Notable Analyst Rating Changes: MS, BA, UNH, INTC, UPL, FTO, More Upgraded; BMY, CHK, BSX, MELI, More Downgraded Jan 4, 2010 10:38AM

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) upgraded by two firms:UBS from Neutral to Buy; and

Cedit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform.Barclays and Jesup & Lamont upgrade Boeing (NYSE: BA). Barclays upgrades from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $65 price target. Jesup & Lamont upgraded BA from Buy to Hold with a price target of $63. Click Here for more color from Jesup & Lamont.

Citi upgrades UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $30 to $39.

Robert W. Baird upgrades Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) from Neutral to Outperform and raises their price target to $26.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Ultra Petroleum Corp ...


3Par (PAR) May Be a Hot Takeover Target in the Near Term - Barron's (VZ, CS, PCLN, More) Dec 28, 2009 09:40AM

3Par (NYSE: PAR) is a small company this is making a strong case as a potential take over target in the electronic data storage industry, Barron's reports today. The company, with competitors such as EMC (NYSE: EMC), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Hitachi (NYSE: HIT), maintains a 65% gross margin, and introduced newer technologies than it's competitors in 2009.

Those ...


Trading Radar for 10/22: AT&T (T), McDonalds (MCD), Amazon.com (AMZN), 3M (MMM), Dow Chemical (DOW), UPS (UPS) Report Oct 21, 2009 02:30PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:30am ETInitial Jobless Claims – Street Sees 517KEarnings:

Akeena Solar (NASDAQ: AKNS) – consensus loss $0.10
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) – consensus EPS $2.26
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN) - consensus EPS $0.21
AT&T (NYSE: T) - consensus EPS $0.50
Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) – consensus EPS $1.47
Cabot Microelectronics(NASDAQ: CCMP) – consensus EPS $0.36
Cash America International (NYSE: CSH) – consensus $0.72
CONMED (NASDAQ: CNMD) – consensus EPS $0.16
Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) – no consensus
Danaher (NYSE: DHR) - consensus EPS $0.86
Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE: DAL) – consensus loss $0.05
Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAD) – no consensus
Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) – consensus EPS $0.28
Ensco International (NYSE: ESV) – consensus EPS $1.04
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) – consensus loss $0.17
First Commonwealth ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 7/27: KNX, IACI, CNW, PNK, BEAV Upgraded; BA, ADSK, AMZN, GD Downgraded Jul 27, 2009 09:50AM

UPGRADES:
Baird upgrades Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target increased $2 to $21.

Stifel Nicolaus upgrades IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI) from Hold to Buy.

Credit Suisse upgrades Con-way (NYSE: CNW) from Underperform to Neutral.

Morgan Joseph upgrades Pinnacle Entertainment ...


Trading Radar for 7/23: Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Ford (F), McDonald's (MCD), UPS (UPS), AmEx (AXP), Con-Way (CNW), Baidu (BIDU), Potash (POT), Bristol-Myers (BMY) Report Jul 22, 2009 02:47PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:30am ET
Initial Jobless Claims for the week of 7/18 - Street expects 558KEarnings:
ABB (NYSE: ABB) - consensus EPS $0.28
AT&T (NYSE: T) - consensus EPS $0.51
Bunge (NYSE: BG) - consensus EPS $0.68
Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) - consensus EPS $0.46
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME) - consensus EPS $3.23
CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) - consensus loss $1.83
Danaher (NYSE: DHR) - consensus EPS $0.88
Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB) - consensus loss $0.34
Ford (NYSE: F) - consensus loss $0.52
Goodrich (NYSE: GR) - consensus EPS $1.11
Huntington ...




Jun 24, 2009 09:44AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 6/24: FCX, BDK, DB, EMC Upgraded; WFR, BA, CTRP Downgraded
Jun 24, 2009 09:23AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 6/24
Apr 23, 2009 10:07AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 4/23
Apr 22, 2009 05:41PM Trading Radar for 4/23: Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), AmEx (AXP), ConocPhillips (COP), UPS (UPS), Philip Morris Int'l (PM), Union Pacific (UNP), Potash (POT), SunPower (SPWRA) Report
Mar 13, 2009 10:51AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 3/13: HIBB, FWLT, HAL Upgraded; EMC, NOV, BJS, DKS Downgraded
Jul 23, 2008 09:52AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 7/23
May 20, 2008 09:54AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/20: NFLX, CEO, PKX Upgraded; ECA, SEE, BTU, EMC Downgraded
May 20, 2008 09:20AM Pre-Open Movers 5/20: Netflix (NFLX) Higher On Upgrade, SMART Modular (SMOD) Sinks on Warning
Feb 26, 2008 09:46AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 2/26: RAD, OXY, MA, EMC Upgraded; PTR, DLM, R Downgraded
Jan 29, 2008 10:22AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 1/29
Jan 29, 2008 09:27AM Pre-Open Movers 1/29: Quintana Maritime (QMAR) Higher On Buyout, Zoran (ZRAN) On Guidance