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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: WL, ORCL, GPS, TRN, ANF, COST, BJ ...

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

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  • Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) to Outperform from Perform as they believe LEDs are beginning to gain traction in general lighting applications.
  • Jefferies upgraded Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) to Hold from Underperform following the acquisition by MidAmerican Energy. The company's target was increased to $25 from $20.
    • <>RBC upgraded the Banking sector to Overweight from Underweight following the governments "massive assault" on the financial crisis. RBC believe...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  09/19/08 Comment


    Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: WL, ORCL, GPS, TRN, ANF, COST, BJ ...

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

    Analyst upgrades:<>
  • Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) to Outperform from Perform as they believe LEDs are beginning to gain traction in general lighting applications.
  • Jefferies upgraded Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) to Hold from Underperform following the acquisition by MidAmerican Energy. The company's target was increased to $25 from $20.
    • <>RBC upgraded the Banking sector to Overweight from Underweight following the governments "massive assault" on the financial crisis. RBC believe...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  09/19/08 Comment


    Zack’s Investment Research-Rank Buys for 8/5/08
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    <><><>ZACKS RANK BUY STOCKS * Aggressive Growth - Visa (V) has positioned itself to benefit from strong international growth opportunities.<!----> <!----> * Growth & Income - Occidental Petroleum (OXY) recently announced a record second quarter with earnings per share exceeding the consensus estimate by 3%.<!----> <!----> * Momentum - Axsys Technologies' (AXYS) share price is up after the company reported strong second-quarter results onJuly 22.<!---->  <!---->* Value- Murphy Oil (MUR) saw its earnings nearly triple from a year ago as income from its exploration segment soared. <><!----> <!-...
    By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  08/05/08 Comment


    The week in preview: High expectations for oil and energy

    Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Economic data

    So the earnings crunch continues, and here's a look at some companies scheduled to report results this week that are anticipated to be big winners and losers in terms of earnings growth.

    Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expect the following to report strong earnings growth when compared to the same period of the previous year.

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  • Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA): $4.10 EPS (+53.9%) on revenue of $3.8 billion (+54.6%)
  • EOG Resources Inc. (NYSE: EOG): $2.34 EPS (+50.0%) on revenue of $1.7 billion (+62.2%)
    • <>Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP...
    By  Trey Thoelcke   (+0.00%)  07/27/08 Comment


    Bargain hunting - strong earnings growth.
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    Last time I was screening top yielding stocks among S&P500 components and this time I run my fundamental stock screen for growth stocks. I set as a criteria “Estimated earnings growth for next 5 years” to be at least 25% per year. There are 18 companies with such a projected growth. For better picture I’ve also added P/E ratio and share price return on yearly and quarterly basis.

    <>Investing strategy based on strong projected EPS growth shows following results. S&P 500 index is yearly down by -18% and average return for selected stocks is up by 20%. On quarterly basis S&P 500 down by -9...
    By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  07/07/08 Comment



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    lakukoracha   (-172.16%  risk: conservative)
    Bottom? - what do u thinkis the bottom for the GAs and Oil industry by the end of the year compared to last years prices, at what price is good to buy in for the
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