
Analyst Actions: TRRA, LCOS, T, IGEN, CMRC, SITE
Terra Networks' (TRRA) intermediate-term rating was downgraded this morning to neutral from accumulate by Merrill Lynch analyst Peter Bradshaw. The downgrade comes the day after the company agreed to merge with Internet portal Lycos (LCOS) .
In his note, Bradshaw said, "
we expect the premium paid for Lycos may outweigh the synergies gained. As a result we expect a transfer of value towards Lycos and away from Terra."
Also this morning,
UBS Warburg
downgraded Lycos to hold from buy and
ABN Amro
downgraded Lycos to hold from outperform.
Upgrades
Public Service Enterprises
(PEG) - Get Report
: UP to buy from hold at
ABN Amro
; price target: 44.
Sprint PCS
(PCS)
: UP to strong buy from buy at
W.R. Hambrecht
; price target: 85.
Downgrade
AT&T
(T) - Get Report
: price target DOWN to 65 from 75 at
Salomon Smith Barney
.
Initiations
Ariba
(ARBA)
: NEW buy at UBS Warburg; price target: 90.
Commerce One
(CMRC)
: NEW buy at UBS Warburg; price target: 65.
Engage
(ENGA)
: NEW buy at
ING Barings
; price target: low 30's.
Igen International
(IGEN)
: NEW buy at UBS Warburg; price target: 30.
SpectraSite
(SITE) - Get Report
: NEW buy at
Lehman Brothers
; price target: 31.
Group Moves
Credit Suisse First Boston
raised the price targets for two retailers:
- The Limited (LTD) : raised to 55 from 46.
Tiffany (TIF) - Get Report: raised to 80 from 75.