Tweet
posted by: elvis date: 4/27/2011
April 27, 2011
The Chairman's Press Conference makes its debut as a leading event. What would you ask the Chairman?
Watchlist: VRTX ITW MSI UNH X TMO PLCM DHR PCAR A RIG CTRP RIMM MON FCX
----------------
----------------
----------------
Gainers, losers:
http://www.marketwatch.com/search?q=movers%20shakers
April 27, 2011
The Chairman's Press Conference makes its debut as a leading event. What would you ask the Chairman?
Watchlist: VRTX ITW MSI UNH X TMO PLCM DHR PCAR A RIG CTRP RIMM MON FCX
----------------
Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AFL, AKAM, ALL,ARRS, BDN, BIDU, CCI, CDNS, COG, CTXS, CYH, DDR, DRE, EBAY, EQIX,EQR, EXXI, FLEX, FTNT, GMCR, ICO, IDCC, ISIL, LNC, LOGI, LSI, NKTR,NSC, NVLS, OI, ORLY, PMTC, QGEN, SBUX, SCI, TER, TLCR, TQNT, VAR,WLL,XLNX.
Notable earnings before Wednesday's open: ABX, ARMH, ARW,ATI, AUO, BA, BP, BHI, CIT, COP, DAN, DPS, EAT, ENR, ERIC EXC, GD,GLW, GTI, HES, JNY, MCO, MWV, NOC, NOV, NXY, OC, PH, PX, RES, ROK,SEE, SO, SUSQ, SVVS, TMO, UMC, WHR, WLP, WPI, WYN,
MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET
7:00 AM ET
Durable Goods Orders
8:30 AM ET
8:30 AM ET
EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET
10:30 AM ET
5-Yr Note Auction
11:30 AM ET
11:30 AM ET
FOMC Meeting Announcement
12:30 PM ET
12:30 PM ET
Chairman Press Conference
2:15 PM ET
2:15 PM ET
----------------
Up/Downgrades (ACAS, BKCC, EMR, FSLR, IACI, LO, PVTB, SOHU, GIB, ENP, GRM, HSP, LXK, MAS, NWBI, ROP, SIRI, SMP, X) Upgrades American Capital (NASDAQ:ACAS) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo. BlackRock Kelso (NASDAQ:BKCC) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo. The stock was also upgraded to a Buy from Neutral at UBS. Emerson (NYSE:EMR), the electric motor maker, was upgraded to Outperform at from Perform at Oppenheimer. The firm raised its target price to $74 from $65 based on valuation. First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), the largest maker of thin film solar modules in the world, was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Kaufman Brothers. The firm set its target price at $165, as it believes that the company is a likely winner in the solar space as a result of being the lowest cost provider. The firm also noted the stock is down 25% from its peak levels since January and they would be aggressive buyers ahead of the quarterly results on May 3. InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI), the owner and operator of Internet based businesses offering diverse services from search to dating, was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Citigroup. Lorillard (NYSE:LO), the Greensboro, NC tobacco company maker of Newport cigarettes, was upgraded to a Buy from Hold at Citigroup. PrivateBancorp (NASDAQ:PVTB) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette. Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU), the Chinese search engine and Internet portal, was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie. Downgrades CGI Group (NYSE:GIB), the independent IT and business process services firm, was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo. Encore Energy (NYSE:ENP) was downgraded to a Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird. The firm set its target price at $25, noting units have nearly achieved their target price and downgrade is due to valuation. Graham Packaging (NYSE:GRM) was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs. Hospira (NYSE:HSP), the specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery Company, was downgraded to a Sell from Hold at Citigroup. Lexmark (NYSE:LXK), the maker of printers and imaging solutions, was downgraded to a Hold from a Buy at Brean Murray while newly introduced revenue and gross margin headwinds flush through the next couple of quarters. The firm will look to again become constructive on the shares as the headwinds abate. Firm says while they've held a more favorable view of Lexmark’s normalized earnings potential than the Street, it also believe it's likely that street EPS comes down within the ballpark of their new estimates. Lexmark was also downgraded to a Hold from Buy at Citigroup. Masco (NYSE:MAS), the maker of faucets and bath cabinets, was downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital. Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at FBR Capital, following decent earnings. However the firm finds difficult for the stock to meaningfully break out above 16x FY12 earnings without significant loan growth. Roper Industries (NYSE:ROP), the maker of industrial controls, fluid handling, and analytical instrumentation, was downgraded to Perform at Oppenheimer despite a very strong quarter with robust orders growth, as the firm moves to the sidelines viewing the shares as relatively closer to fairly valued. Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI), the satellite radio provider, was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Lazard. Standard Motor (NYSE:SMP) was downgraded to a Hold from Buy at BB&T. U.S. Steel (NYSE:X), the integrated steel producer with operations in North America and Europe, was downgraded to a Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs. |
----------------
Gainers, losers:
http://www.marketwatch.com/search?q=movers%20shakers
No comments :
Post a Comment