Showing posts with label Acuity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acuity. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hornbeck (HOS) (HGG) (AYI) (BBG) (WR) (APD) Ratings, Price Targets

Hornbeck Offshore (NYSE: HOS), HHGregg (NYSE: HGG), Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE: AYI), Bill Barrett Corp. (NYSE: BBG), Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) and Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) ratings and price targets.

Hornbeck Offshore (HOS) is now covered by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS). They have an “outperform” rating on the firm.

HHGregg (HGG) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $13.00.

Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) was downgraded by KeyBanc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Bill Barrett Corp. (BBG) was downgraded by Macquarie from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Westar Energy, Inc. (WR) was upgraded by ISI Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD) had its “buy” rating reiterated by Jefferies Group (NYSE:JEF). They have a price target of $101.00 on the firm.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Ratings on (ACC) (AYI) (BDX) (BNPQY) (BSTC) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC), Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI), Becton Dickinson And Co (NYSE: BDX), BNP Paribas (NASDAQ: BNPQY) and BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC) were upgraded by analysts.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) upgraded American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Becton Dickinson And Co (BDX) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

BNP Paribas upgraded BNP Paribas (BNPQY) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Hapoalim Securities upgraded BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (BSTC) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Ratings on (ACC) (AYI) (BDX) (BNPQY) (BSTC) Upgraded

Ratings on shares of American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC), Acuity Brands Inc (NYSE: AYI), Becton Dickinson And Co (NYSE: BDX), BNP Paribas (NASDAQ: BNPQY) and BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BSTC) were upgraded by analysts.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) upgraded American Campus Communities, Inc. (ACC) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

Canaccord Genuity upgraded Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Becton Dickinson And Co (BDX) from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating.

BNP Paribas upgraded BNP Paribas (BNPQY) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Hapoalim Securities upgraded BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (BSTC) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

AT&T (T), (YUM) (AYI) (FIBK) Maintain Dividends at Prior Quarterly Levels

Yum (NYSE:YUM), AT&T (NYSE:T), Acuity (NYSE:AYI) and First Interstate Bancsystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) all declared they're maintaining their dividends at their recent quarterly levels.

Yum Brands maintained its quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share. AT&T (T) maintained its quarterly dividend of 43 cents a share. Acuity Brands maintained its quarterly dividend of 13 cents a share, and First Interstate Bancsystem maintained its quarterly dividend of 11.25 cents a share.

Yum! closed Monday at $51.47, dropping $0.37, or 0.71 percent. AT&T closed at $29.36, up $0.51, or 1.77 percent. Acuity closed at $56.11, falling $0.03, or 0.05 percent. First Interstate closed at $13.58, down $0.10, or 0.73 percent.