Is Yahoo!-Microsoft Still Alive?
Editor's Note: In this feature from Stockpickr, we highlight lists of stocks that have been upgraded by analysts, are experiencing activist situations or some other market moving events.
: In a note on
Yahoo!
(YHOO)
this morning, Bear Stearns named the stock a "Top Pick" and said
Microsoft
(MSFT) - Get Report
may still be interested in the company. The firm also said Yahoo! may gain 78 cents per share from a planned IPO for Alibaba.com, a Chinese ecommerce company in which Yahoo! owns a 40% stake. Yahoo! shares jumped $1.24 to $23.97, while Microsoft was up 19 cents at $28.92.
Cree
(CREE) - Get Report
, which makes semiconductors for solid state lighting, was surging in preopen trading on
GE
(GE) - Get Report
takeover chatter. Cree's option volume was heavy on 16,373 contracts on Friday, and its overall option-implied volatility of 48 is above the six-month average of 39, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price fluctuations. However, reports from
Dow Jones
confirmed that GE isn't interested in purchasing Cree. Cree was recently trading up only 47 cents to $27.07, while GE was 5 cents lower to $38.82.
: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and
ASE Test Limited
(ASTSF)
, a majority-owned subsidiary of ASE, have reached an agreement through which ASE will acquire the remaining ASE Test ordinary shares it does not directly or indirectly own. The stock surged $2.60, or 22.1%, to $14.37.
: Goldman Sachs downgraded
Bristol-Myers Squibb
(BMY) - Get Report
to sell from neutral and lowered its price target to $30. The firm noted unappealing valuation and said that although management has made attractive moves to lower costs and invest in pipeline, valuation continues to run ahead of fundamentals. Bristol-Myers was up 10 cents to $29.25.
: Cowen & Co. upgraded
American Eagle
(AEO) - Get Report
to outperform from neutral. The retail apparel company posted strong August sales and should be able to deliver 15% earnings growth. Shares were lower by 9 cents at $25.74.
: In a regulatory filing after the close, ValueAct Capital disclosed a 5.7% stake in
Exterran Holdings
(EXH)
. The firm did not make any direct requests on the company but said it will monitor its investment and may enter discussions with management. The stock gained 30 cents to $77.80.
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