Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NASDAQ: SANM) (TSX: MDI)

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The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on July 21, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Major Drilling Group International Inc TSX MDI 7.98 631.7 Upgrade to buy from hold Ben Jekic Industrial Alliance Securities 9.00 12.8%
HudBay Minerals Inc TSX HBM 10.91 2,105.9 Upgrade to sector outperform from sector perform Orest Wowkodaw Scotia Capital 13.00 19.2%
Toromont Industries Ltd TSX TIH 26.39 2,033.7 Upgrade to outperform from market perform Ben Cherniavsky Raymond James 29.00 9.9%
RDM Corp TSX RC 2.55 55.0 Initiate with buy Manish Grigo M Partners Inc 4.25 66.7%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd TSXV SOG 0.44 158.7 Downgrade to hold from buy Ken F Lin Paradigm Capital Inc 0.50 13.6%

Industrial Alliance Securities upgraded Major Drilling Group International Inc (TSX: MDI), a drilling service company primarily serving the mining industry, to buy from hold increasing its price target to C$9.00 from C$8.50, indicating an upside of 12.8% from current levels.

HudBay Minerals Inc (TSX: HBM), an integrated mining company engaged in producing copper concentrate and zinc metal and focuses on the discovery, production and marketing of base and precious metals, was upgraded to sector outperform from sector perform at Scotia Capital increasing its price target to $13.00 from $9.00, indicating an upside of 19.2% from current levels.

Raymond James upgraded Toromont Industries Ltd (TSX: TIH), engaged in selling Caterpillar construction equipment and power systems in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Labrador and Nunavut, Canada, to outperform from market perform raising its price target to C$29.00 from C$26.00, indicating an upside of 9.9% from current levels.

M Partners Inc initiated coverage on RDM Corp (TSX: RC), a provider of solutions for the electronic commerce and payment processing markets, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of C$4.25, indicating an upside of 66.7% from current levels.

Paradigm Capital Inc downgraded Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd (TSXV: SOG), engaged in the exploration for and development of petroleum and natural gas reserves, to hold from buy lowering its price target to C$0.50 from C$0.60, indicating an upside of 13.6% from current levels.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on July 21, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Sanmina Corp NASDAQ SANM 22.35 1,839.8 Upgrade to hold from sell Sherri Scribner Deutsche Bank 24.00 7.4%
Qlik Technologies Inc NASDAQ QLIK 21.80 1,954.1 Upgrade to overweight from equalweight Raimo Lenschow Barclays 31.00 42.2%
Trex Co Inc NYSE TREX 27.07 909.4 Upgrade to buy from hold John A Baugh Stifel 37.00 36.7%
Minerals Technologies Inc NYSE MTX 61.83 2,132.1 Initiate with outperform Al Kaschalk Wedbush 72.00 16.4%
Key Energy Services Inc NYSE KEG 6.92 1,061.5 Downgrade to in-line from outperform Scott Levine Imperial Capital LLC 7.50 8.4%

Deutsche Bank upgraded Sanmina Corp (NASDAQ: SANM), a provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services, to hold from sell increasing its price target to $24.00 from $15.00, indicating an upside of 7.4% from current levels.

Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: QLIK), a provider of user-driven business intelligence (BI) solution that enables its customers, was upgraded to overweight from equal-weight at Barclays with a price target of $31.00, indicating an upside of 42.2% from current levels.

Stifel upgraded Trex Co Inc (NYSE: TREX), a manufacturer and distributor of wood/plastic composite products, as well as related accessories, primarily for residential and commercial decking and railing applications, to buy from hold with a price target of $37.00, indicating an upside of 36.7% from current levels.

Wedbush initiated coverage on Minerals Technologies Inc (NYSE: MTX), a resource and technology-based company that develops, produces and markets a broad range of specialty mineral, mineral-based and synthetic mineral products and supporting systems and services, with an outperform rating assigning a 12-month price target of $72.00, indicating an upside of 16.4% from current levels.

Imperial Capital LLC downgraded Key Energy Services Inc (NYSE: KEG), an onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor, to in-line rating from outperform lowering its price target to $7.50 from $10.50, indicating an upside of 8.4% from current levels.

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