FBR Capital Markets said Atmel Corp. (NASDAQ: ATML) hosted its first analyst day since chief executive officer Steve Laub took the reins in mid 2006, reviewing key segment strategies and raising its financial margin targets. The brokerage maintained its market perform rating on shares of Atmel with a price target of $17.
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iOS 5 messaging service, iMessage, is very negative for Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) as it undermines BlackBerry Messenger, an analyst at Jefferies said.
Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) started declining Monday from 1 pm EDT, exactly the start time of its annual worldwide developers conference (WWDC). An appearance by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at WWDC and its announcement failed to boost the company's stock.
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FBR Capital Markets initiated coverage of Capstone Turbine Corp. (NASDAQ: CPST) with an outperform rating and a price target of $2.75, or 68 percent potential upside.
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Jefferies & Co. initiated coverage of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) with a hold rating and a price target of $15.75.
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Barclays Capital said Apple Inc.'s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote to feature Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, iCloud and Steve Jobs, which could make the conference quite eventful.
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Auriga USA LLC upgraded its rating on shares of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) to buy from hold and raised its price target to $24 from $19, as it sees potential for strong growth in Tegra, which may more than offset its flattish GPU business.
Wedbush Securities views recent weakness likely due to concerns and confusion over the AT&T (NYSE: T) renewal, as an opportunistic entry point in shares of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR). The brokerage reiterated its outperform rating on shares of Synchronoss with a price target of $36.
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Barclays Capital said NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) seems poised to outline a compelling story at its June 30 annual meeting in New York. The brokerage reiterated its overweight rating on shares of NetApp with a price target of $67.
Jefferies & Co. expects four potential negative events for Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) shareholders in the next 6 to 12 months. The brokerage reiterated its underperform rating on shares of the BlackBerry maker with a price target of $35.
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