AOL (NYSE: AOL), Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BYI), InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVTI) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.
AOL (AOL) had its price target raised by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from $20.00 to $22.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Bally Technologies Inc. (BYI) had its price target raised by Brean Murray to $53.00.
InterActiveCorp (IACI) had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to $52.00.
Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) had its price target raised by Feltl & Co. from $83.00 to $85.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
CenturyLink, Inc. (CTL) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (CVTI) was downgraded by Stephens from an “Overweight” rating to an “Equal Weight” rating.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
AOL (AOL) (CSTR) (DISCA) (ALL) (BHI) (GMCR) Ratings, Price Targets
AOL (NYSE: AOL), Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), Discovery (NASDAQ: DISCA), Allstate (NYSE: ALL), Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) had ratings and price targets on them adjusted by analysts.
AOL (AOL) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Benchmark Co.
Coinstar (CSTR) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company, up from $52.00.
Discovery (DISCA) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
Allstate (ALL) had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $32.00 to $35.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Baker Hughes (BHI) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to $89.00.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) had its price target raised by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to $65.00.
AOL (AOL) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Benchmark Co.
Coinstar (CSTR) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Canaccord Genuity. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company, up from $52.00.
Discovery (DISCA) had its “Hold” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
Allstate (ALL) had its price target raised by FBR Capital from $32.00 to $35.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Baker Hughes (BHI) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) to $89.00.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) had its price target raised by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to $65.00.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
AOL (AOL) (TIBX) (UMPQ) (ANEN) (BSFT) (CALD) Ratings, Price Targets
AOL (NYSE: AOL), TIBCO Software (NASDAQ: TIBX), Umpqua Holdings Co. (NASDAQ: UMPQ), Anaren Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN), Broadsoft Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) and Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD) ratings and price targets.
TIBCO Software (TIBX) was upgraded by Mizuho from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.
Umpqua Holdings Co. (UMPQ) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.
Anaren Inc. (ANEN) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
AOL (AOL) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
Broadsoft Inc. (BSFT) is now covered by Avondale Partners. They have an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the firm.
Callidus Software Inc. (CALD) is now covered by Morgan Keegan. They have an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $9.50 on the firm.
TIBCO Software (TIBX) was upgraded by Mizuho from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.
Umpqua Holdings Co. (UMPQ) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating.
Anaren Inc. (ANEN) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
AOL (AOL) had its “Buy” rating reiterated by Needham & Company.
Broadsoft Inc. (BSFT) is now covered by Avondale Partners. They have an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the firm.
Callidus Software Inc. (CALD) is now covered by Morgan Keegan. They have an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $9.50 on the firm.
Friday, November 4, 2011
AOL (AOL) (TWX) (VCLK) (WCG) (AEO) (AFFX) Price Targets Changed
AOL (NYSE: AOL), Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK), WellCare Group (NYSE: WCG), American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) and Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) had price targets on them adjusted by analysts.
AOL (AOL) had its price target raised by RBC Capital from $15.00 to $18.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. to $41.00.
ValueClick Inc. (VCLK) had its price target raised by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $23.00.
WellCare Group (WCG) had its price target raised by Wedbush to $54.00.
American Eagle (AEO) had its price target raised by Janney Montgomery Scott from $11.00 to $14.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.
Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX) had its price target lowered by Wedbush to $6.00.
AOL (AOL) had its price target raised by RBC Capital from $15.00 to $18.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. to $41.00.
ValueClick Inc. (VCLK) had its price target raised by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $23.00.
WellCare Group (WCG) had its price target raised by Wedbush to $54.00.
American Eagle (AEO) had its price target raised by Janney Montgomery Scott from $11.00 to $14.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.
Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX) had its price target lowered by Wedbush to $6.00.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Priceline (PCLN) (PLCE) (XOXO) (AOL) (AMRC) (ARUN) Get New Coverage
Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN), Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE), XO Group Inc (NASDAQ: XOXO), AOL (NYSE: AOL), Ameresco Inc (NASDAQ: AMRC) and Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) getting new analyst coverage.
Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Priceline (PCLN). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.
Credit Agricole initiated coverage on XO Group Inc. (XOXO). They placed an “Underperform” rating on the company.
