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| February 25, 2013 |
| 10:11 EDT |  | PRGO, IP, BUD, TSS, FCN, HWAY, VMW, ROC, PAAS, CMI, AKAM, BID, ELN, SWN, RKT, NDSN, ATLS, WBMD, OXY, BCPC, APPY, SWY | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy upgrades include: AB InBev (BUD) upgraded to Neutral from Reduce at Nomura... Atlas Energy (ATLS) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird... Cummins (CMI) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman... International Paper (IP) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Nordson (NDSN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital... Pan American Silver (PAAS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord... Perrigo (PRGO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS... RockTenn (RKT) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Rockwood (ROC) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at First Analysis... Safeway (SWY) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill... Southwestern Energy (SWN) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman... Total System (TSS) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James ... VMware (VMW) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup... Venaxis (APPY) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord... WebMD (WBMD) upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James... Elan (ELN) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Leerink... Healthways (HWAY) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at William Blair... Balchem (BCPC) upgraded on Friday to Buy from Underperform at DA Davidson... Sotheby's (BID) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Craig-Hallum... WebMD (WBMD) upgraded at Raymond James... Total System (TSS) upgraded at Raymond James... Occidental Petroleum (OXY) upgraded at Raymond James... FTI Consulting (FCN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Northland... Akamai (AKAM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie. |
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News For BUD;ATLS;CMI;IP;NDSN;PAAS;PRGO;RKT;ROC;SWY;SWN;VMW;APPY;ELN;HWAY;BCPC;BID;FCN;OXY;AKAM;TSS;WBMD From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on BUD;ATLS;CMI;IP;NDSN;PAAS;PRGO;RKT;ROC;SWY;SWN;VMW;APPY;ELN;HWAY;BCPC;BID;FCN;OXY;AKAM;TSS;WBMD the last two weeks. |
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| May 22, 2013 |
| 10:06 EDT |  | AKAM | Akamai mentioned cautiously at Pacific Crest
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| 07:30 EDT |  | OXY | UBS to host a conference
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| 07:24 EDT | | VMW | NetEvents International to host a summit
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| 07:21 EDT | | AKAM | MIT Sloan Alumni Club of Boston to hold a symposium
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 19:57 EDT |  | CMI | Cummins shares still attractive, Barron's says
Cummins' engines account for 40% of the heavy-duty trucks produced in North America, and though shares of the company have gained 35% since Barron's first highlighted the company in 2011, at 12 times forward earnings, shares of Cummins still look attractive, says Barron's Inside Scoop. Reference Link |
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| 07:36 EDT | | ROC | Rockwood shares recommended ahead of catalysts at Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse continues to believe there is further upside to Rockwood shares driven by catalysts that include the exiting of the TiO2 business and other assets, and balance sheet flexibility. Shares are Outperform rated with an $81 price target. |
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| 07:12 EDT | | ROC | Buyout firms eye Rockwood Holdings pigments businesses, Reuters reports
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| 07:07 EDT | | ELN | Theravance pullback on Elan bid a buying opportunity, says Piper Jaffray
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| 06:10 EDT | | ROC | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) plans to shake-up of its board even if every director wins re-election at today’s shareholder meeting and James Dimon keeps his dual job as chairman and CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports...Mutual-fund firms are joining activist investors in getting more aggressive over demands for change in how board members are paid at U.S. companies. Activist investors have been experimenting more frequently with incentive pay packages for the board members they nominate in proxy fights, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings’s (ROC) pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group (BX) and Advent International, sources say, Reuters reports...The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse (CS) replaced Morgan Stanley (MS) as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148B hedge funds industry, according to a survey by AsiaHedge. Goldman Sachs (GS) remains Asia's top prime broker with 179 clients and total assets under management of $24.6B, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Bank managers in the U.S. are less likely to engage in mergers and acquisitions this year as regulators heighten scrutiny on potential deals and sellers wait for higher valuations, according to a KPMG survey, Bloomberg reports...PIMCO’s Bill Gross says the bull market for bonds may have ended last month. But investors are staying put. Four years into the biggest rally in U.S. stocks since 2000, bond mutual funds are attracting more money than their equity counterparts, Bloomberg reports. |
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 13:03 EDT |  | ELN | Elan advises holders to take no action related to Royalty offer
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| 11:46 EDT | | ELN | Royalty Pharma ups offer for Elan to $12.50 per share in cash
Royalty Pharma announced that it raised its takeover offer for Elan to $12.50 per share in cash. The increased offer is fully financed, cash confirmed and not conditional on due diligence, the company added, while saying the $1.00 per share net cash right has been eliminated. Royalty Pharma added that it has reserved its right to waive down the acceptance threshold for the increased offer from 90% to 50% plus one Elan share. Reference Link |
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| 11:43 EDT | | ELN | Elan rallies 3.6% to $12.10 after Royalty Pharm raises buyout offer
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| 11:42 EDT | | ELN | Royalty Pharma raises offer for Elan to $12.50 per share in cash
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| 08:04 EDT | | ROC | BofA/Merrill's U.S. chemicals analyst holds an analyst/industry conference call
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| 07:38 EDT | | WBMD | Stifel Nicolaus to host a conference
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| 05:54 EDT | | ELN | Elan announces transactions to transform company, $200M share repurchase plan
Elan announces a series of transactions designed to decisively transform and advance the company. Upon shareholder approval, the totality of these strategically driven decisions, in addition to the Theravance royalty participation agreement and dividend pass through announced last week and the previously completed Tysabri transaction, will form a dynamic and unique business foundation for Elan in the years ahead. Elan will acquire 100% of AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals and upon close Elan will pay EUR 263.5M for the company, comprised of EUR 175.7M in cash and EUR 87.8M of Elan ordinary shares. In addition, there will be potential cash milestone payments of up to EUR 270M on the advancement of certain late stage clinical programs. Elan has completed the first step in its investment in Newbridge by paying $40M in exchange for 48% of the total fully diluted capitalization of the company. In addition, Elan has appointed two directors to the board of Newbridge. Elan has the option to purchase the remaining stake in Newbridge by 2015 for a sum of $244M. Elan will commit $70M to the new entity upfront, plus up to a potential future $8M, for an 18% minority equity position, royalties in major markets along with additional milestones, and retention of commercial rights in certain territories and markets. The third party equity financial partner will commit $20M for 62% equity position, plus up to a potential future $2M. The remaining 20% equity will be allocated among Speranza management. This allows Elan to eliminate the operating activities associated with the development of the drug, while at the same time maintaining a share of the potential upside. A $200M share repurchse program is planned, details pending. |
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| 05:22 EDT | | ELN | Elan to host business news update conference call
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 07:33 EDT | | IP, RKT | Paper & Packaging names likely to return cash to holders, says Jefferies
Jefferies expects names in the Paper & Packaging space to start returning cash to shareholders at a greater rate due to strong balance sheets and record free cash flow. The firm names International Paper (IP), RockTenn (RKT) and Owens-Illinois (OI) as best positioned to see higher share prices from more aggressive cash returns to shareholders. Jefferies says Crown Holdings (CCK), Graphic Packaging (GPK) and Owens-Illinois are likely to issue dividends. |
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 13:09 EDT | | VMW | VMware to host a webcast
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| 11:50 EDT | | AKAM | Akamai continues to guide in low 40s for EBITA margins, cites investments
On the company's presentation at the JPM conference a company executive commented that Akamai continues to guide in low 40s for EBITA margins as it makes investments such as an expansion in its salesforce. |
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