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CVR Energy Downgraded by Macquarie to Underperform (CVI)
CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) was downgraded by investment analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently... More of this article »
Sun Life Financial Rating Increased to Outperform at BMO Capital Markets (SLF)
Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) was upgraded by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports.... More of this article »
Carlyle Group LP Lowered to “Neutral” at Citigroup Inc. (CG)
Carlyle Group LP (NYSE:CG) was downgraded by research analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have a... More of this article »
Fusion-io Rating Lowered to Neutral at Monness Crespi & Hardt (FIO)
Fusion-io (NYSE:FIO) was downgraded by research analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Thursday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. The analysts... More of this article »
Panera Bread Upgraded to Buy by Wunderlich (PNRA)
Panera Bread (NASDAQ:PNRA) was upgraded by Wunderlich from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. The firm currently has a $212.00 target price... More of this article »
Chinese Law Possibly Broken By GlaxoSmithKline Executives (NYSE:GSK)
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that some of its executives might have broken the law in China. The company is currently under investigation for a bribery and corruption scandal that has engulfed its China operations. Investigators say... More of this article »
Molson Coors Reports Above Expectations Profit
Molson Coors Brewing Co reported higher than estimate quarterly profit that was attributed to the company’s acquisition of Central European brewer Starbev in June 2012. After the release of the report, the company’s shares increased... More of this article »
Obama Cancels Putin Meeting over Snowden Tension
U.S. President Barack Obama has cancelled his meeting with Vladimir Putin the Russian President that was to be held next month in Moscow. The cancellation comes following the decision by the Russian president to grant Edward Snowden,... More of this article »
Acuity Brands Now Covered by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (AYI)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. started coverage on shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) in a research note issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “neutral” rating and a $85.00 price target on the stock.... More of this article »
Glu Mobile Price Target Cut to $3.50 by Analysts at Northland Capital Partners (GLUU)
Northland Capital Partners cut their price target on shares of Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) from $4.00 to $3.50 in a research note issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. The firm currently has an “outperform”... More of this article »
Furniture Brands International Rating Lowered to Sell at Stifel Nicolaus (FBN)
Furniture Brands International (NYSE:FBN) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com... More of this article »
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Upgraded to “Buy” by Stifel Nicolaus (SKT)
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE:SKT) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a $36.00... More of this article »
ING US (VOYA) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.09 EPS
ING US (NYSE:VOYA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.09, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. The company had... More of this article »
L.B. Foster Rating Increased to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus (FSTR)
L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The... More of this article »
Solta Medical Rating Lowered to Hold at Canaccord Genuity (SLTM)
Solta Medical (NASDAQ:SLTM) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Canaccord Genuity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports.... More of this article »
Fossil Downgraded to Neutral at Citigroup Inc. (FOSL)
Fossil (NASDAQ:FOSL) was downgraded by investment analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The analysts noted... More of this article »
Yum! Brands Stock Rating Upgraded by Bank of America Corp. (YUM)
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) was upgraded by Bank of America Corp. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, AnalystRatings.Net reports. The analysts wrote, “We... More of this article »
Allot Communications Stock Rating Upgraded by Oppenheimer (ALLT)
Allot Communications (NASDAQ:ALLT) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Oppenheimer from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatings.Net... More of this article »
J.C. Penney Hires Berman from Kraft to Turn Brand Around
Department store chain J.C. Penney hired Debra Berman from Kraft Foods Group Inc. as senior vice president of marketing. The move was made in the hopes that she can rally the company from its worst sales year in more than two decades.... More of this article »
Charger Trade-in Started by Apple
Apple started a program worldwide to replace counterfeit and third party USB chargers. The initiative follows reports that a woman in China was electrocuted by a charger that was non-Apple. Apple announced it would swap the third party... More of this article »
FleetMatics Group PLC’s “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at Stifel Nicolaus (FLTX)
FleetMatics Group PLC (NASDAQ:FLTX)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by Stifel Nicolaus in a research note issued on Tuesday, ARN reports. They currently have a $45.00 target price on the stock, up from their... More of this article »
HD Supply Holdings Now Covered by Analysts at UBS AG (HDS)
Equities researchers at UBS AG started coverage on shares of HD Supply Holdings (NYSE:HDS) in a research report issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target on the... More of this article »
GlaxoSmithKline Downgraded to Neutral at Citigroup Inc. (GSK)
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) was downgraded by stock analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The analysts noted that the... More of this article »
HD Supply Holdings Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Deutsche Bank (HDS)
Analysts at Deutsche Bank started coverage on shares of HD Supply Holdings (NYSE:HDS) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating on... More of this article »