Credit Agricole initiated coverage on AOL (AOL). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Wedbush initiated coverage on Ameresco Inc. (AMRC). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $17.00 on the company.
Brigantine initiated coverage on Aruba Networks, Inc. (ARUN). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.
Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) initiated coverage on Priceline (PCLN). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (PLCE). They placed a “Neutral” rating and a price target of $45.00 on the company.
Credit Agricole initiated coverage on XO Group Inc. (XOXO). They placed an “Underperform” rating on the company.
Credit Agricole initiated coverage on AOL (AOL). They placed an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Wedbush initiated coverage on Ameresco Inc. (AMRC). They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $17.00 on the company.
Brigantine initiated coverage on Aruba Networks, Inc. (ARUN). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $20.00 on the company.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
SunPower (SPWRA) (VECO) (AOL) (DIS) (ESV) (COMV) Price Targets Changed
SunPower Co. (NASDAQ: SPWRA), Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO), AOL (NYSE: AOL), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), ENSCO PLC (NYSE: ESV) and Comverge Inc (NASDAQ: COMV) have price targets adjusted by analysts.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $45.00.
Walt Disney (DIS) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $48.00 to $43.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
AOL (AOL) had its price target lowered by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to $15.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.
SunPower Co. (SPWRA) had its price target lowered by Kaufman Brothers from $14.00 to $11.00. They have a “Sell” rating on the company.
ENSCO PLC ESV) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $62.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Comverge Inc. (COMV) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $7.00 to $5.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) had its price target lowered by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $45.00.
Walt Disney (DIS) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $48.00 to $43.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
AOL (AOL) had its price target lowered by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to $15.00. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.
SunPower Co. (SPWRA) had its price target lowered by Kaufman Brothers from $14.00 to $11.00. They have a “Sell” rating on the company.
ENSCO PLC ESV) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $62.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Comverge Inc. (COMV) had its price target lowered by Needham & Company from $7.00 to $5.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
WESCO (WCC) (XOM) (AOL) (JEF) (DMD) (ACM) Price Targets Changed
WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), AOL (NYSE: AOL), Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), Demand Media Inc. (NYSE: DMD) and AECOM Technology Co. (NYSE: ACM) had price targets adjusted by analysts.
WESCO International, Inc. (WCC) had its price target lowered by FBR Capital from $75.00 to $68.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) had its price target lowered by Jefferies to $80.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.
AOL (AOL) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $20.00 to $15.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.
Jefferies Group, Inc. (JEF) had its price target lowered by Ticonderoga from $26.00 to $23.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Demand Media Inc. (DMD) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $24.00 to $13.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
AECOM Technology Co. (ACM) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $31.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.
WESCO International, Inc. (WCC) had its price target lowered by FBR Capital from $75.00 to $68.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) had its price target lowered by Jefferies to $80.00. They have a “Hold” rating on the company.
AOL (AOL) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $20.00 to $15.00. They have a “Sector Perform” rating on the company.
Jefferies Group, Inc. (JEF) had its price target lowered by Ticonderoga from $26.00 to $23.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.
Demand Media Inc. (DMD) had its price target lowered by RBC Capital from $24.00 to $13.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.
AECOM Technology Co. (ACM) had its price target lowered by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) to $31.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company. They cited valuation as the catalyst behind the call.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Price Targets on (ACI) (ADP) (AOL) (APA) (AOSL) Updated
Price targets on Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI), Automatic Data Processing Incorporated (NYSE: ADP), AOL (NYSE: AOL), Apache (NYSE: APA) and Alpha and Omega Semi (NASDAQ: AOSL) were updated today by analysts.
FBR Capital cut their price target on Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) from $50.00 to $46.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
RBC Capital raised their price target on Automatic Data Processing Incorporated (ADP) from $52.00 to $60.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
Oppenheimer raised their price target on Apache (APA) from $130.00 to $150.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
Citigroup (NYSE:C) cut their price target on AOL (AOL) from $28.00 to $23.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.
Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Alpha and Omega Semi (AOSL) from $18.00 to $20.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.
FBR Capital cut their price target on Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) from $50.00 to $46.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
RBC Capital raised their price target on Automatic Data Processing Incorporated (ADP) from $52.00 to $60.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
Oppenheimer raised their price target on Apache (APA) from $130.00 to $150.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.
