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Shares of ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) plunged lower midday Tuesday as Morgan Stanley issued a note placing the stock on the firm's "Short Tactical Research" list. The Morgan Stanley list offers a look on possible performance over the near term -- specifically over the next 60 days. Morgan Stanley...

Outlined in the company's April 10-K filing, the ambitious cash and equity compensation programs for Jos. A. Bank's (NASDAQ: JOSB) management may suggest a higher EPS target than analysts previously estimated. JPMorgan analyst Brian Tunick noted JOSB's EPS target of approximately $3.56 compared to...

Citigroup issued a note Tuesday morning suggesting Macau's gambling revenues may reach 30.5B patacas for May, following a record setting 31.3B in revenue for the month of March. The model behind Citi analyst Anil Daswani's figures assumes an average daily run rate of 954M patacas for the remainder...

UBS analyst Brent Hill raised his price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares from $33 to $40 on Tuesday. The key drivers for stock price, according to Hill, were: Increased visibility on earnings; Increased momentum on Microsoft's cloud services; Underappreciated enterprise businesses;...

In a report published on Tuesday, Miller Tabak analyst Stephen Anderson raised the price target on Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: BBRG) from $22 to $24 and maintained the rating of Buy on the company. In the report, Miller Tabak noted, "...following news that a private equity fund known...

In a report published on Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Ole Slorer raised the price target on ENSCO (NYSE: ESV) from $72 to $75 and maintained a rating on the company of Equal-Weight. In the report, Morgan Stanley noted, "As the offshore drilling cycle matures, investors are looking...

In a report published on Tuesday, Sterne Agee analyst Ike Boruchow raised the price target on TJX (NYSE: TJX) from $50 to $57 and maintained a rating of Buy on the company. In the report, Goldman Sachs noted, "Q1 EPS was in line, and the company narrowed its 2013 EPS and maintained comp...

In a research report published Tuesday, J.P. Morgan analyst Steven Alexopoulos raised the price target on KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) from $10.50 to $11 and maintained a rating of Overweight. In the report, J.P. Morgan noted, "...the modestly better economic trends as well as the improved outlook for...

In a report published on Tuesday, Piper Jaffray analyst David Amsellem raised the price target on Actavis (NYSE: ACT) from $128.00 to $160.00, and reiterated an Overweight rating. In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, "We are reiterating our Overweight rating on Actavis and raising our price...

In a research report published on Tuesday, Goldman Sachs analyst Taposh Bari raised the price target on Steve Madden (NASDAQ: SHOO) from $40 to $43 and maintained a Sell rating. In the report, Goldman Sachs stated, "We believe Sell-rated SHOO's annual shareholder meeting, this Friday 5/24/13,...