These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. They include Amazon, Control4, Ocwen Financial, Sprint and Veeco Instruments.
ThinkstockIt is one thing to be a sector caught up in an overall market sell-off. It is quite another when the fundamentals are reasonably good and the sector has been sold off…
Jon OggWe are in the thick of earnings season, a deal was made in D.C. and stocks are challenging new all-time highs almost daily. So how do investors know which stocks to…
ThinkstockLast night’s agreement on a fiscal cliff deal is lifting the commodities markets this morning, especially for crude oil. Traders are reacting to the now-lessened chance of a global recession led by…
Services and drilling company Hercules Offshore Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) recently received some positive comments from two analysts, including an upgrade to Outperform today from Stephens. The company, mostly a shallow-water driller, also…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after taking a day off to celebrate Thanksgiving. Reasonably good news out of Europe this morning on several fronts. First, PMI numbers were above expectations…
U.S. equity markets opened flat this morning following not much in the way of data from either Asia or Europe. In Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the European Central Bank to…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) cut to Market Perform at BMO.…
There are easier ways to make a living than drilling for oil and gas in hundreds or thousands of feet of water, but the rewards can more than repay the risk. We’ve…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform with $24 target…
Offshore drilling services firm Seadrill Ltd (NYSE: SDRL) is spinning off its offshore rig business to a new company to be called Seadrill Partners LLC. If a filing with the SEC, Seadrill…
Jon OggThese are the top analyst calls of upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday morning. Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) raised to Outperform at…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat to higher this morning but picked up some buying steam after the first hour or so of trading. In Europe the president of Germany’s…
Strong reports from the Chicago purchasing managers index and pending home sales juiced the equity markets this morning, and the gains held up throughout the day. Part of the bounce is due…
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) must think that its dispute with BP plc (NYSE: BP) over responsibility for the explosion of its Deepwater Horizon platform in April 2010 is either going to take…