Citigroup (NYSE:C) cut their price target on AOL (AOL) from $28.00 to $23.00. They have a “hold” rating on the company.
Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Alpha and Omega Semi (AOSL) from $18.00 to $20.00. They have a “buy” rating on the company.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Facebook Challenging Google (GOOG) (YHOO) (MSFT) (AOL) for Mobile Advertising Dollars?
It appears Facebook Mobile is ramping up its growth with the goal of competing for advertising dollars in the mobile space, challenging Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and AOL (NYSE:AOL) in the segment.
As of March 2011, Facebook Mobile has about 250 million users, up from 100 million in February 2010.
The battle is in search, text and display advertising. If Facebook is able to continue to expand at this type of rate, it could significantly boost the value of the company.
Facebook offers both cost per click (CPC), for which advertisers pay only when users actually click on the advertisement, and cost per thousand impressions (CPM), for which advertisers pay based on the number of times these advertisements are displayed on user pages.
Text and display advertising probably accounts for over 60 percent of the value of Facebook at this time.
As of March 2011, Facebook Mobile has about 250 million users, up from 100 million in February 2010.
The battle is in search, text and display advertising. If Facebook is able to continue to expand at this type of rate, it could significantly boost the value of the company.
Facebook offers both cost per click (CPC), for which advertisers pay only when users actually click on the advertisement, and cost per thousand impressions (CPM), for which advertisers pay based on the number of times these advertisements are displayed on user pages.
Text and display advertising probably accounts for over 60 percent of the value of Facebook at this time.
Cisco (CSCO), Google (GOOG) Invest in Palestinian VC Fund
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) are among several companies and entities backing Sadara Ventures, built to develop start-ups in the Palestinian Authority.
Also backing the venture are the European Investment Bank, AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) founder Steve Case and former eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) president Jeff Skoll, among others.
Politically, it is supported by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Yadin Kaufmann, one of the fund’s general partners, said in response to questions on the timing of the fund, “If you wait for the perfect time to invest in a fund in the Middle East, you probably never will. There was a time when people thought” that investing in Israel was too risky, “and the people who thought that way missed out on an opportunity to make a lot of money.”
The fund will be searching for investments in software development, mobile communications and Internet content and technologies. “We might look at health-care IT or a medical-device opportunity,” Kaufmann added. “It’s not an area we’ve seen a lot of in the West Bank.”
Also backing the venture are the European Investment Bank, AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) founder Steve Case and former eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) president Jeff Skoll, among others.
Politically, it is supported by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
Yadin Kaufmann, one of the fund’s general partners, said in response to questions on the timing of the fund, “If you wait for the perfect time to invest in a fund in the Middle East, you probably never will. There was a time when people thought” that investing in Israel was too risky, “and the people who thought that way missed out on an opportunity to make a lot of money.”
The fund will be searching for investments in software development, mobile communications and Internet content and technologies. “We might look at health-care IT or a medical-device opportunity,” Kaufmann added. “It’s not an area we’ve seen a lot of in the West Bank.”
Monday, March 28, 2011
Should We Fear Amazon (AMZN) (AAPL) (EBAY) (GOOG)?
If we were to believe the influential but clueless Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu, who has written a new book, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires, companies like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Skype, Twitter, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Facebook are the latest in high-tech "monopolies" that threaten our digital liberties, according to an excellent article by Forbes' Adam Thierer.
Here's his argument against the nonsense:
"The first problem with Wu's argument that "we are living in an age of large information monopolies" begins with the fact that he speaks of "information monopolies" in a plural sense and apparently misses the irony entirely. If so many "monopolies" exist, then Wu's thesis is undermined by the very fact that no single company dominates the high-tech landscape.
"That points to the second problem with Wu's analysis: He defines "markets" so narrowly that virtually every digital capitalist becomes a "monopoly." If both Amazon and eBay have monopolies, as Wu claims, then they couldn't possibly compete against each other and no other online shopping sites could exist. That's preposterous, of course: Amazon and eBay actually compete quite aggressively while fending off countless other competitors.