First Financial Bankshares Lowered to Underperform at Sterne Agee (FFIN)
First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) was downgraded by equities researchers at Sterne Agee from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com... More of this article »
ING US (VOYA) Posts Quarterly Earnings
ING US (NYSE:VOYA) released its earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.00 earnings per share for the quarter, ARN reports. A number of research firms have recently commented on VOYA. Analysts at RBC Capital reiterated... More of this article »
NIC Rating Lowered to Market Perform at Barrington Research (EGOV)
NIC (NASDAQ:EGOV) was downgraded by Barrington Research from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The analysts wrote, “Q2/13... More of this article »
Tyson Foods Price Target Increased to $30.00 by Analysts at Credit Suisse (TSN)
Analysts at Credit Suisse boosted their price target on shares of Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) from $24.00 to $30.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, AnalystRatings.Net reports. The firm currently has a “neutral”... More of this article »
Europe’s largest bank misses mark
The largest bank in Europe HSBC slid in trading in London following the release of its earnings that missed estimates of analysts. CEO Stuart Gulliver announced that the fast growing emerging markets for the banks are now starting... More of this article »
Barrick Gold Corp Downgraded by TheStreet to Sell (ABX)
Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:ABX) was downgraded by equities researchers at TheStreet from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Monday, ARN reports. The analysts wrote, “Barrick... More of this article »
Cardtronics PT Raised to $36.00 (CATM)
Investment analysts at Compass Point upped their price objective on shares of Cardtronics (NASDAQ:CATM) from $32.00 to $36.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. The firm currently has a “neutral”... More of this article »
Universal American Corp. Downgraded to “Neutral” at Wedbush (UAM)
Universal American Corp. (NYSE:UAM) was downgraded by research analysts at Wedbush from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report released on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently... More of this article »
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Upgrades Steven Madden to Buy (SHOO)
Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) was upgraded by analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network... More of this article »
Spreadtrum Comms Downgraded to Hold at Jefferies Group (SPRD)
Spreadtrum Comms (NASDAQ:SPRD) was downgraded by stock analysts at Jefferies Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have a $31.00... More of this article »
Needham & Company Downgrades Viacom to Hold (VIAB)
Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) was downgraded by investment analysts at Needham & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. The analysts... More of this article »
Obama Administration overturns Apple Patent Ban
The ban on selling the older models of Apple’s iPhone and iPad in the U.S. was overturned this weekend by the White House administration. The U.S. International Trade Commission, in June ruled that the Cupertino, California based... More of this article »
FDA Announces new Requirements for Gluten Free Food
On store shelves throughout the U.S., one can find Gluten free foods, but some could be in danger of losing that designation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to define what requirements are needed for a food to... More of this article »
Mortgage Rates Get First Increase in Three Weeks
Mortgage rates in the United States increased for the first time in three weeks as it continued an upward trend that has started to affect home sales. The average rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage went up to 4.39 percent in the week... More of this article »
Motorola Rolls out Potential Smartphone Contender
Over the past four decades, since the first prototype cellphone was showed off by Motorola, the company has seen the likes of Samsung, Apple and other tech innovators surpass them in sales. Now, with its new owner Google, Motorola... More of this article »
Synchronoss Technologies PT Raised to $43.00 at FBR Capital Markets (SNCR)
Stock analysts at FBR Capital Markets hoisted their price target on shares of Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) from $38.00 to $43.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. The firm currently has an... More of this article »
Avon Products Inc. (AVP) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.06
Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd.... More of this article »
Chart Industries PT Raised to $150.00 at Craig Hallum (GTLS)
Investment analysts at Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Chart Industries (NASDAQ:GTLS) to $150.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network reports. Craig Hallum’s price objective... More of this article »
Deutsche Bank Downgrades YY to Hold (YY)
YY (NYSE:YY) was downgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have a $46.00 price objective on... More of this article »
Barrick Gold Corp Upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to Market Perform (ABX)
Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:ABX) was upgraded by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm... More of this article »
Ferro Corp. Rating Increased to Buy at Deutsche Bank (FOE)
Ferro Corp. (NYSE:FOE) was upgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a GBX 8 ($0.12)... More of this article »
Laredo Petroleum Holdings Rating Lowered to Hold at Topeka Capital Markets (LPI)
Laredo Petroleum Holdings (NYSE:LPI) was downgraded by analysts at Topeka Capital Markets from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, AnalystRatings.Net... More of this article »
Benchmark Co. Upgrades Cubic Corp. to “Buy” (CUB)
Cubic Corp. (NYSE:CUB) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Benchmark Co. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm... More of this article »
TAM S.A. Downgraded to “Neutral” at UBS AG (TAM)
TAM S.A. (NYSE:TAM) was downgraded by UBS AG from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have a $24.00 target price on the stock,... More of this article »