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Goldman Sachs is out with a research report on WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE: WMS) and is upgrading shares to Buy. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We are moving to a more balanced view on WMS and Bally (we upgrade both to Neutral from Sell) after significant underperformance, but...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is “OK. They're no longer in the doghouse." For Mylan Laboratories (NASDAQ: MYL), he said, "No, no, if Teva Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: TEVA) can't make any money right now, how can this one?" For Penn...

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is out with a research report on Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and it has an Overweight rating and a $58 price target on shares. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. writes, "We are adding Las Vegas Sands to the J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Analyst Focus...

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) and it has an Equalweight rating and a $165 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We generally prefer WYNN's Asian focus relative to most domestic-focused operators; however, given WYNN's...

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) and it has an Overweight rating and a $56 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "After adjusting our bear / bull scenario, we continue to believe that LVS (along with PENN) offers the...

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM) and it has an Equal-weight rating and a $17 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "After adjusting our risk-reward analysis, we remain E/W on MGM. Our Base Case remains unchanged, but we see the...

Morgan Stanley is out with a research report on Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN) and it is reiterating its Overweight rating and a $46 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "After adjusting our bear / bull scenario, we continue to believe that PENN (along with LVS...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. AsiaInfo Linkage (NASDAQ: ASIA) 4,251 puts, 57 calls 2. Hertz Global (NYSE: HTZ) 3,822 puts, 57 calls 3. International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) 2,616 puts, 40 calls 4. CarMax Group (NYSE: KMX) 3,418 puts, 137 calls 5. Frontline (NYSE: FRO) 8,684 puts...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Bally Technologies (NYSE: BYI), downgrading J.P. Morgan to Neutral from Overweight. In its report, J.P. Morgan writes, "We are lowering our rating on BYI shares from Overweight to Neutral. We previously believed that BYI had specific opportunities to...

JP Morgan has downgraded Bally Technologies (NYSE: BYI) from Overweight to Neutral and has lowered the price target from $45 to $35.

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) reported its second-quarter profit at $175 million, or $0.80 per share, on revenue of $2.72 billion. However, analysts were expecting net income of $0.74 per share on revenue of $2.72 billion. Nordstrom shares...

Brinker International Inc (NYSE: EAT) is estimated to report its Q4 EPS at $0.47 on revenue of $710.57 million. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $1.01 billion. Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.02 on...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Cummins (NYSE: CMI) is an “unbelievable manufacturer with a big backlog. I think you should buy some more at these levels." Cramer said that he has “disliked Merck (NYSE: MRK), but it yields 5% and I'm changing my tune. I'm a...

MAKO Surgical (NASDAQ: MAKO) +22.61% after Piper Jaffray reiterates its Overweight rating and raises PT to $36. Northern Oil & Gas (NYSE: NOG) +21.43% on heavy volume. Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) +16.17% on upbeat earning reported this morning. Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) +...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), lowering its PO to $17 from $20. In its report, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "This is MGM's second solid quarter in a row, confirming our recovery thesis, so we are maintaining our Buy...