S&P Equity Research

S&P Equity Research has upgraded Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) from Strong Sell to Hold.

S&P Equity Research has upgraded Compuware (NASDAQ: CPWR) to Hold.

Best 1) China Sunergy (NASDAQ: CSUN): Shares of China Sunergy closed up 21% from Tuesday's close to $2.18. The company was initiated with a Buy at Collins Stewart. The price target for shares was set at $3.15. The stock recently hit a 52-week low of $1.50 on June 20th. 2) Spartan Motors (NASDAQ:...

Best 1) AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV): Shares of AeroVironment are currently trading up 19.2% from yesterday's close to $34.10. The company reported Q4 earnings of $0.79 per share versus estimates of $0.69 per share. Revenue came in at $106.1 million versus estimates of $99 million. AeroVironment...

Best 1) Timberland (NYSE: TBL): Shares of Timberland are trading up 42.8% from Friday's close to $42.783. The company is being bought by V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) for $43.00 per share. The deal is valued at around $2 billion. 2) Graham Packaging (NYSE: GRM): Shares of Graham Packaging are...

Best 1) Timberland (NYSE: TBL): Shares of Timberland are trading up 42.5% from Friday's close to $42.71. The company is being bought by VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) for $43.00 per share. The deal is valued at around $2 billion. 2) Harvest Natural Resources (NYSE: HNR): Shares of Harvest Natural are...

Best 1) Fonar (NASDAQ: FONR): Trading up 27.3% from yesterday's close to $2.77. Fonar reported a 15% increase in revenue to $8.7 million for the third quarter. Net income came in at $0.20 per share versus $7.5 million for the same period last year. Shares set a new 52-week high of $3.20 earlier in...

Best 1) Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (NASDAQ: VSEA): Trading up 51.3% from yesterday's close to $61.37. Varian is being acquired by Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) for $63 per share in cash. The deal is valued at $4.9 billion. 2) ZST Digital Networks (NASDAQ: ZSTN): Trading up 22.9...

Best 1) LoopNet (NASDAQ: LOOP): Trading up 28.2% from yesterday's close to $18.42. LoopNet agreed to be acquired by CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) for $16.50 in cash and 0.03702 shares of Costar stock for each share owned. The deal is valued at $860 million. 2) Gulf Resources (NASDAQ: GFRE):...

Yesterday, shares of priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) hit an all time high of $522 despite being hit with a downgrade from hold to sell by S&P Equity Research just one day prior. The stock is giving some of that back in today's session, however, currently trading down 1.34% to $510.04 as investors...

S&P Equity Research doesn't believe that the explosives found on UPS (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) shipping facilities will have any real impact on the stocks. In a research note, S&P wrote, "We think the interception of these packages shows that security is working, and think new...

S&P Equity Research is reiterating its Buy rating on Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE), after the company reported better than expected earnings this morning. In a note sent to clients, S&P wrote, "We think margins have room to the upside and, aside from Mexico, think international prospects...

S&P Equity Research on Friday maintained its Strong Buy rating for Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) after the oil giant reported a 37% drop in earnings. Analysts cut their 2010 earnings outlook for Chevron by 10 cents per share to $7.66 a share on weakness in the oil major's refining business. However...