S&P Capital

S&P Global Market Intelligence downgraded electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) to Sell from Hold, and set a price target of $155. Barron's highlighted the downgrade in a mid-day blog post Wednesday. "The shares have rallied sharply recently in anticipation of the...

On the morning of Tuesday, May 26, Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) excited investors when the company proposed a three-way merger with Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) and Bright House Networks. If the merger is approved, it would impact one in six American households and compete...

In a report published Thursday, S&P Capital IQ analysts maintained a Hold rating on salesforce.com Inc (NYSE: CRM). According to an unconfirmed news report, CRM is working with financial advisers to help it find takeover offers after being approached by a potential acquirer. "Given CRM's market...

TipRanks provided the top 22 analysts for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) based on a ranking of four or more stars. Based on TipRanks criteria, below are the top analysts along with their latest ratings and price targets for Apple. The list descends according to analyst action with the most recent...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) came out with dismal fourth-quarter results on Friday on back of lower trading revenue. Kenneth Leon from S&P Capital IQ was on CNBC recently to discuss Goldman’s fourth-quarter results and his expectations from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) when it...

In a report published Monday, S&P Capital analyst Gary F. Albanese reiterated a Buy rating and $69.75 price target on Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR). In the report, S&P Capital noted, “Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) is focused on exploration and production of oil and gas properties worldwide....

At Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) second-quarter conference call July 15, investors will be all ears to learn the company's plans for its upcoming $9 billion windfall from the initial public offering of Alibaba.com. Yahoo made a $1 billion investment in Alibaba in 2005 and although the China Internet...

In a report published Friday, S&P Capital analyst Jeffrey Loo downgraded the rating on C.R. Bard (NYSE: BCR) from Buy to Hold, but raised the price target from $145.00 to $150.00. In the report, S&P Capital noted, “We raise our target price $5 to $150 on 19.2X our revised 2014 EPS estimate...

After the market close on Monday, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced that its PayPal president David Marcus will step down to lead Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) messaging products. The Street has reacted either negatively or favorably depending on a trader's position, as shares of eBay a down ~2...

In a report published Tuesday, S&P Capital analyst S. Kessler reiterated a Buy rating on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). In the report, S&P Capital noted, “FB announces that PayPal's (EBAY $49.58 ***) President, David Marcus, is joining the company to lead its efforts in mobile messaging. We are not...

In a report published Thursday, S&P Capital analyst Jeffrey Loo downgraded the rating on Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) from Buy to Hold, but reiterated the $35.00 price target. In the report, S&P Capital noted, “Our downgrade is based on valuation as BKD's shares have risen close to...

In a note dated April 10th, S&P Capital downgraded WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC) from Sell to Hold and reduced the price target from $74 to $67. S&P analyst J. Agnese commented, "While strong demand in the Americas and EMEA is encouraging, we are concerned growth will be pressured by price...