Morning Movers 3/15: CHRD, ALKS, AMLN, PVH Higher; FIGI, MNKD, BSX, JST Lower Mar 15, 2010 09:47AM

Chordiant Software (Nasdaq: CHRD) 30.5% HIGHER; Pegasystems (Nasdaq: PEGA) to acquire Chordiant for $5/share.

Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI) 20% LOWER; Friday announced that its Board of Directors has voted to voluntarily delist the Company's common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market pursuant to NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5840(j). In conjunction with this vote, Fortress has given formal notice to the NASDAQ Stock Market of the Company's intention to voluntarily delist its common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market. Fortress plans to file a Form ...


Morning Movers 9/10: DVAX, DARA, GNBT, XRTX, NCS Higher; PLAB, SEH, NAV Lower Sep 10, 2009 09:59AM

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX) 83.4% HIGHER; announced that the U.S. FDA has removed the clinical hold for the HEPLISAVTM Investigational New Drug application in individuals with chronic kidney disease. HEPLISAV is a Phase 3 investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine designed to provide increased, rapid protection with fewer doses than current licensed vaccines.

DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DARA) 57.3% HIGHER; today that SurgiVision, Inc., a privately held company of which DARA owns approximately 7.3% of the outstanding shares, has entered into an agreement with Siemens Healthcare, a division of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) for the co-development and commercialization of a real-time magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided cardiac electrophysiology system.

Generex Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: GNBT) 41.2% HIGHER; today announced that the U.S. FDA ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/3: BHI, BJS, APC, MVL, SI Upgraded; DE, HOV, BNI, INWK Downgraded Sep 3, 2009 10:21AM

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley upgrades Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) & BJ Services (NYSE: BJS) to Equalweight from Underweight. BHI price target raised from $70 to $75. Price target on BJS is $32.

FBR Capital upgrades Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) to Outperform and raised their price target from $50 to $60. Click here for ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/2: TXT, CBE, SI, PAY, BBD Upgraded; ROK, GIS, HOLX, DHI, RYL, NVAX Downgraded Sep 2, 2009 10:14AM

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgraded Textron (NYSE: TXT) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Buy List. The firm set a $23 price target, representing 48% upside.

Citi upgrades Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $37 to $40.

UBS upgrades Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) from Sell to Neutral.

RBC Capital upgrades VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) ...


Morning Movers 6/2: NAVR, HLND, DDUP, NTG Higher; EXFO, KAI, MOD, BCS, BKD, DAKT Lower Jun 2, 2009 09:54AM

Navarre (Nasdaq: NAVR) 45.6% HIGHER; reports Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.09, versus the analyst estimate of $0.00. Revenue for the quarter was $147.1 million, versus the consensus of $129.23 million. Sees FY10 sales of $550-$600 million, versus the consensus of $613.13 million.

Hiland Partners, LP (Nasdaq: HLND) 31.5% HIGHER; today announced that each of the Hiland companies has signed a separate definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Harold Hamm, pursuant to which affiliates of Mr. Hamm have agreed to acquire for cash all of the outstanding common units of each of the Hiland companies that are not owned by Mr. Hamm, his affiliates or Hamm family trusts. In the mergers, Hiland Partners' unitholders will receive $7.75 in cash for each common unit they hold and Hiland Holdings' unitholders will receive $2.40 in cash for each common unit they hold.

Data Domain, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDUP) 18% HIGHER; EMC ...




Apr 1, 2009 09:51AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/1: FCS, VOD, ASH, ONNN Upgraded; STX, BA, CHU, BP, DHR Downgraded
Jan 14, 2009 10:11AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 1/14
Nov 7, 2008 10:01AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/07: ANF, TWTC, CECEO Upgraded; TM, DLB, SI Downgraded
Jul 10, 2008 09:41AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 7/10: GLW, FITB, NSC Upgraded; BAC, VSE, ROCK Downgraded
Mar 20, 2008 10:31AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 3/20
Mar 18, 2008 09:50AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 3/18: GS, NCC, OIS Upgraded; URI, MRO, SI Downgraded
Jan 17, 2008 10:26AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/17: BIIB, EBAY, NMX Upgraded; JPM, MFE, ADBE, WFC Downgraded