Archive for Amy Steele

Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (NYSE:PF) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has a $69.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 11.43% from the company’s […]

Media stories about Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest […]

News coverage about FairPoint Communications (NASDAQ:FRP) has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the […]

Mattson Technology (NASDAQ: MTSN) and Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitabiliy, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Earnings and Valuation This table compares Mattson Technology and Lam Research Corporation’s revenue, earnings […]

HighTower Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Western Union Company (The) (NYSE:WU) by 38.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 209,412 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 128,522 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in […]

News headlines about Magellan Health (NASDAQ:MGLN) have been trending positive on Tuesday, Accern reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one […]

Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKS) was downgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday, June 17th. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on BRKS. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on shares of Brooks Automation from […]

Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,314 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after buying an additional 641 shares during the period. Piedmont Investment […]

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) was upgraded by BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday, June 17th. Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on SIGI. Boenning Scattergood assumed coverage on Selective Insurance Group in a research report on Thursday, March 2nd. They set a […]

Breedon Group PLC (LON:BREE) had its target price hoisted by Jefferies Group LLC from GBX 92 ($1.17) to GBX 99 ($1.26) in a research note published on Monday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on BREE. Peel Hunt restated a […]

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp (TSE:WTE) Director Michael Korenberg bought 1,000 shares of Westshore Terminals Investment Corp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$20.97 per share, with a total value of C$20,970.00. Shares of Westshore Terminals Investment Corp (WTE) traded down 0.05% during mid-day trading […]

BidaskClub downgraded shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday, June 17th. Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays PLC reiterated a buy rating and issued a $196.00 price target (down previously from $204.00) […]

BidaskClub upgraded shares of Torchmark Corporation (NYSE:TMK) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday, June 17th. Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Torchmark Corporation from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $85.00 target […]

Wall Street analysts expect Crown Castle International Corporation (NYSE:CCI) to post sales of $1.04 billion for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Nine analysts have made estimates for Crown Castle International Corporation’s earnings. The lowest sales estimate is $1.03 billion and the highest is $1.04 billion. Crown Castle International Corporation reported sales of […]

Fortum Oyj (OTCMKTS:FOJCY) was upgraded by equities researchers at J P Morgan Chase & Co from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday. Shares of Fortum Oyj (OTCMKTS FOJCY) traded up 1.28% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $3.16. The stock had a trading volume of 300 shares. […]

Clarkson Capital reissued their buy rating on shares of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) in a report released on Thursday morning. BTU has been the topic of several other reports. Seaport Global Securities initiated coverage on Peabody Energy Corporation in a research report on Friday, April 7th. They set a neutral rating on the stock. FBR […]

Deutsche Bank AG set a €60.00 ($67.42) price target on Compugroup Medical SE (ETR:COP) in a report published on Monday. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Baader Bank set a €52.00 ($58.43) price objective on shares of Compugroup […]

Press coverage about Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. […]

BMO Capital Markets reissued their buy rating on shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) in a research note published on Thursday morning. They currently have a $550.00 price objective on the restaurant operator’s stock. A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Deutsche Bank AG restated a sell rating […]

Olympic Steel (NASDAQ: ZEUS) and Gerdau (NYSE:GGB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitabiliy, dividends and risk. Valuation and Earnings This table compares Olympic Steel and Gerdau’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) […]

Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) by 9.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 697,913 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after buying an additional 57,455 shares during the period. Schwab […]

BidaskClub upgraded shares of Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ:MYL) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Thursday. Several other research firms have also weighed in on MYL. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Mylan N.V. from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Monday, February […]

News coverage about AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF) has trended positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one […]

Nuveen Asset Management LLC lowered its position in Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) by 60.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,642,698 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 2,552,210 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC owned about 0.23% […]

BidaskClub upgraded shares of Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CXP) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) reiterated a neutral rating and set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Columbia […]