Kaufman Brothers

Analyst Todd Mitchell of Kaufman Brothers maintains his "buy" rating on THQ Inc (NASDAQ: THQI). The target price for THQI is set to $8. THQ is scheduled to report its FQ3 2010 results on February 3. “We think management dialed back expectations for the quarter far enough that a miss is unlikely,”...

Analysts at Kaufman Brothers initiate coverage of Fidelity National Information (NYSE: FIS) with a "hold" rating. The target price for FIS is set to $28. According to Kaufman Brothers, Fidelity National is expected to witness an improvement in demand trends during 2010 due to the economic recovery...

Analyst Suji De Silva of Kaufman Brothers downgrades NetLogic Microsystems Inc (NASDAQ: NETL) from "buy" to "hold." The target price for NETL is set to $50. According to Kaufman Brothers, the downgrade in the rating reflects the recent significant appreciation in NetLogic Microsystems’ share price...

Form Factor Innovation To Drive Growth For Semiconductors According to analysts at Kaufman Brothers, form factor innovation across computing and mobile devices would drive additional growth for semiconductors. Kaufman Brothers expects the semiconductor product cycles to be driven further by content...

According to Coremetrics’ Benchmark data, same store sales (SSS) rose 18% YoY during the holiday period and there has been an upturn in the average order size and conversion rates. Analysts at Kaufman Brothers say that their meeting with Coremetrics, a leading web analytics and online marketing...

Kaufman has retained its Buy rating and price target of $93 for Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM). Kaufman noted that the Blackberry remains a preferred platform for texting and social networking applications despite strong competition from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and other smart...

Kaufman Brothers retained its Buy rating and gave a price target of $9 for Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV). It has noted that business momentum is growing at Ener1 as Think Global has resumed production. Several near-term catalysts are expected to drive interest in the shares, like the debut of “...

Analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers maintained his "buy" rating on Synnex Corp (NYSE: SNX). The target price for SNX is set to $34. Synnex has announced its intention to acquire Jack of All Games, the video game distribution subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), for $36.5 million in cash and $...

Analyst Theodore O'Neill of Kaufman Brothers maintains his "hold" rating on Akeena Solar Inc (NASDAQ: AKNS)(FREE stock trend analysis). AKNS has secured a spot to sell solar panels at Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW)(FREE stock trend analysis). This marks Akeena Solar’s success in entering into the big-box...

Analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Brothers maintains his "buy" rating on Palm Inc (NASDAQ: PALM). The target price for PALM is set to $16. PALM is scheduled to report its F2Q10 results on December 17. Palm is likely to report its results ahead of expectations. Industry and supply chain checks indicate...

According to Kaufman Brothers, overall sales in the video game industry exceeded expectations in November, with NPD reporting a lower-than-anticipated decline in November video game sales. The overall industry sales were higher than expected on account of robust hardware sales and a lower-than-...

Analysts at Kaufman Brothers upgrade Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for YHOO has been raised from $19 to $20. Analysts at Kaufman Brothers upgrade Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO)(FREE stock trend analysis) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for YHOO has been raised from $19...

Analyst Todd Mitchell of Kaufman Brothers maintains his "buy" rating on Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS)(FREE stock trend analysis), while reducing his estimates for the company. The target price for ERTS is set to $23. Electronic Arts has announced that its videogame software sales during November...

Kaufman Brothers noted that Semiconductors/Hardware are witnessing a typical seasonal slowdown in demand with the computing and handset demand declining to 10% month-on-month levels in December. It believes that data points are positive for hardware supply chain companies including Apple (NASDAQ:...

Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) was issued a buy rating by Kaufman Brothers with a price target of $93. The stock is trading at $60.28 and Kaufman attributed the buy rating to the announcement of a strategic partnership with China Mobile, which gives RIM a first-mover advantage with the...