Guggenheim

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has increased Dollar General's (NYSE: DG) PT from $54 to $57. In the report, Guggenheim commented, "We remain bullish on DG, believing that the company has the potential to deliver at least a 15-20% total return to investors over...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has upgraded Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) from Neutral to Buy. In the report, Guggenheim said, "We believe 25-30% loan growth in 2012 and 2013 is attainable given recent CRE volume and the addition of specialty lending and C&I...

Listed below are today's Top Upgrades at Benzinga: Guggenheim Upgrades Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) to Buy: Guggenheim commented in the report, "Our upgrade of Nabors Industries to Buy from Neutral (target $22) is first and foremost a valuation call, supported by a detailed sum of the parts NAV...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has upgraded Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) from Neutral to Buy. Guggenheim commented in the report, "Our upgrade of Nabors Industries to Buy from Neutral (target $22) is first and foremost a valuation call, supported by a detailed...

Guggenheim raises its rating on First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE: FHN) from Neutral to Buy and reduces its price target from $11 to $10. Guggenheim notes, "FHN can continue to buy back excess capital and improve efficiencies in order to enchance profitability over the next two years....

Listed below are today's Top Upgrades at Benzinga: Bank of America Upgrades Synacor (NASDAQ: SYNC) to Neutral: Bank of America notes, "We are upgrading Synacor to Neutral due to the company's moderating valuation versus online media peers. Synacor continues to be a strong fundamental growth story...

Guggenheim raises its rating on Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) from Neutral to Buy and raises its price target from $3 to $3.50. Guggenheim notes, "We believe Sprint can meet or beat subscriber expectations for the remainder of this year. In our view, weak subscriber results have been the...

Listed below are today's Top Downgrades at Benzinga: Jefferies & Company Downgrades Chipquita Brands (NYSE: CQB) to Hold: Jefferies commented in the report, "Despite management's best efforts to rationalize and grow the business, competitive forces plus a very challenging macro environment in...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has increased Invesco Mortgage Capital's (NYSE: IVR) from $17 to $18. In the report, Guggenheim said, "We Think CPR Improvement Boosted Asset Values. From 4Q11 to 1Q12,the non-agency constant prepayment rate (CPR) increased 120bp to...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has decreased Devon Energy's (NYSE: DVN) PT from $95 to $90. In the report, Guggenheim commented, "We are reiterating our BUY recommendation on Devon Energy Corp. We have updated our models with the results from 1Q12 and are...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has increased Whole Foods Market's (NASDAQ: WFM) PT from $75 to $90. Guggenheim commented in the report, "2Q comps remained strong at 9.5% (9.0%, ex. the Easter benefit) and continue to be driven by traffic—7.0%+ vs. 6.0% in 1Q....

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has increased Visa's (NYSE: V) PT from $118 to $130. In the report, Guggenheim commented, "Earnings risk from changing debit regulation appears to be easing; however, we expect weak debit volume trends will continue while U.S....

Listed below are Benzinga's Top Upgrades for today: Wedbush Securities Upgrades American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) to Outperform: Wedbush commented, "We are upgrading shares of AEO to OUTPERFORM from NEUTRAL, following strong checks, as we believe the company is at the cusp of earnings growth...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has upgraded CapitalSource (NYSE: CSE) from Neutral to Buy, and raised PT from $7.25 to $8. In the report, Guggenheim said, "Our upgrade rationale is based upon CSE transitioning to a measured growth story with the run-off of the...

According to a research report published this morning, Guggenheim has decreased MetroPCS' (NYSE: PCS) PT to $9. In the report, Guggenheim said, "Upgrades exceeded gross adds by ~50%. It is unclear why PCS's handset promotions during 1Q were so much more effective in driving upgrades than in...