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The Week In Stock Buybacks (DELL, CROX, XOM, UNH, HNT, IMMR, ACXM, HAR, ATI,...
This might not be that unusual for a volatile week during earnings season, but this was a fairly active week for share buyback news announcements. Some are new and some are continuations or...
View ArticleBackward & Forward, Cramer In 2007 To 2008
2007 was one volatile year and for now it appears that will be the norm for at least the start of 2008. Everyone’s favorite market pundit or least liked pundit is obviously Jim Cramer. If you love...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs on Steel & Metals in 2008 (NUE, ZEUS, RS, ATI, X, SCHN, AKS)
Goldman Sachs is out with a call covering the steel stocks. We’ll be keeping this one shortened to keep it in a summary format. Goldman is noting that US STEEL PRICES ARE SET TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY IN...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs & Massive Steel Prices (X, NUE, ATI, STLD, SCHN, GNA, WOR, AKS,...
Goldman Sachs is out with a call raising its steel company earnings targets after above expectation steel prices and tighter supplies that represent a physical steel shortage. It sees some US steel...
View ArticleTop 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ATI, AIV, DELL, GPS, JTX, KSU, NDAQ, PRU,...
These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks, but these are the top analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is focusing on this Friday in pre-market trading: Allegheny Tech (NYSE: ATI) cut to Neutral...
View ArticleTop 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ANF, ATI, BCS, DTV, LVLT, MFB, RFMD, QLTI,...
These are ten of the top calls we are seeing that could impact shares early this Thursday morning: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) started as Market Perform at Morgan Keegan. Allegheny Tech (NYSE:...
View ArticleTop 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ADBE, ATI, CAT, HOTT, MOT, NWAC, UAUA, URI,...
These are ten of the analyst calls we are focusing on this Thursday morning: Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) cut to Neutral at Cowen & Co. Allegheny Tech (NYSE: ATI) Cut to Neutral from Overweight at...
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The 52-Week Low Club 7/25/2008 (SSP)(MNI)(CVG)(ATI)(CROX)(AFFX)
Scripps (SSP) Newspaper stock takes big hit on earnings. Falls to $7.17 from 52-week high of $147.78. McClatchy Newspapers (MNI) Another newspaper company with problems. Sells down to $4.30 from...
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Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ATI, BIDU, DISCA, FHN, JNS, NOV, PTEC,...
These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades we are seeing this Friday-crash morning: Allegheny Tech (ATI) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Baidu.com (BIDU) Target Cut to $260 from $350 at...
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Stocks Which Doubled Market Performance (ATI, CMCSA, COH, FMCN, HPC, IPG,...
As you will see today’s gains of 10% and more on both the DJIA and the S&P 500 Index, we wanted to explore which stocks greatly outperformed the markets today. We’d note that it is rather odd to...
View ArticleTop 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATI, APOL, AUO, ABX, BWLD, EXPD, HAL,...
These are the ten top analyst calls we have seen early this Tuesday morning with about two hours until the open: Allegheny Tech (ATI) Cut to Sell at Citigroup. Apollo Group (APOL) Started as Buy at...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATI, ADY, BWA, CTCM, DGI, ERES, NOC, NVDA,...
These are some of this Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls: Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATI) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch....
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ABT, ALU, ATI, CSCO, EL, F, GRMN, GMR,...
These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein....
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Commodities Watch: Molycorp Acquires A US Processing Plant; Demand for Steel...
Commodities news today features another processing plant acquisition, the latest projections on demand for steel, and more increases in the price of wheat. Gold and silver continue to make new highs...
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The Growth of the Short-Selling Hedge Fund ETF (HDGE, GT, OPEN, ENR, COL,...
Apparently having a short selling strategy under a hedge fund exchange-traded fund model has been working. This week we received notice that the assets under management for AdvisorShares ActiveBear...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACHN, ATI, AGN, AEO, BBT, BRCM, SCHW,...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) raised to Buy from Underperform...
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Analyst Drops Coal and Steel in Favor of Aluminum (BTU, WLT, NUE, ANR, ACI,...
The coal sector may not yet have found a bottom, or at least the prior gains from the bottom may be short-lived. That is the word from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch this morning as the firm made two...
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U.S. Prevails in Steel Trade Case with China
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled today that the U.S. did not illegally dump a type of specialty steel into the Chinese market beginning in 2010. China imposed 19.5% tariffs on the...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — October 24, 2012: Markets Can’t Hold Morning...
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected PMI reading from China (more coverage here) that was mostly untempered by lower-than-expected PMI readings...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADTN, ATI, AIG, BYD, CLF, G, HON, INTC,...
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) cut to Sell at Citigroup. Allegheny Technologies Inc....
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Top Wall Street Analyst Downgrades: Active Network, MasterCard, SolarCity and...
Investors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and Buy ratings from Wall Street firms. They often do not get to see when analyst downgrade stocks. We review many fresh research calls each and...
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Merrill Lynch Lists Specialty Metals and Mining Stocks to Buy
Last week Merrill Lynch hosted its 30th annual Metals and Mining conference in Barcelona Spain. While there was an overall positive tone at the conference, the big miners left investors more concerned...
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Merrill Lynch Sees Huge Contrarian Value in Global Mining and Steel Companies
The research team at Merrill Lynch has found that global investors remain very “underweight” in their holdings of metals and mining shares, while valuations do not look stretched. This contrasts with...
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Top Analyst Downgrades, Stocks to Sell: Cisco, Exelon, Invesco, SPX and More
Investors are trying to figure out which stocks they should buy, sell or avoid now that the government shutdown is two weeks old and the debt ceiling debate is stalling yet again. These investors often...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: eBay, Microsoft, Norfolk Southern,...
