Broker Upgrades : MSFT, BHI & ERTS

Michael — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:22:40 +0000

Some big names picked up broker upgrades today. Here are a few of the companies that received upgrades:

Microsoft (MSFT) : Microsoft was upgraded today by EVA Dimensions, LLC to Buy from Overweight. MSFT stock closed the trading session at $29.85, down 0.9%.
Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) : Baker Hughes was upgraded by Citigroup to Hold from Sell. BHI stock finished the trading session down 1.3% at $47.32.
Electronic Arts (ERTS) : Electronic Arts received a broker upgrade today from Piper Jaffray which boosted its rating on the stock to Neutral from Underweight. The stock closed the day at $19.30, up 1.2%.

Stock upgrades and downgrades: DKS, STT, JPM, SLB, BTU, APC, BHI, BJS

Michael — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:03:35 +0000

A lot of big name stocks received upgrades and downgrades today. Here are a few such stocks:

Analyst upgrades:

Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) was upgraded today to Neutral from Underperform by Buckingham.
State Street Corp (NYSE: STT) was upgraded by CLSA to Outperform from Underperform and the broker lifted its price target on the stock to $62 from $45.
JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) received an upgrade today from Fox-Pitt to Outperform from In Line with a $55 price target.
Schlumberger (NYSE SLB) was upgraded by Citigroup today to Buy from Hold and the broker boosted its price target on the stock to $80 from $56.

Analyst downgrades:

Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) was downgraded by Davenport from a Buy to Neutral
Andarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) downgraded by JP Morgan to Neutral from Overweight
Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) was lowered today by Citigroup to a Sell from Hold and the broker left its price target on the stock steady at $39.
BJ Services (NYSE: BJS) downgraded by Citigroup to Sell from Hold and the broker lowered its price target on the stock to $14 from $16.