…
In a rare move, Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) has made some changes to its Conviction Buy List on competing banks. The reason this is so rare is because when analysts of banks and…
We have seen two retail figures showing a very tepid June for same-store sales. The Redbook was released for the first 4-weeks of June that was up 0.4% from May and up 2.3% from…
Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) has been one of those REITs we have loved for some time, but one where we feel the price has grown too excessive. Now the company which we call “The…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Ace Ltd. (NYSE: ACE) Started as Buy at Stern Agee. American International Group (NYSE:…
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) is a down and out turnaround. It has proven to be a turnaround which some think cannot be turned around. Others have listed it as a value stock, and some even…
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE: TEVA) are up 4.7% a $39.75 on more than 12 million shares, while Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTA) are down over 22% at $13.19 on more than 2 million…
How many people and groups have predicted “when” the bottom of the housing market since things started to go south in late 2007 and early 2008? Countless. Now Zillow is forecasting a bottom in…
Each and every morning 24/7 Wall St. reviews the top analyst upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street analysts. Some of these move stocks in a serious way while others sometimes miss the mark. After…
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD) is bucking the broad market’s sell-off today on word that it is in talks to acquire the remaining stake of Mexican beer giant Grupo Modelo. The shares were briefly halted for…
Tropical Storm Debby is either a schizophrenic storm or the weatherman just cannot get it right under any circumstances. The projected landfall area has now effectively taken up almost the entire coastal area of…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released its report for manufacturing activity in the month of June. Some regions are seeing continued slowing growth, but the Dallas Fed district went up back into…