Showing posts with label Sotheby's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sotheby's. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2011

Sotheby’s (BID) (WXS) (AZN) (S) (LHCG) (EMC) Upgraded

Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID), Wright Express Co. (NYSE: WXS), AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) and EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) upgraded by analysts.

Wright Express Co. (WXS) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $58.00 on the company.

AstraZeneca (AZN) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from an “Underperform” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Sotheby’s (BID) was upgraded by Craig Hallum from a “Hold” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $54.00 on the company.

Sprint Nextel (S) was upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Sell” rating to a “Hold” rating.

LHC Group, Inc. (LHCG) was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from an “Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $20.00 on the company, up from $17.00.

EMC Corp. (EMC) was upgraded by Collins Stewart from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating. They have a price target of $32.00 on the company, up from $30.00.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Ratings on (ADM) (AEO) (BASFY) (BID) (DIOD) Downgraded

Ratings on Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), American Eagle (NYSE: AEO), BASF SE (NASDAQ: BASFY), Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID) and Diodes (NASDAQ: DIOD) downgraded by analysts.

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) downgraded Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating. They have a price target of $32.00 on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded American Eagle (AEO) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They have a price target $15.00 price target on the company.

ING Group downgraded BASF SE (BASFY) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Craig Hallum downgraded Sotheby’s (BID) from a “buy” rating to an “accumulate” rating. They have a price target of $50.00 on the company.

BMO Capital Markets downgraded Diodes (DIOD) from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating. They have a price target of $34.00 on the company.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Dividends from (CPY) (BID) (BRCM) (ECL) (EMN) Declared

CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY), Sotheby's (NYSE:BID), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) and Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) declare dividends.

The Board of Directors of CPI Corp. (CPY) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.25 a share payable 6/1/11 to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5/18/11.

The Board of Directors of Sotheby's (BID) declared a cash dividend of $0.05 a share on the company's common stock payable on 6/15/11, to Stockholders of record on 6/1/11.

The Board of Directors of Broadcom Corporation (BRCM) declared a regular cash dividend of $0.09 a common share. The dividend will be payable on 6/6/11 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on 5/20/11.

The Board of Directors of Ecolab Inc. (ECL) declared a regular cash dividend of $0.175 per common share. The dividend will be payable on 7/15/11 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on 6/21/11.

The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical (EMN) declared a regular cash dividend of $0.47 per common share. The dividend will be payable on 7/1/11 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on 6/15/11.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Medifast (NYSE:MED), JAKKS Pacific (Nasdaq:JAKK), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR), Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) Among Top Picks of Wedbus

In the Consumer/Retail space, Wedbush released its top picks and those that may be a disaster in 2011. Among the top picks are Medifast (NYSE:MED), JAKKS Pacific (Nasdaq:JAKK), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Dollar Tree (Nasdaq:DLTR) and Sotheby's (NYSE:BID)

Particularly noted in the luxury space was Sotheby's, which, along with other luxury retailers, is being watched closely to see if the more affluent are starting to spend again.

Also listed among their favorites were Children's Place (Nasdaq:PLCE), Talbots (NYSE:TLB) and Foot Locker (NYSE:FL).

Those with a good chance of underperforming in 2011 include American Eagle (NYSE:AEO), Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO) and Helen of Troy (Nasdaq:HELE).