Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ABCO, IWA, EV, VPRT, HPT)
November 25, 2009 11:31 AM
The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) was today upgraded by First Analysis from Equalweight to Overweight at a price target of $30. ABCO is now trading at $25.55, 2.16% up. UBSI rose about 14% so far in 2009.
Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA) today Morgan Stanley upgraded IWA to Equalweight from Underweight. Shares of IWA are trading 0.06% down at $15.99.
Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) increased 1.21% to $30.22 after Fox-Pitt Kelton upgraded EV from n Line to Outperform. The 52 week trading range for CRM is $13.63 - $31.31.
VistaPrint NV (NASDAQ: VPRT) was today upgraded by Citigroup to a Buy from Hold and price target increased from $55 to $62. Now, VPRT is up 5% at $52.76 on 215K shares in the morning trading hours.
Stifel Nicolaus upgrades Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) from Hold to Buy. HPT is now trading at $19.35, 6.10% up in the morning trading hours. The 52 week trading range for HPT is $8.34 - $21.82. In the last six months, HPTgained over 30%.
