Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011. It was the first piece of a series and there are many other companies which…
These are some of this Tuesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs. Bucyrus International (NASDAQ:…
These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan. Dr. Pepper…
This week felt like the sudden snap-back for dividend hikes after a week or two of fewer news announcements from major companies. It was in big companies too, rather than just the…
It felt like the pace of dividend hikes was slowing down. Wrong. There were at least six big hikes today that came from the likes of ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), Clorox Company…
These are ten of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we saw from Wall Street research calls this morning: Adtran Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs. athenahealth, Inc.…
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is the latest of the big companies to hike their dividend payouts this morning. We have not kept an exact tally, but this is getting close to 70…
This week we have several issues to watch. Earnings season is mostly done but there are still many on deck in this week’s unusual suspects. Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN), Eli Lilly…
These are this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street morning research calls: Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMLN) Started as Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford. Annaly Mortgage (NYSE: NLY)…
These are this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls early this morning: athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) downgraded to market perform at JMP Securities, cut to neutral…
Over what we saw during the recession, 2009 was the year that dividends were cut down to effect cash conservation to get through the recession. In fact, the dividend cuts may have…
You might think that companies tend to repurchase fewer and fewer shares in their share buyback plans when shares rise and rise. When you compare the moves from the March 9 close,…
These are the early-bird analyst downgrades and cautious research calls we have seen from Wall Street this Monday morning: Brocade Communications (BRCD) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.…
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) hit a yearly high of $97.33 as options traders place bets in anticipation of positive earnings. Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) hit a yearly high of…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades and positive research calls we have seen this Tuesday morning from Wall Street: Aruba Networks (ARUN) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan. CommScope (CTV) Raised…
