Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/31/2010
2:00 close, HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

Watchlist:  AGU BIDU FCX CLF VMW V AIG ITMN AEM BEN DECK WYNN MCP YOKU LULU VECO
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, APC, BIIB, CRIC, DFS, EJ)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Maintained Hold at Argus.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) maintained Buy at BofA/ML, but the firm noted $110 as a starting point fair value M&A target late Thursday.
Biogen Idec, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Reiterated Neutral but raised target to $70 at BofA/ML.
China Real Estate Information Corporation (NASDAQ: CRIC) Started as Buy and $11.60 target at Jefferies.
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) Reiterated Outperform but Raised target to $22 at FBR.
Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) Maintained Neutral but Cut target to $39 at Goldman Sachs.
E-House Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: EJ) Started as Buy and $21.50 target at Jefferies.

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posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/30/2010

Watchlist:  FCX AIG BIDU V AEM AGU VMW CLF ITMN DECK MCP VECO LULU
(not on easy to borrow list:  MCP VECO LULU)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AA, CP, ENDP, GE, GS, MS, PBR, SYY, AAPL)
Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) Reiterated Buy and $18 target at Argus.
Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP) Maintained Neutral but cut estimates at BofA/ML.
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ENDP) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to $43 at BofA/ML.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Maintained Neutral at Zacks.
Goldman Sachs Group. Inc. (NYSE: GS) Maintained Outperform with $190 target but cut estimates at Credit Suisse.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Maintained Outperform with $35 target but cut estimates at Credit Suisse.
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) Maintained Neutral and $43 target at Credit Suisse.
SYSCO Corporation (NYSE: SYY) Maintained Hold but raised 2011-2012 estimates at Argus.
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Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/29/2010

Watchlist:  BIDU AIG FCX V CLF ITMN MCP DANG YOKU VECO (not on the easy to borrow list MCP DANG YOKU VECO)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALL, CAH, GE, MR, MON, OC, RNOW, SPG)
Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) Reiterated Outperform and $40 target at Credit Suisse.

Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Maintained Hold at Argus.
Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE: MR) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: MON) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) Maintained Neutral but Target raised to $33 at BofA/ML.
RightNow Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: RNOW) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Simon Property Group. Inc. (NYSE: SPG) Reiterated Outperform with $122 target at Credit Suisse.

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Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/28/2010

Watchlist:  AIG MCP YOKU BIDU FCX V AEM ITMN VECO CLF CTRP
(not on pensons easy to borrow list MCP YOKU VECO)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, GM, HSFT, LPLA, MCD, PBR, VRGY)
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and $190 price target at BofA/ML (late-Monday call).
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse; Started as Buy at Citi; Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
HiSoft Technology International Ltd. (NASDAQ: HSFT) Started as Outperform at BMO.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley; Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) Reiterated Buy with $88 target at Argus.
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) Reiterated Buy with $55 target at BofA/ML.
Verigy, Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) Reiterated Outperform and $15 target at Credit Suisse.
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Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/27/2010

Watchlist:  LVS FCX AIG BIDU V ITMN JOYG WYNN MCP CTRP AEM VECO YOKU
(not on easy to borrow list YOKU MCP WYNN VECO)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APC, APA, ITT, KEM, PENN, PCG, SEE, TWC, WLL)
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Riased target to $86 from $74 at Credit Suisse.
Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) Raised targets and estimates at BofA/ML.
KEMET Corp. (NYSE: KEM) Started as BUy at KeyBanc.
Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) Maintained as “top operator pick” with raised estimates at Credit Suisse.
PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) Maintained Buy with $56 target at Argus.
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) Reiterated BUY and raised target to $75 at Argus.
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: WLL) Reiterated Outperform and raised targets and estimates at Credit Suisse.

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Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/23/2010

Watchlist:  LVS FCX AIG BIDU V JOYG WYNN MCP CTRP AEM VECO YOKU
(not on easy to borrow list VECO YOKU)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AM, BBBY, CTAS, HOV, ERIC, MU, PVTB, WAG, XLNX)
American Greetings Corp. (NYSE: AM) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) Maintained Neutral but raised target to $55 at BoA/ML; Maintained Buy and raised target to $55 at Argus.
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research.
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: HOV) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML; Maintained underperform and cut estimates at Credit Suisse.
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE: MU) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $10 from $15 at Credit Suisse.
Privatebancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Maintained Neutral but raised target to $43 at Credit Suisse.
Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) Cut to Outperform at Raymond James.

Watchlist, upgrades downgrades, gap stocks

posted by:  elvis                                     date:  12/22/2010

Watchlist:  LVS BIDU FCX MCP ITMN V AIG CTRP CLF BEC LULU VECO YOKU
(not on easy to borrow list LULU VECO YOKU)
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABB, AKAM, AMGN, CCL, GOL, RHT, SUN, SVU, THC, TIBX, TSL, UNH, YGE, YRCW)
ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.
Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Maintained Underperform with $56 target at BofA/ML.
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research (likely late-Tuesday call).
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) Reiterated Buy and $53 target at BofA/ML.
Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) Reiterated Sell at Argus.
SuperValu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) Raised to Buy at Hapoalim.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) Maintained as Underperform at BofA/ML.
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) Maintained Neutral but target raised to $26 from $17 at Credit Suisse.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Reiterated Outperform and target raised to to $48 at Credit Suisse.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE) Started as Neutral with $12 target at Credit Suisse.
YRC Worldwide. Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) Maintained Underperform at Credit Suisse.

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