It’s amazing that the equity markets have rallied in light of the incredibly strong US dollar thus far this year. That suggests that stocks are not quite ready for the pullback analysts have been expecting following last Tuesday’s upside blow-off. Still, while the Dow Industrials and Dow Transports have notched new reaction highs, the SPX and NDX haven’t.
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Stocks to watch in the stock market today: January6, 2012. The following are U.S. listed stocks which received upgrades yesterday.
The following is a list of good stocks to buy of companies who have recently received “buy” recommendations from various analysts. Note that one company listed has been upgraded to a “strong buy”.
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As stock market participation has expanded from Wall Street to Main Street, investment information has exploded as well. TV financial news, business magazines, newspapers, Internet Web sites and chat rooms, corporate filings and news releases, stock analyst reports — there is a din of data for investors to sift through today. Unfortunately, quantity is no guarantee of quality: It has never been harder for small investors to assess which ...
Leap Wireless (NASDAQ: LEAP)
Leap Wireless International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital wireless services under the “Cricket” brand name in the United States. LEAP was upgraded by analysts at Mizuho from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. The analysts now have a $9.50 price target on the stock, up previously from $8.00.
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Elan Corp. (NYSE: ELN)
ELN operates as a neuroscience-based biotechnology company primarily in Ireland and the United States. ELN was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating last week. ELN has a 1 year target price estimate of 14.25.
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ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC)
ITC Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages ...
Continue Reading →A very big, very busy week on Wall Street got off to a negative start thanks to a new batch of negative headlines out of Europe and a profit warning from Intel which affected the stock market today. The DJIA dropped 222 points in midday trading. The euro fell more than 1 percent against the dollar and the yields on Italian government bonds rose sharply as investors became more nervous about that nation’s debt burden.
Financial stocks fell sharply in the stock market ...
Continue Reading →Amwest Imaging, Inc. (OTC: AMWI) went as high as $1.38 today on extremely heavy volume in the stock market today. Those who took the alert on Novemebr 21st by us have made over 700% profits. AMWI still has a long way to go before reaching the $12.00 target that the street has for it.
“With headline reports from Security News Daily like ‘2011 Set to be the Worst Year Ever for Security Breaches,’ and the list ...
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American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) shares rose again in the stock market today making it more than a 400% gain since November 29th when shares were trading at $0.21.
Shares in Amwest Imaging (OTC: AMWI) again rose on volume of over 22 million shares traded in the stock market today. AMWI.OB is up over 220% since we profiled it on November 25th.
Here are today’s analysts’ upgrades, downgrades and new coverage:
Upgrades
Listed below are the top 10 stocks for 2012:
10. Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL): Provides electric and natural gas services. The company offers a variety of energy-related services, including generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas throughout the United States. Xcel utilities serve customers in portions of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Shares are up over 10% year-to-date.
9. Altria (NYSE:MO): The company, through subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes and other tobacco products, including cigars and pipe tobacco. ...
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