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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: LEN, RDC, FFIN, SII, AN, ACHN, UA, LULU, JST

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Brinker Intl (EAT), Allegheny Energy (AYE), AutoNation Inc (AN), Dean Foods (DF), Morgan Stanley (MS), Under Armour'A' (UA), Analyst initiations

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  • Citigroup upgraded Lennar (NYSE: LEN) to Buy from Hold as it believes the company's near-term liquidity profile is improved following the $400M debt issuance. The firm raised its target price to $12 from $11.
    • <>Jefferies upgraded Rowan Companies (NYSE: RDC) to Buy from Hold as it believes jack-up drillers will continue to outperform deepwater names. The firm raised...
    By  Laurie Pasternack   (+0.00%)  05/18/09 Comment


    Bloomberg: Oil My Slingshot Up After Credit Freezes Rigs
    Tradermark
    34%
    While I doubt the veracity of the current move up in oil [Mar 27: Thesis Buying 101 in Oil - Even Experts Mock It] this Bloomberg piece does parallel completely my thoughts over the longer term that we've been stating for the better part of a year; when the world economy does indeed return to stabilization, and then growth the lack of investment now will cause a repeat of what we went through in 2007 and early 2008 in prices of commodities. [Mar 15: NYT - As Oil Prices Plunge, a Frenzy of Drilling Ends] If indeed the "bull" case of "the recovery" comes true sooner rather than later it will...
    By  Trader Mark   (-6.84%  risk: moderate)  04/11/09 Comment


    Earnings results and economic reports - Week 45.
    Vld2czech
    15%
    Monday:
    Economic Construction (-0.8%), ISM (42.0)
    Earnings Allegheny Energy (AYE), DryShips (DRYS), Goodyear (GT), Oshkosh (OSK), Anadarko (APC), Auto Data (ADP), Herbalife (HLF), MasterCard (MA), Mohawk (MHK), Open Text (OTEX), Otter Tail (OTTR), Rock Tenn (RKT), Pitney (PBI), Principal Fin (PFG), Viacom (VIA.B)

    Tuesday:
    Economic Truck / Auto, Factory Orders (-1.5%)
    Earnings Archer D (ADM), Emerson (EMR), FirstEnergy (FE), Graftech (GTI), Jacobs (JEC), Marvel (MVL), Rowan (RDC), RTI (RTI), Vornado (VNO), West Pharma (WST), Blue Nile (NILE), Kendle (KNDL), Ultra Petrol (UPL), Weight Watchers (WT...
    By  Vlada Kynsky   (-27.07%  risk: aggressive)  11/03/08 Comment


    Offshre Drillers initiated at Citigroup
    Citigroup initiates seven offshore drilling services providers: Diamond Offshore (DO), Ensco (ESV), Hercules Offshore (HERO), Noble Corp (NE), Pride Intl (PDE), Rowan Cos (RDC), and Transocean (RIG). The firm rates DO, NE, and RIG Buys saying the stocks are trading at valuations below their peer group average despite having superior assets and earnings power tied to the deepwater market. The firm also initiates ESV, HERO, PDE, and RDC with Holds
    By  visualtrader.blogspot.com   (-40.16%  risk: aggressive)  09/12/08 Comment


    Analyst calls: AMGN, BBY, KMB, DKS, RYAAY ...

    Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Best Buy (BBY), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Analyst initiations

    Analyst upgrades
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  • Rodman & Renshaw upgraded shares of Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to Outperform from Market Perform following the positive top line results from the FREEDOM study. The firm established an $80 target. Jefferies upgraded shares to Buy from Hold following the positive top-line efficacy and safety results for Denosumab in PMO as they view it as a "big win." The firm raised their target to $71 from $47.
    • <>Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Ban...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  07/28/08 Comment



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