Analysts' Actions: CROX DKS HON HRB JNPR
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CHANGE IN RATINGS
TD Ameritrade
(AMTD) - Get Report
downgraded to market perform at BMO Capital Markets based on valuation. The stock has outperformed its sector in 2013 thus far and now trades at notably higher multiples, BMO Capital Markets said.
Crocs
(CROX) - Get Report
was downgraded at Wedbush to neutral, because performance projections have been fully priced-in, Wedbush said. Although second-quarter results will likely be in line with management's guidance, the opportunity for near-term reward has contracted, Wedbush said.
Cognizant
(CTSH) - Get Report
was upgraded at Goldman Sachs to buy. $90 price target. Immigration risk is fading and the company can deliver solid growth, Goldman said.
CVB Financial
(CVBF) - Get Report
was downgraded at FIG Partners to market perform. Valuation call, based on a $14.50 price target, FIG Partners said.
Dick's Sporting Goods
(DKS) - Get Report
was upgraded at Morgan Stanley to overweight, based on enhanced fiscal 2014 estimates. DKS has underperformed the consumer discretionary sector despite strong fundamentals and trading at a discount, Morgan Stanley said.
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Diamond Offshore
(DO) - Get Report
was upgraded to buy at TheStreet Ratings.
Fairchild Semiconductor
(FCS)
was downgraded to hold at TheStreet Ratings.
Honeywell
(HON) - Get Report
was downgraded at Nomura to neutral. Valuation call, based on an $88 price target, Nomura said.
H&R Block
(HRB) - Get Report
was downgraded at BTIG to neutral from buy. Valuation call, as the stock exceeded the previous $31 price target, BTIG said.
Juniper
(JNPR) - Get Report
was downgraded at Jefferies to hold from buy. Valuation call, based on a $21.25 price target, Jefferies said.
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Nokia
(NOK) - Get Report
was downgraded at Oppenheimer to underperform from perform. Smartphone competition appears to be reaccelerating, Oppenheimer said.
North Star Realty
(NRF)
was initiated with a buy rating at UBS. $13 price target. The company will benefit as securitization markets and commercial loan demand improve, UBS said.
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
(ONXX)
was downgraded at Deutsche Bank to hold from buy. $140 price target. Company is likely to be acquired, but expect limited upside potential from current levels, Deutsche said.
Sonoco
(SON) - Get Report
was upgraded at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch to buy from neutral. $42 price target. Several parts of the business appear to be turning around, BofA/Merrill said.
Towers Watson
(TW) - Get Report
was downgraded at Deutsche Bank to hold from buy. Valuation call, based on a $93 price target, Deutsche Bank said.
VF Corp.
(VFC) - Get Report
was downgraded at Credit Suisse to neutral from outperform. $208 price target. Core demand appears weak, especially in the U.S., Credit Suisse said.
Stock Comments/EPS Changes
Assured Guaranty
(AGO) - Get Report
estimates were cut at UBS. Earnings estimates were reduced given the company's exposure to Detroit, said UBS. Price target is $28.
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Baker Hughes
(BHI)
earnings estimates were cut at UBS. Estimates were reduced on the miss in Latin America, said UBS. Price target is $50.
Rockwell Collins
(COL)
numbers were boosted at Credit Suisse. Shares are now seen reaching $78. Estimates were also increased, given the company's new guidance, Credit Suisse said. Outperform rating.
City National
(CYN)
estimates were raised at UBS. Wealth-management strength and loan growth, UBS said. Price target is $74.
Federated Investors
(FII) - Get Report
estimates were reduced at Citigroup. Estimates were cut to reflect deeper money market fee waivers and weak FI flows, Citi said. Price target upped to $34.
Honeywell
(HON) - Get Report
numbers were raised at UBS. Earnings estimates were raised given new guidance, said UBS. Price target goes to $82.
Ingersoll-Rand
(IR) - Get Report
numbers were raised at UBS. Earnings estimates were raised given nonresidential construction recovery and margin expansion opportunity, said UBS. Price target goes to $71.
PPG Industries
(PPG) - Get Report
numbers were raised at UBS. Earnings estimates were raised given earnings beat and raised guidance, said UBS. Price target goes to $156.
Schlumberger
(SLB) - Get Report
numbers were raised at UBS. Earnings estimates were raised as new technologies expand margins across regions, said UBS. Price target goes to $98.
SunTrust
(STI) - Get Report
estimates, price target were raised at BMO Capital. Estimates were raised based on unanticipated benefits from a low LLP tax rate, said BMO Capital Markets. STI guidance projects less margin pressures in the coming quarters; price target raised to $35.
State Street
(STT) - Get Report
estimates were reduced at Citigroup. 2014 earnings estimates were reduced given fewer buybacks, said Citigroup. Price target is $79.
UnitedHealth
(UNH) - Get Report
numbers were raised at BMO Capital. Shares of UNH are now seen reaching $79. Estimates were also increased, given a solid fundamental outlook, BMO Capital said. Outperform rating.
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