Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) is buying up new units and building others at a frenzied pace. Shares are up, as are estimates, since is original feature back in August. Everything is going well, but is the price tag too expensive for this Zacks #2 Rank (Buy)? Company Description Wyndham Worldwide has...

Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) is buying up new units and building others at a frenzied pace. Shares are up, as are estimates, since is original feature back in August. Everything is going well, but is the price tag too expensive for this Zacks #2 Rank (Buy)? Company Description Wyndham Worldwide has...

Stifel Nicolaus increases its price target on: Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) from $50 to $56. KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) from $45 to $49. EMC (NYSE: EMC) from $26 to $30. Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) from $215 to $260. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) from $15 to $17.

Hudson Securities is initiating coverage of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) with a Hold rating. “At 16x our 2012 EPS estimate we find the shares fairly valued,” Hudson Securities writes. “CCL is the largest global cruise industry player. Its 98 ships and 11 brands represent half of global capacity...

Hudson Securities is initiating coverage of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) with a Buy rating and a 12-month target price of $58, “which is based on 14x our 2012 EPS estimate $4.16,” the financial institution reports. “RCL is the second largest global cruise industry player. Its 40 ships and 5...

Hudson Securities has initiated coverage on Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) with a Buy rating and $58 PT. RCL is the second largest global cruise industry player. Its 40 ships and 5 brands represent about one-quarter of global capacity behind industry leader Carnival, who controls about half of global...

Husdon Securities is initiating coverage on Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) with a Hold rating and $56 PT. CCL is the largest global cruise industry player. Its 98 ships and 11 brands represent half of global capacity. It caters to most market niches and geographies. It is also the most efficient...

Analysts at Hudson Securities initiate coverage of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) with a “buy” rating. The target price for RCL is set to $58. RCL shares fell 1.16% to close at $47.81yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Hudson Securities initiate coverage of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) with a “hold” rating. The target price for CCL is set to $56. CCL shares fell 0.61% to close at $47.02 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International, Inc (MAR), a lodging company announced that William J. Shaw, the vice chairman of the company, will retire on March 31, after serving Marriott for 37 years. Mr. Shaw, 65, had started his journey at Marriott in 1974 and became corporate controller...

Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International, Inc (MAR), a lodging company announced that William J. Shaw, the vice chairman of the company, will retire on March 31, after serving Marriott for 37 years. Mr. Shaw, 65, had started his journey at Marriott in 1974 and became corporate controller...

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN), through its subsidiary Wyndham Hotel Group, is finally entering the Indian market. The hospitality company signed a franchise agreement with Tirupati Buildings & Offices Pvt. Ltd to open its first hotel in India. The 394 room hotel will be located in New...

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (WYN), through its subsidiary Wyndham Hotel Group, is finally entering the Indian market. The hospitality company signed a franchise agreement with Tirupati Buildings & Offices Pvt. Ltd to open its first hotel in India. The 394 room hotel will be located in New...

CNBC Fast Money's Guy Adami said on the show that St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) has fair valuations. He believes that this stock might break out, and he is a buyer of St. Jude (STJ). St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) gained 1.90% in the regular session, and it added 0.69% in the after hours....

The manufactured housing industry was the worst performing sector on Wednesday. It fell 3.65%, and Skyline Corporation (NYSE: SKY) dropped 4.08%. Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVCO) lost 3.21%, and closed at $46.67. The consumer services industry struggled today, and dropped 3.40%. Ctrip.com...