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Hanesbrands (HBI)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy
Met-Pro Corp (MPR)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy
ASM Intl NV (ASMI)- Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold
Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral
Webster Financial (WBS)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform
Eaton (ETN)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Macrovision (MVSN)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy

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Nokia (NOK)- AmTech Research Buy » Neutral
Tercica (TRCA)- Stanford Research Buy » Hold
Clorox (CLX)- BMO...
By  Todd Sullivan   (-25.32%  risk: aggressive)  06/10/08 Comment


Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades
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Upgrades
CBRL Group (CBRL)- Avondale Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform
Hanesbrands (HBI)- CL King Neutral » Strong Buy
Met-Pro Corp (MPR)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy
ASM Intl NV (ASMI)- Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold
Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral
Webster Financial (WBS)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform
Eaton (ETN)- JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Macrovision (MVSN)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy

Downgrades
Nokia (NOK)- AmTech Research Buy » Neutral
Tercica (TRCA)- Stanford Research Buy » Hold
Clorox (CLX)- BMO...
By  Todd Sullivan   (+0.00%)  06/10/08 Comment


Microsemi: Needham Downgrades On Vaulation
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Needham’s Vernon Essi this morning cut his rating on Microsemi (MSCC) to Hold form Buy on a valuation basis. He notes that the stock has topped his $26 price target, and has gained 26% since the firm upgraded the stock in January.

<>“Though MSCC shares have consistently been positioned as a defensive semi holding because of its stable growth rate and hi-reliability end market positioning, we do not expect relative outperformance near-term,” he writes. Essi adds that “the diversity of MSCC’s customers and end markets makes it more reliant on the uncertain macroeconomic demand factors than its<><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    06/09/08 Comment


Friedman: Apple iPod, iPhone Trends Positive for Chip Companies
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Chip analyst Craig Berger with Friedman, Billings, Ramsey (FBR), which is holding its Spring investor conference in New York this week, today cites supply chain data with regard to Apple’s (AAPL) production of Macs, iPods and iPhones as evidence business should be good for chip companies going forward despite economic woes.

<>Citing “new checks into the Apple supply chain,” Berger says Apple’s volume of iPods produced in the second quarter looks to have been higher than he originally suspected, while iPhone production is likely to jump 250% in the quarter from the first quarter as the compa<><><><><><><><><><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><><><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    05/28/08 Comment


MSCC: MicroSemi is My Least Favorite Semiconductor Play
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The following is a reprint of my January 8, 2008 RealMoney column.

In other articles, I have outlined the reasons why I think the semiconductor industry is poised for strong stock performance and why I think MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) is the best play on the sector.

But I also realize that a bullish semiconductor outlook right now involves making a grab at that falling knife. Therefore, I thought I should also let people know which semiconductor stock looks most vulnerable to a downturn.

I think that stock is Microsemi (MSCC).

<>Microsemi is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of ...
By  trent   (-3.98%  risk: aggressive)  01/15/08 Comment



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