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08:41 News Bot: US PRE-MARKET EARNINGS SNAP-SHOT
Large Cap Stocks (USD 20bln+)?
WMT | Wal-Mart Stores Inc | Q1 EPS USD 1.10 vs. Exp. USD 1.15
Small-to-Mid Cap Stocks (USD 1-20bln)?
AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | Q1 EPS USD 2.25 vs. Exp. USD 2.15
ATK | Alliant Techsystems Inc | Q4 EPS USD 2.59 vs. Exp. USD 2.41
CA | CA Inc | Q4 EPS USD 0.61 vs. Exp. USD 0.59
FLO | Flowers Foods Inc | Q1 EPS USD 0.29 vs. Exp. USD 0.30
KSS | Kohl's Corp | Q1 EPS USD 0.60 vs. Exp. USD 0.63
MANU | Manchester United Plc | Q3 EPS USD 0.08 vs. Exp. USD 0.06
PBH | Prestige Brands Holdings Inc | Q4 EPS USD 0.35 vs. Exp. USD 0.33
TK | Teekay Corp | Q1 EPS USD 0.05 vs. Exp. USD -0.27
TGP | Teekay LNG Partners LP | Q1 EPS USD 0.56 vs. Exp. USD 0.58
TOO | Teekay Offshore Partners LP | Q1 EPS USD 0.36 vs. Exp. USD 0.39
Earnings from after-market yesterday (14th May 2014)
Acxiom Corp (ACXM) Q4 Adj. EPS USD 0.24 vs. Exp. USD 0.20
Agilent Technologies Inc (A) Q2 EPS USD 0.72 vs. Exp. USD 0.73
Cisco (CSCO) Q3 Adj. EPS USD 0.51 vs. Exp. USD 0.48
Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Q4 EPS USD 0.45 vs Exp. USD 0.50
Jack in the Box Inc (JACK) Q2 Oper. EPS USD 0.51 vs. Exp. USD 0.52
NetEase Inc ?(NTES) Q1 earnings USD 1.38/ADS vs Exp. USD 1.42
Seaworld Entertainment (SEAS) Q1 Adj. Loss/Shr USD 0.56 vs. Exp. USD 0.49 ?
Vipshop (VIPS) Q1 Adj. EPS USD 0.63/ADS vs. Exp. USD 0.46
WuXi Pharmatech (WX) Q1 non-GAAP EPS USD 0.30 vs. Exp. USD 0.39
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08:45 News Bot: Today's major pre-market US broker moves:
Upgrades
ACXIOM (ACXM) UPGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM FROM UNDERPERFORM AT BMO CAPITAL
EARTHLINK (ELNK) UPGRADED TO OUTPERFORM FROM PERFORM AT OPPENHEIMER
ENLINK MIDSTREAM PARTNERS (ENLK) UPGRADED TO OUTPERFORM AT OPPENHEIMER
HEARTLAND PAYMENT (HPY) UPGRADED TO OUTPERFORM FROM NEUTRAL AT RW BAIRD
KINDER MORGAN (KMI) UPGRADED TO CONVICTION BUY FROM BUY AT GOLDMAN
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS (LLL) UPGRADED TO BUY FROM NEUTRAL AT BOFA/MERRILL
MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD) UPGRADED TO BUY AT BB&T
MILLER ENERGY (MILL) ASSUMED WITH A BUY FROM HOLD AT BREAN CAPITAL
NIMBLE STORAGE (NMBL) UPGRADED TO BUY FROM NEUTRAL AT GOLDMAN
PARKWAY PROPERTIES (PKY) UPGRADED TO BUY FROM HOLD AT STIFEL
PERNIX THERAPEUTICS (PTX) UPGRADED TO STRONG BUY FROM BUY AT NEEDHAM
PLUG POWER (PLUG) UPGRADED TO OUTPERFORM AT COWEN
RANGE RESOURCES (RRC) UPGRADED TO CONVICTION BUY FROM NEUTRAL AT GOLDMAN
REGAL ENTERTAINMENT (RGC) UPGRADED TO BUY AT TOPEKA CAPITAL
STEEL DYNAMICS (STLD) UPGRADED TO OUTPERFORM FROM MARKET PERFORM AT COWEN
TANDEM DIABETES (TNDM) UPGRADED TO BUY FROM HOLD AT DEUTSCHE BANK (PRE-OPEN)
TWITTER (TWTR) UPGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM UNDERWEIGHT AT ATLANTIC EQUITIES
ZIMMER (ZMH) UPGRADED TO BUY FROM NEUTRAL AT SUNTRUST
Downgrades
AMERICAN CAPITAL MORTGAGE (MTGE) DOWNGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM AT JMP SECURITIES
ANGLO AMERICAN (AAUKY) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM OUTPERFORM AT CREDIT SUISSE
BE AEROSPACE (BEAV) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM BUY AT UBS
BRISTOL-MYERS (BMY) DOWNGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM FROM OUTPERFORM AT BMO CAPITAL
COLUMBIA PROPERTY (CXP) DOWNGRADED TO EQUAL WEIGHT FROM OVERWEIGHT AT MORGAN STANLEY
HUNTINGTON INGALLS (HII) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM BUY AT BOFA/MERRILL
ITC HOLDINGS (ITC) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM OVERWEIGHT AT JPMORGAN
LATAM AIRLINES (LFL) DOWNGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM FROM OUTPERFORM AT RAYMOND JAMES
PHOTOMEDEX (PHMD) DOWNGRADED TO HOLD FROM BUY AT ASCENDIANT
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY (SWN) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM CONVICTION BUY AT GOLDMAN
URBAN OUTFITTERS (URBN) DOWNGRADED TO MARKET PERFORM FROM OUTPERFORM AT FBR CAPITAL
VOXX INTERNATIONAL (VOXX) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM BUY AT B. RILEY
VODAFONE (VOD) DOWNGRADED TO NEUTRAL FROM BUY AT GOLDMAN
Initiations
ACADIA (ACAD) INITIATED WITH AN OVERWEIGHT AT JPMORGAN
CHEROKEE (CHKE) INITIATED WITH A BUY AT B. RILEY
GLORI ENERGY (GLRI) INITIATED WITH BUY AT MAXIM
MAGELLAN PETROLEUM (MPET) INITIATED WITH A BUY AT B. RILEY
RACKSPACE (RAX) ASSUMED WITH AN OVERWEIGHT AT JPMORGAN
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