Showing posts with label Lincoln National. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lincoln National. Show all posts

Friday, August 12, 2011

Venoco (VQ) (VNO) (CNIT) (LNC) (IL) (TXN) Downgraded

Venoco, Inc. (NYSE: VQ), Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), China Information Technology Inc (NASDAQ: CNIT), Lincoln National Co. (NYSE: LNC), IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IL) and Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) downgraded by analysts.

Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Venoco, Inc. (VQ) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

China Information Technology Inc. (CNIT) was downgraded by Rodman & Renshaw from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Lincoln National Co. (LNC) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (IL) was downgraded by Pacific Crest from an “Outperform” rating to a “Sector Perform” rating.

Texas Instruments (TXN) was downgraded by Longbow Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Apple (AAPL) (MPC) (CBS) (CTSH) (EMR) (LNC) EPS Estimates Changed

Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) and Lincoln National Co. (NYSE: LNC) EPS estimates adjusted by analysts.

Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) boosted its EPS estimates on Apple, Inc. (AAPL). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $500.00 on the company.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) raised its EPS estimates on Marathon Petroleum (MPC). They have an “Overweight” rating and a price target of $58.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) raised its EPS estimates on CBS (CBS). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $31.00 on the company.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) raised its EPS estimates on Cognizant (CTSH). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $88.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) lowered its EPS estimates on Emerson Electric Co. (EMR). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $58.00 on the company.

UBS AG raised its EPS estimates on Lincoln National Co. (LNC). They have a “Buy” rating and a price target of $41.00 on the company.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Dividend Yields for (TMK) (LNC) (L) (IP) (NUE)

Indicated dividend yields for Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies Torchmark Corp (TMK), Lincoln National Corp (LNC), Loews Corp (L), International Paper Co (IP) and Nucor Corp (NUE) .

These dividend data indicate dividend yields of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as of Saturday, April 30. The yield is determined by taking the latest declared dividend, annualized and divided by the price of the stock. Payout ratios are calculated based on latest quarterly dividend paid divided by earnings.

Torchmark Corp (TMK) has a dividend yield of 0.96 percent on a declared dividend of $0.16. The payout ratio is 8.2 percent.

Lincoln National Corp (LNC) has a dividend yield of 0.64 percent on a declared dividend of $0.05. The payout ratio is 4.7 percent.

Loews Corp (L) has a dividend yield of 0.56 percent on a declared dividend of $0.06. The payout ratio is 11.2 percent.

International Paper Co (IP) has a dividend yield of 3.40 percent on a declared dividend of $0.26. The payout ratio is 27.8 percent.

Nucor Corp (NUE) has a dividend yield of 3.09 percent on a declared dividend of $0.36. The payout ratio is 71.8 percent.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Jarden (JAH) (LNC) (LSI) (FTNT) (ISIL) Price Targets Adjusted

Price targets on Jarden Co. (NYSE: JAH), Lincoln National Co. (NYSE: LNC), LSI Co. (NYSE: LSI), Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) and Intersil Corp. (NASDAQ: ISIL) adjusted by analysts.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) raised their price target on Intersil Corp. (ISIL) from $13.00 to $14.00.

Morgan Keegan raised their price target on Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) from $47.00 to $50.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

RBC Capital raised their price target on Jarden Co. (JAH) from $42.00 to $44.00. They now an “outperform” rating on the company.

FBR Capital raised their price target on Lincoln National Co. (LNC) from $36.00 to $38.00. They have an “outperform” rating on the company.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on LSI Co. (LSI) from $7.00 to $8.00.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Ratings on (CCI) (ESLR) (FPTB) (ITRI) (LNC) Reiterated

Ratings on Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI), Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR), First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FPTB), Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) and Lincoln National Co. (NYSE: LNC) reiterated by Analysts.

Benchmark Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on Crown Castle (CCI).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) reiterated an “underweight” rating on Evergreen Solar, Inc. (ESLR).

Wunderlich reiterated a “buy” rating on First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (FPTB).

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated a “sell” rating on Itron, Inc. (ITRI).

JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating on Lincoln National Co. (LNC).

Thursday, March 3, 2011

KeyCorp (KEY), Lincoln National (LNC), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) Soar After Jobless Claims Improvement

Shares of KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca:XLF) got a boost today after data was released showing jobless claims had fallen.

Financial stocks joined in the broad U.S. equities rally Thursday as a solid jobless-claims update boosted expectations for what February data on nonfarm payrolls and unemployment will show.

The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) jumped nearly 2%, as every component of the exchange-traded fund was in the green.

KeyCorp (KEY) ranked among the top performers, scoring a 2.4% gain. Dow Jones Newswires reported “some murky takeover speculation” for the regional-banking company.

A big contributor to the trading tone on Wall Street, first-time jobless claims fell by 20,000 to 368,000 in the latest week, the Labor Department said before the opening bell. New applications thus dropped to their lowest level in nearly three years.

“Fewer layoffs don’t necessarily mean grand hiring in a given month, we caution, but clearly the improvement in the pace of weakness in labor is reflected here,” said David Ader, head of government-bond strategy at CRT Capital Group.

The government’s payrolls data are due out early Friday.




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