The FinancialContent Network     SocialPicks Community   |   MarketMinute Monitor   |   MarketMinute Market Updates   |   MarketMinute Stock News
SocialPicks
   Sign Up   |   Log In   |   What is SocialPicks?     

 Jefferies Group Inc.  (JEF) Trade Now »     Rate JEF  -  Discuss JEF  -  Add to Watch List         Graphic_subscribe

       Sector: Financial  >  Industry: Investment Services
SocialPicks Sentiment:

** v.s. other stocks 		This Quarter's Sentiment:
All:
50.0%
Top:
0.0%
Rate JEF:


Home
Analysis & Videos
Quotes
Bull or Bear
Discuss
        

JEF: Bull or Bear? From:    SocialPicks  |  Blogsphere  |  All

From the Blogosphere

Analyst calls: GM, F, BAC, PFE, APOL, SYMC . . .

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations

Analyst upgrades:

<>
  • Jefferies upgraded shares of Safeway (NYSE: SWY) to Hold from Underperform on valuation as they believe the company's pricing pressure and sluggish sales trends are now priced in. The firm raised its target to $23.50 from $21.
  • Merrill upgraded Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to Buy from Underperform citing attractive dividend yield and stabilizing businesses.
    • <>Banc of America upgraded shares of Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) to Neutral from Sell and raised APOL's target to $60 from $48 on valuation...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  10/08/08 Comment


    Analyst calls: ERIC, AMLN, DIS, IBM, CRM, FSLR, NOK, ALU ...

    Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Analyst initiations, salesforce.com inc (CRM)

    Analyst upgrades:
    <>
  • Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) was upgraded to Add from Hold at WestLB.
  • JP Morgan upgraded Shire Plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY) to overweight from Neutral to reflect Vyvanse share gains and valuation.
    • <>Wachovia upgraded Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) to Market Perform from Underperform because they believe that the recent collapse of the large cap bank sector, Jefferies' cash equity business, and the...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  10/07/08 Comment


    Analyst calls: ERIC, AMLN, DIS, IBM, CRM, FSLR, NOK, ALU ...

    Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Walt Disney (DIS), International Business Machines (IBM), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Analyst initiations, salesforce.com inc (CRM)

    Analyst upgrades:
    <>
  • Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) was upgraded to Add from Hold at WestLB.
  • JP Morgan upgraded Shire Plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY) to overweight from Neutral to reflect Vyvanse share gains and valuation.
    • <>Wachovia upgraded Jefferies (NYSE: JEF) to Market Perform from Underperform because they believe that the recent collapse of the large cap bank sector, Jefferies' cash equity business, and the...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  10/07/08 Comment


    Jefferies' (JEF) mantra: Preserve capital

    Filed under: Earnings reports

    Jefferies Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), a middle market investment bank, showed that it can deal with the treacherous credit crunch. While its latest quarterly report showed a 16% drop in revenues to $392 million, it wasn't as bad as the Street expected (the consensus estimate was $275 million). Taking out some charges, earnings came to $0.04 per share (the Street estimate was a loss of $0.16).

    The major weakness came from the investment banking. However, there was strength on the trading side, such as with junk bonds.

    <>Basically, Jefferies has taken a number of step...
    By  Tom Taulli   (+0.00%)  07/23/08 Comment


    Monday's Upgrades and Downgrades
     2 %
    <>
    Upgrades
    Cache (CACH)- CL King Underperform » Neutral
    Bottomline Tech (EPAY)- DA Davidson Neutral » Buy
    Cabot Oil & Gas (COG)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform
    Webster Financial (WBS)- Sandler O'Neill Hold » Buy
    Computer Sciences (CSC)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy
    Legg Mason (LM)- Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral
    Panera Bread (PNRA)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
    Compania de Telecomm de Chile (CTC)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy
    Infinity Pharmaceutical (INFI)- Rodman & Renshaw Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform

    Downgrades
    Woodward Governo...
    By  Todd Sullivan   (-25.32%  risk: aggressive)  06/08/08 Comment



    ROCK-STAR INVESTORS
    Rank Name Sharpe Ratio Avg Return Followers
    1 noshoes 21.10 +34.44% 381
    2 Gerald Greene 18.14 +71.24% 211
    3 stockmarketfunding.com 17.66 +25.60% 55
    4 akiralegrand 13.47 +14.32% 62
    5 anup2104 12.13 +74.22% 40


    POPULAR STOCKS
    Symbol Company Name Sentiment
    GLD streetTRACKS Gold
    WFC Wells Fargo & Company
    PG The Procter & Gamble Company
    GE General Electric Company
    AMZN Amazoncom Inc
    JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co

    TODAY'S HEADLINES

    TODAY'S TOP PICKS

    		 

    StreetInsider.com on JEF

    Visit streetinsider.com


    Discussion Wall + Add  

    Newsmonkey
    newsmonkey   (-19.09%  risk: conservative)
    Looking for the bottom?....Keep looking. - Why you should own gold. Historically, Gold has been a safe haven in distressed times, during high inflation times, at times when there was distrust o...
    +   9 replies

    Newsmonkey
    newsmonkey   (-19.09%  risk: conservative)
    For detailed analysis and early notification of my .. - Fill in the form found here and you will receive detailed analysis and details of my selection criteria. https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/newsdropp
    +   1 reply

    Newsmonkey
    newsmonkey   (-19.09%  risk: conservative)
    SELL THIS RALLY - Sell this rally if you know what is good for you. The reasons are simple and relatively straight forward. Firstly, nothing has changed if anything th...
    +   1 reply

    Newsmonkey
    newsmonkey   (-19.09%  risk: conservative)
    The Rush to Gold. Coming or gone? - We are in the midst of a credit melt down. If you don't believe it just turn on a tv , pick up a paper, or get your head out of the sand. Face it, the...
    +   7 replies


    More Resources

    Graphic_arrow1 About Jefferies Group Inc. - Answers.com

    Graphic_arrow1 Historical Prices - Yahoo

    Graphic_arrow1 Message Boards - BoardCentral.com

    Graphic_arrow1 More Info:     Yahoo   |   Google   |   Reuters




    		IN THE PRESS
    Press_forbes Press_washingtonpost Press_wsj Press_npr Press_techcrunch