Standpoint Research

Standpoint Research has upgraded shares of Safeway (NYSE: SWY) from Hold to Buy today with a 2011-2012 price target of $24-$26. The firm had previously downgraded the shares from Buy to Hold on March 12. Since that time, SWY has fallen 18% and underperformed the S&P by 1500 basis points....

Standpoint Research has downgraded shares of AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAON) from Buy to Hold. Since the recommendation on November 12, 2009, AAON shares have outperformed the S&P by around 2200 basis points, with a 25% gain in a market that is up around 3%. Standpoint believes that the shares are...

Standpoint Research has downgraded shares of MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS) from Buy to Hold. Since the firm upgraded the stock to Buy on November 23, 2009 the shares have outperformed the S&P by 4,000 basis points. According to Standpoint analyst Ronnie Moas, the stock is now fairly...

Standpoint Research has downgraded shares of Gamestop (NYSE: GME) from Buy to Hold. Gamestop (GME) is getting hammered today, after Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) reported worse than expected earnings results, and said it is entering the used vide game space, where it will compete with Gamestop (GME)....

Standpoint Research has initiated coverage of Telecom Argentina (NYSE: TEO) today with a Buy rating and a 2012-2013 price target of $25. During the current session, TEO shares have gained 2.62% to $18.03. According to Standpoint, during 1Q10 consolidated net revenues increased by 15%, mainly fueled...

Below are the top 5 large-cap technology stocks on the NYSE in terms of revenue expectations. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NYSE: NTT) is expected to generate $109.85 billion of revenue in the current quarter. NTT lost 1.83% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 gained 13.33% over...

Standpoint Research has initiated coverage of Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) this morning with a Buy rating and 2012-2013 price target of $48. During the current trading session, SBNY has gained 0.29% to $37.95. The firm's price target is based on 16x EPS estimates of $3.00 for 2012-2013. SBNY...

Standpoint Research has upgraded shares of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) from Hold to Buy with a 2011-2012 price target of $85. Standpoint previously had an open Buy recommendation on GD which was downgraded to Hold on March 29. Since that time, the shares have fallen $10 and under-performed the S...

Standpoint Research has initiated coverage on shares of ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ: MANT) with a Buy rating and 2012 price target of $56. During the current trading session, MANT shares have fallen 1.27% to $43.51. Year to date, the stock has lost a little over 10%. MANT has a 52...

Odyssey Healthcare Inc (NASDAQ: ODSY) shares gained 37.30% to $26.49 by 12:15 pm. The volume of ODSY shares traded was 6523% higher than normal. ODSY is going to be acquired by Gentiva Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: GTIV) in a $1 billion cash deal. Gentiva Health Services Inc (NASDAQ: GTIV) shares...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ARNA) soared 3.57% to $2.90 in the pre-market session. ARNA had declined 5.21% on Friday to close at $2.91. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) added 1.65% to $13.57 in pre-market trading. Standpoint Research upgraded DELL from “hold” to “buy.” Teva Pharmaceutical Industries...

Analyst Ronnie Moas of Standpoint Research said he had upgraded shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NASDAQ: TEVA), Accenture plc (NYSE: CAN), Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), simultaneously, from “hold” to “buy.” According to the analyst, an...

Below are the top 5 mid-cap healthcare stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. The PEG ratio of United Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: UTHR) is 0.36. UTHR’s quarterly revenues grew by 61.60% y/y. The PEG ratio of Warner Chilcott plc (NASDAQ: WCRX) is 0.52. WCRX posted quarterly revenue growth of 183...

Standpoint Research has downgraded shares of Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ: PPDI) from Buy to Hold. According to Standpoint analyst Ronnie Moas, the stock is now fairly valued at 26x trailing 12 months earnings and 19x forward earnings. The company reported strong earnings last week...

Forward Air Corp (NASDAQ: FWRD) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $28.33 and created a new 52-week high of $29.11. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded FWRD from “sell” to “hold.” Hansen Natural Corp (NASDAQ: HANS) was another stock that made a new 52-week high at $44.80, marking 0.88% growth at 11:03 am....