These are not all of the downgrades, butthese are some of the standout calls early this Tuesday morning: Acme Packet (APKT) Cut to Sell at Piper Jaffray. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Cut…
There were more downgrades in financial stocks, but these were the larger names that saw estimates or ratings cut by analysts this morning: Bank of America (BAC) Cut to Underperform at KBW.…
These are not anywhere near all of the research upgrades & downgrades we are seeing, but here are ten of the impacting calls we have seen so far in early trading today:…
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CINF) issued its preliminary 2008 guidance after yesterday’s close. Based upon its insurance target market, you probably already know it is one of the stocks that has been…
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Friday morning: Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse. Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Raised To Neutral at…
Regions Financial (RF) Another beating for bank stocks. Down to $10.75 from 52-week high of $34.60. SunTrust Banks (STI) More regional bank pain. Drops to $$35.95 from 52-week high of $90.90. Tesoro…
Wachovia (WB) Sitll concerns about faltering balance sheet. Down to $18.22. Gatehouse Media (GHS) Another newspaper industry victim. Down to $2.98. Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Announces it will raise money. Down to$12.97.…
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) is seeing a floodgate opened with sellers thrashing shares. The culprit for this is a downgrade out of BMO Capital, where the brokerage firm downgraded the stock…
Douglas A. McIntyre Carpenter Technology (CRS) Company only manages to hit low end of guidance. Drops to $48.10 from 52-week high of $79.66. Blockbuster (BBI) Bid for Circuit City (CC) sends investors running for the…
National City Inc. (NYSE: NCC), has fallen on reports that the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS), the second largest Canadian lender by assets, has offered an minority investment in the troubled…
There have been major reports for days and weeks that have revolved around many financial services, banks, lenders, and the like merging. The truth is that the carnage in the financial sector…
ROBERT W.BAIRD has initiated mostly cautious coverage on Banks and Financials this morning. Most are Neutral rated, although there are a few Outperform ratings in the coverage group. Here are the initiations.…
Truckers led the drop after a fake $100 oil print and after a YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) acquisition write-down, pulling down Arkansas Best (NASDAQ: ABFS) and others. With no surprise, airlines followed…
Some of these stocks hit 52-week lows and recovered off of lows so they won’t have a low close. But these did all touch or breach the 52-week lows. At the end…
Below is a summary of many of the top headlines and news bits from individual stocks affecting share prices in pre-market trading this Wednesday: Actuant (ATU) $0.52 EPS vs $0.48 estimate. ADC…