"Third, it's interesting to note who's missing from Wu's list of "information empires." There's no mention of Microsoft, MySpace, AOL (NYSE:AOL) or Palm. This points to just how dynamic markets built upon code can be. If Wu had published his book just five years ago, chances are that he would have named those companies "monopolists" using his narrow market definitions. Ten years ago, he probably would have listed Netscape, AltaVista, EarthLink (NASDAQ:ELNK), Friendster and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO). But in each of those cases markets innovated around those once mighty tech giants--and did so in rapid fashion."
Thierer goes on to conclude that "the reign of any given information "empire" is brief, and its fall is often precipitous." So the idea of control of information and content by tech companies is ridiculous and reveals a lack of understanding of the sector and its economics.
Even the greatest investor in history, Warren Buffett, wouldn't significantly invest in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) when it was at the height of its growth, as he said there was no way he could reasonably project the growth of the company in the years ahead, and he obviously proved prescient in the matter.
Many of these high-flying tech companies today, won't be tomorrow, and new entities will arise to challenge and surpass them, leaving the idea of some type of ability to control the arena of ideas and content a extremely weak and anemic argument.
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Here's his argument against the nonsense:
"The first problem with Wu's argument that "we are living in an age of large information monopolies" begins with the fact that he speaks of "information monopolies" in a plural sense and apparently misses the irony entirely. If so many "monopolies" exist, then Wu's thesis is undermined by the very fact that no single company dominates the high-tech landscape.
"That points to the second problem with Wu's analysis: He defines "markets" so narrowly that virtually every digital capitalist becomes a "monopoly." If both Amazon and eBay have monopolies, as Wu claims, then they couldn't possibly compete against each other and no other online shopping sites could exist. That's preposterous, of course: Amazon and eBay actually compete quite aggressively while fending off countless other competitors.
"Third, it's interesting to note who's missing from Wu's list of "information empires." There's no mention of Microsoft, MySpace, AOL (NYSE:AOL) or Palm. This points to just how dynamic markets built upon code can be. If Wu had published his book just five years ago, chances are that he would have named those companies "monopolists" using his narrow market definitions. Ten years ago, he probably would have listed Netscape, AltaVista, EarthLink (NASDAQ:ELNK), Friendster and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO). But in each of those cases markets innovated around those once mighty tech giants--and did so in rapid fashion."
Thierer goes on to conclude that "the reign of any given information "empire" is brief, and its fall is often precipitous." So the idea of control of information and content by tech companies is ridiculous and reveals a lack of understanding of the sector and its economics.
Even the greatest investor in history, Warren Buffett, wouldn't significantly invest in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) when it was at the height of its growth, as he said there was no way he could reasonably project the growth of the company in the years ahead, and he obviously proved prescient in the matter.
Many of these high-flying tech companies today, won't be tomorrow, and new entities will arise to challenge and surpass them, leaving the idea of some type of ability to control the arena of ideas and content a extremely weak and anemic argument.
Source
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Techs Jabil (JBL) ( AOL) (DELL) (HPQ) (JDSU) Jump on Otherwise Down Day
Shares of technology stocks Jabil (NYSE:JBL), AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) and JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ:JDSU) are all trading up today, even though the overall sector has been under pressure.
Jabil (JBL) soared over 11% after the electronics contract manufacturer gave an upbeat second-quarter report and third-quarter forecast.
AOL Inc. (AOL) climbed 3.3% after UBS (NYSE:UBS) analyst Bryan Pitz raised his rating on the stock to buy from neutral.
Other gains came from Dell Inc. (DELL), Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU).
However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) fell 18 points to 2,665, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) was also in the red.
Much of the performance was blamed on negative broad-market reaction to the rising price of oil, which reached the $105-a-barrel range, and a big decline in U.S. new-home sales in February.
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Jabil (JBL) soared over 11% after the electronics contract manufacturer gave an upbeat second-quarter report and third-quarter forecast.
AOL Inc. (AOL) climbed 3.3% after UBS (NYSE:UBS) analyst Bryan Pitz raised his rating on the stock to buy from neutral.
Other gains came from Dell Inc. (DELL), Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and JDS Uniphase Corp. (JDSU).
However, the Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) fell 18 points to 2,665, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) was also in the red.
Much of the performance was blamed on negative broad-market reaction to the rising price of oil, which reached the $105-a-barrel range, and a big decline in U.S. new-home sales in February.
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