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American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) was upgraded by Jefferies from “hold” to “buy.” AEO’s shares closed at $12.68 yesterday. American Eagle Outfitters’ earnings are likely to grow by 16.98% next year. Barclays Capital upgraded GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) from “equal weight” to “overweight.”...

Analysts at Longbow Research upgrade International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) from "neutral" to "buy." The target price for IP is set to $32. IP’s shares moved up 5.26% to close at $23.02 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index jumped 3.1% in May in an optimistic sign for what is looking like an increasingly weak economy.   According to Ceridian-UCLA this points to higher economic growth: “The increase represents the strongest indicator yet from the PCI that the U.S. economy is...

J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) released a research report today reiterating their Neutral rating and $22.00 price target on shares of Altera (NASDAQ: ALTR). The analysts wrote that they believe ALTR is overshipping end demand, and are worried about an inventory build at the company. During the current...

Shares of Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQL XLNX) are lower on the session by 1.23%, currently trading $24.65. The stock fell hard in May, but has held the 200-day moving average. Calls are being bought on the name today; the June $24 call traded 3,300 times on open interest of 1,684 contracts, in addition to...

Shares of Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) are lower on the session by 0.29%, currently trading $24.40. The stock has been drifting lower for the past five weeks, but has managed to hold the 200-day moving average. Calls are trading in the name today, but it is unclear whether these were purchases or...

By Comstock Partners: In our comment of April 22nd we said that the impression that the economy was undergoing a normal economic recovery was highly misleading, and outlined a number of key economic series that supported our case that the rebound was actually quite weak.  Now, six weeks later,...

Shares of Acme Packet Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT) are lower on the session by 4.47%, currently trading $28.00. The stock has been on an amazing run higher over the past six months and is trading well above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Calls are being purchased on the name today with the June $...

Stocks are higher on upbeat durable good report Stocks rose Wednesday after an upbeat durable goods report gave investors a reason to keep buying after a late rally a day earlier. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 102 points in morning trading after recovering from a loss of nearly 300...

Shares of Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) are moving higher today on above average volume. The stock has gained 4.87%, or $1.30, to $27.99 in the first hour of trading. Nearly a million shares have already changed hands compared to a daily average of 1.09 million. Acme Packet (APKT) has a market cap of...

Below are the top 5 packaging and containers stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of market capitalization. Owens-Illinois Inc (NYSE: OI) has a market capitalization of $5.08 billion. OI’s quarterly earnings grew by 89.10% year-over-year. Ball Corp (NYSE: BLL) has a market capitalization of $...

Analyst Meeting • Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC)– WFC's first ever analyst meeting commenced yesterday and will finish today. • Intersil (NASDAQ: ISIL) - The company is holding its analyst meeting today. Corporate Events Calendar • JC Penny (JCP) - JCP is set to announce its results for the...

Below are the top five large-cap stocks in the consumer goods sector on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of the PEG ratio. Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) has a PEG ratio of 0.36. JCI’s quarterly revenue growth stands at 31.70% y/y. Fomento Economico Mexicano SA (NYSE: FMX) has a PEG ratio of 0.39...

Below are the top 5 mid-cap consumer goods stocks on the NYSE in terms of the PEG ratio. The PEG ratio of Fibria Celulose SA (NYSE: FBR) is 0.24. FBR’s quarterly revenues grew by 115.20% y/y. The PEG ratio of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (NYSE: TRW) is 0.25. Deutsche Bank upgraded TRW from “hold”...