Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/17: WMT, BBT, IT, AN, N Upgraded; BJ, UBET, PSA Downgraded Aug 17, 2009 01:02PM

UPGRADES:
Rochdale upgrades Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) from Hold to Buy, saying it is time to step up and buy. The firm lifted their price targt to $65 per share, implying 25.5% upside. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

Fox-Pitt Kelton upgrades BB & T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) from Underperform ...


Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 5/5: ATRC, ALY, PEGA, ALD Higher; HLIT, PQ, HOLX, LM Lower May 5, 2009 12:40PM

AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC) 71.4% HIGHER; reports Q1 adj-loss of $0.08, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.19). Revenue for the quarter was $13.7 million, versus the consensus of $12.72 million. On May 1, 2009 the Company entered into a $10 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank.

Allis-Chalmers Energy (NYSE: ALY) 29.5% HIGHER; despite an Q4 earnings miss reported yesterday morning, shares of Allis-Chalmers surged more than 40%. Upside momentum is continuing today.

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) 28.8% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.23, 13 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.10. Revenue for the ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/5: RIMM, MGM, LVS, MCK, TREE Upgraded; HOLX, N, APC, TASR Downgraded May 5, 2009 10:36AM

UPGRADES:
JP Morgan upgrades Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Underweight to Neutral.

BofA upgrades MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) to Buy and Neutral, respectively.

Auriga upgrades McKesson (NYSE: MCK) to Buy. Price target $48. Click here for ...


Morning Movers 5/5: CALL, CTIC, ATRC, PEGA, ACAD Higher; HLIT, HOLX, DW, PQ, MYGN Lower May 5, 2009 10:12AM

CallWave, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALL) 36.3% HIGHER; announced that it is offering to purchase shares of its common stock in a tender offer for $1.15 per share. The offer price represents a premium of approximately 44% to the closing price of the Company's common shares of $0.80 on the NASDAQ as of the close of business on May 4, 2009. Click here for the full report.

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTIC) 28.9% HIGHER; today announced that pixantrone is now available on a named-patient basis in Europe. Click here for the full report.

AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC) 27.1% HIGHER; reports Q1 adj-loss of $0.08, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.19). Revenue for the quarter was $13.7 million, versus the consensus of $12.72 million. On May 1, 2009 the Company entered into a $10 million credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank.

Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) 26.8% HIGHER; reports Q1 ...


Piper Jaffray Downgrades NetSuite (N) to Sell; Current Premium Valuation Unwarranted May 5, 2009 08:41AM

Piper Jaffray & Co. downgrades NetSuite, Inc. (NYSE: N) from Neutral to Sell.

Piper analyst says, "With the approaching competitive entry of industry giant SAP (NYSE: SAP) into NetSuite's core market, and a likelihood of ...




Sep 16, 2008 10:11AM Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/16: GM, F, MER, N Upgraded; NOC, BRCM, LLY Downgraded
Sep 16, 2008 08:35AM Piper Jaffray Upgrades NetSuite (N) to Neutral
May 2, 2008 09:28AM Pre-Open Movers 5/2: Investools (SWIM) Sinks After Results; Barnes Group (B) Up on Strong Results/Guidance