These are not teh only impact analyst calls today impacting stocks, but these are the key calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on. This isn’t exactly 10 if you look at the bullet points, but that is because some of the research calls are multi-stock calls:
- BEAR STEARNS Downgrades key European investment banking names: Credit Suisse (CS) and Deutsche Bank (DB) both downgraded to Underperform from Peer Perform ratings; UBS AG downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform rating.
- EU CHIP & TECH: ASML Holdings (ASML), Infineon (IFX), and Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) all started as Buy at UBS.
- E*Trade (ETFC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital Markets; Credit Suisse cut its price target to $4.00; Goldman Sachs cautions that a takeover is unlikely near-term..
- Fuel Cell (FCEL) started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
- Plug Power (PLUG) started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
- Telmex (TMX) raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
- Valero (VLO) & Western Refining (WNR) were both raised to Buy at Banc of America. Mohawk (MHK) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Banc of America.
Jon C. Ogg
November 30, 2007