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Morgan Stanley (MS) lower on analyst’s comments
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) stock is falling that daylight after an analyst at Punk, Ziegel & Co. reiterated the stock at “Sell” but lowered his price target for the stock to $43 from $49. He plus lowered his first-quarter EPS estimate for MS to 75 cents from $1.70, and lowered his 2008 EPS es…
Analyst initiations: NVS, WSII, AMCN and PAET
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Novartis, Waste Systems, AirMedia Group, and PAETEC Holding were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) was initated with a Neutral at Cowen, which cited the company’s upcoming patent expirations.
Gabelli initiated Waste Systems (NASDAQ: WSII) with a Buy, as …
Analyst downgrades: NVS, AIG, DEO and BEAS
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Novartis, AIG, Diageo, and BEA Systems were today’s noteworthy downgrades:
HSBC downgraded Novartis (NYSE: NVS) to Underweight from Neutral, as they believe the company’s mid-single digit pharma sales growth is not sustainable.
AIG (NYSE: AIG) was downgraded to Market Perform…
Analyst upgrades: PFE, DELL DGX and SCGLY
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Pfizer, Dell, Quest Diagnostics, and Societe Generale were today’s noteworthy upgrades:
Lehman upgraded Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to Equal Weight from Underweight on valuation.
Friedman Billings raised Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to Outperform from Market Perform, citing expectations for…
Analyst initiations: PSEM, STJ and CHINA
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Pericom, St. Jude Medical and CDC Corp were today’s noteworthy initiations:
B. Riley believes Pericom (NASDAQ: PSEM) is in the early stages of a product cycle-driven growth and feels shares are significantly undervalued at current levels. The firm started shares with a Buy r…
Analyst upgrades: Restaurant sector, BBI and PLXS
MOST NOTEWORTHY: The Restaurant Sector, Blockbuster and Plexus were today’s noteworthy upgrades:
Bear Stearns upgraded the Restaurant Sector to Market Weight from Underweight citing better investor sentiment following Fed rate cuts and the profitable stimulus plan; upgraded shares include Br…
Analyst initiations: Suntech capability, Premier Exhibitions, homebuilder sector
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Suntech potential, Premier Exhibitions and the Homebuilders Sector were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Citigroup named Suntech potential Holding (NYSE: STP) their top pick for China solar due to its main scale and technology roadmap for higher cell efficiency, initiating sh…
Analyst downgrades: Golar LNG, Yingli Green Energy, Bill Barrett Corp.
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Golar LNG, Yingli Green Energy and Bill Barrett were today’s noteworthy downgrades:
Jefferies downgraded shares of Golar LNG (NASDAQ: GLNG) to Hold from Buy on valuation, as they see limited upside by the next 12 months.
Banc of America downgraded shares of Yingli Green En…
Analyst initiations: NBF, SABA and DAR
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Nova BioScience, Saba Software and Darling were today’s noteworthy initiations:
Jefferies initiated Nova BioSource Fuels (NYSE: NBF) with a Buy rating and $3.75 target, and finds the risk/reward appealing for biofuels investors as the company has more than 100M gallons of bi…
Analyst downgrades: WWE, NVO and NSRGY
MOST NOTEWORTHY: World Wrestling, Novo Nordisk and Nestle were today’s noteworthy downgrades:
B. Riley downgraded shares of World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) to Neutral from Buy on valuation with the stock only 1% below their target price. However, B. Riley admits shares may move hig…
Analyst upgrades: MA, RAD, CPB, TER, OVTI and DMAN
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Teradyne, Omnivision and DemandTec were today’s noteworthy upgrades:
Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Teradyne Inc (NYSE: TER) to Outperform from Perform after channel checks indicated several positive catalysts, including continued market share gains and that the company is b…
Before the bell: SIRI, ODP, YHOO, CBS, CC, SI, GS, MER …
Before the bell: Another day of gains ahead; input, earnings in the spotlight
Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit slid 85% to $18.8 million, or 7 cents per share as sales fell 3% in North America. Adjusted earnings, though, were 10 cents per share compared with 51 cents…
Early analyst calls (PTR) (MA) (RAD) (ADP)
Merrill Lynch downgraded PetroChina (NYSE:PTR) from “buy” to “sell” according to Briefing.com. The news service plus reports that Credit Suisse upgrade Mastercard (NYSE:MA) from “underperform” to “neutral”.
Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) was raised to “overweight” from “neutral “at JP Morgan according…
Bank of America (BAC) pushed down by finance woes
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) stock is falling with other banks that wee hours after an analyst at Oppenheimer cut earnings estimates for many major banks, predicting bank losses will be the highest in the past 20 years or more due to greater individual defaults on mortgages and othe…