Earnings season is coming on strong, and analysts are still making many changes to their 2014 outlooks. At the same time, investors are still looking to better position their portfolios for 2014. Each...
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Four Additions to Credit Suisse Small-Mid Cap Top Picks for May
Credit Suisse has many sector and macroeconomic research reports, but one that always stands out is the Small & Mid Cap portfolio changes. Of the dozens of companies included in the report, only...
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Five Facts You Need to Know About the Chinese Hacking Scandal
By now, you’ve probably heard the news: The U.S. Department of Justice filed indictments Monday charging five Chinese military officers with hacking into computer systems at five U.S. companies — and...
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Tech and Biotech See Big-Time Insider Buying This Week – Apple, Biogen,...
Nothing like earnings season coming around to buy stock if you are an insider and your company happens to disappoint. While most of the S&P 500 companies have reported as August begins, some of the...
View ArticleTop Analysts Upgrade and Downgrades: Apple, Express Scripts, Facebook, Gap,...
Last week ended with a furious rally that pushed the indexes back into positive territory for 2016, after the sell-off that started the year had moved stocks into correction territory for the second...
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4 Companies That Destroyed Shareholders This Past Week
Earnings season is practically over. The analysts that were expecting earnings disappointments for this season appear to have been correct as many companies have fallen flat in the past few weeks. Back...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alcoa, Boston Scientific, Schlumberger,...
Stocks were down marginally on Monday morning, but the reality is that the results are so low that no real direction can be determined. The Dow is now down 600 points from its April 21 high for 2016....
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, BHP Billiton, Broadcom,...
Stocks were looking for direction on Tuesday after Monday was one of the slowest trading days of the year. The markets are very close to all-time highs and investors keep demonstrating that they want...
View ArticleMerrill Lynch Raises Targets on Trump Metal and Infrastructure Winners
If there is one thing this country desperately needs, it’s a massive infrastructure project that will help to fix and refurbish our crumbling bridges, roads, airports, and so much more. Both of the...
View ArticleMeet the New Keystone XL Pipeline and Dakota Access Winners for 2017
If you were waiting to see if the controversial Keystone XL pipeline debate was going to come back in focus, it has come back front and center. Donald Trump has now signed orders that would allow a...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Acacia, Facebook, Lululemon, Shutterfly,...
Stocks have had an up and down week, but shares were indicated lower on Thursday morning. The bull market is now within a month of being eight years old, but investors have still found reasons to buy...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: GrubHub, Kroger, Newell Brands, Seagate,...
Stocks were indicated to open sharply higher on Monday, with Hurricane Irma having drifted westward in Florida just enough to cause far less financial damage than what had been expected on Thursday and...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cree, Home Depot, Kimberly-Clark,...
Stocks were indicated to open higher (+9 on S&P 500 and +100 Dow Jones Industrial Average) after continued gains so far in 2018. Investors are looking to position their portfolios for 2018 and...
View ArticleUS Steel and Aluminum Companies Enjoy a Big Trump Bump
If there is one thing that can create an instant unilateral gain in a sector, government protection can do just that. President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on Thursday aimed at protecting...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BioMarin, CSX, Kinder Morgan, Microsemi,...
The stock market fell handily on the first day of March after steel and aluminum tariffs sparked fears of a trade war, and the major indexes were indicated lower on Friday as well. While investors had...
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Why the Downside of Tariffs May Not Kill the Upside for US Steel Giants
The U.S. broad markets saw a big turnaround on Monday after it came public that Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was urging President Trump to reconsider his plan to institute steel tariffs. There are...
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Merrill Lynch Says New Trump Tariffs Huge for 5 Top Steel Stocks
It has become pretty clear, or at least it should be to nations around the world that are not committed to fair trade, if you don’t play ball with the Trump administration, there will be consequences....
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, CarMax, Nike, RadWare, Under...
The futures traded lower on Monday morning, as the only big headline item other than the omnipresent trade and tariff issues was seemingly decided last Friday when OPEC and Russia agreed to raise...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Agilent, American Power, Apache, Boeing,...
The futures traded higher Wednesday morning and bounced way off the overnight lows, as Wall Street continues to watch with concern the growing tension in the Middle East after Iranian missile strikes...
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Can the Metals Stocks Escape the Alcoa Black Hole?
In a bull market stock market, even the current raging bull market, some stocks and some sectors will underperform the market. In a market of stocks, even some of the great companies that date back...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alliance Technology, Ally, Bill.com,...
After a solid start to December for the markets, the futures traded higher again Friday, despite the combination of a very mixed November jobs report and the news that Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered...
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Tuesday Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Campbell Soup, Exact Sciences,...
Tuesday’s futures were fairly positive after a somewhat mixed start to the week. The Nasdaq was the only major index with a significant gain on Monday, leaving the rest in the dust thanks to a rally in...
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Wednesday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Airlines, Bank of...
The futures have turned mixed on Wednesday after investors took profits on a wild Tuesday that saw the S&P 500 post an intra-day all-time high before closing lower, the Nasdaq closing at an...
View ArticleFriday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Applied Materials, Autodesk,...
The futures were all higher on Friday, as investors enjoyed the biggest risk-off rally since March on Thursday. This was spurred in part by outstanding earnings from the mega-cap financials and the...
View ArticleMonday’s Top Analysts Upgrades and Downgrades: Airbnb, AT&T, Duke Energy,...
The futures were lower on Monday after a rough risk-off week for investors. While the Dow Jones industrials were able to eke out a small gain Friday, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed lower....
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Monday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Carvana, Comcast, Fisker,...
The futures were higher, as we prepare to start another week of late summer trading, which as usual in August will continue to slow to a crawl as we get closer to Labor Day. The major indexes closed...
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