Goldman Sachs Research Summary (APR 5, 2007)

April 5, 2007 9:24 AM EDT
From 247WallSt

This is one of the last research summaries that Goldman Sachs will be issuing before the earnings deluge comes.

The first and foremost call was a Downgrade on Micron (NYSE: MU) to a Sell from a neutral. MU is still up pre-market after wider losses, but it was up much more last night. It sees 17% downside to the stock.

Goldman is making a switch in its investment manager coverage: It has raised Janus (NYSE: JNS) from Sell to Neutral, and downgraded Calamos (Nasdaq: CLMS) from a Neutral down to a Sell.

Some of its INCREASED earnings estimates are on the following: Gilead (Nasdaq: GILD), OSI Pharma (Nasdaq: OSIP), Packaging Corp of America (NYSE: PKG), Research in Motiuon (Nasdaq: RIMM), Smurfit-Stone Container (Nasdaq: SSCC), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO).

Some of Goldman's DECREASED earnings estimates are in the following: Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG), AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB), Biogen-Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB), BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), Calamos (Nasdaq: CLMS), Bowater (NYSE: BOW), Cohen & Steers (NYSE: CNS), Federated Investors (NYSE: FII), Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN), GAMCO Investors (NYSE: GBL), Legg Mason (NYSE: LM), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), MedImmune (MEDI), T. Rowe PRice (Nasdaq: TROW), ViroPharma (Nasdaq: VPHM), Waddell & Reed (NYSE: WDR), Nuveen (NYSE: JNC), Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV).

Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) estimates were raised by 2% revenues and 3% EBITDA respectively for 2007; price target raised from $31.50 to $35.00.

Maintained buy and positive ratings on Marvell Tech (Nasdaq: MRVL), BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS), and Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM). On Micrchip Tech (Nasdaq: MCHP) Goldman said it has some positive takeaways from the company's competitors and customers, but it is not yet making any changes to its Neutral ratings.

Jon C. Ogg

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