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Analyst: Apple's Stock 'Represents A Healthy Buying Opportunity' Right Now
Monday, February 5, 2018 - 2:57pm | 370Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s earnings report prompted some Wall Street analysts to downgrade the stock, but some among the Street aren't shying away from taking the other side of the trade. The Analyst Hilliard Lyons' Stephen Turner upgraded Apple's stock from Long-Term Buy to...
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Is It Game Over For Media Publishers' 2-Year Run?
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 2:53pm | 444Since 2015, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Take Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) have starkly outperformed the S&P 500. While the index improved 13.4 percent, Activision saw a 214.6-percent boom, Take-Two spiked 102.3 percent and...
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Activision Blizzard Just Got A New Bear: Hilliard Lyons' Jeff Thomison
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 2:34pm | 382Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), which recently delivered an "Overwatch"-powered fourth-quarter results, has got a new bear in Hilliard Lyons' Jeffrey Thomison. The analyst downgraded the stock to Underperform on “underwhelming” guidance and valuation. Thomison believes...
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Hilliard Lyons Sees Aqua America's Fair Value At $27
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 9:32am | 308Hilliard Lyons maintains its Underperform rating on Aqua America Inc (NYSE: WTR) and cut the price target to $27 after shares recently traded above its prior target of $30. "At $27, WTR would trade ~20x our 2017E EPS which we view as fair value given peer multiples, and more importantly, just...
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Hilliard Lyons Adds eBay To Its Wish List, Sets $35 Target
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 9:26am | 334Hilliard Lyons’ Stephen Turner expects solid growth of global ecommerce in the near term, at more than 20 percent per year, “while slower growing developed markets including the U.S. remain underpenetrated at sub-10 percent of total retail sales.” Turner initiated coverage of...
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Hilliard Lyons Analysts Positive On Kite Realty, Despite Downgrade
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 3:02pm | 292Hilliard Lyons has downgraded Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) to Neutral from Buy on valuation as the stock recently surpassed its previous $30.00 target price. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kite Realty Group is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). The company develops,...
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Recent Downside In Churchill Downs Is 'Overdone,' Hilliard Lyons Upgrades To Buy
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 11:37am | 282The 11.8 percent sell-off in Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDN) in the past month could be a buying opportunity for patient investors. Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeffrey Thomison has upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and sees potential for strong cash flow and revenue growth ahead for...
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Hilliard Lyons Downgrades Activision, Still Likes Long-Term Prospects
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 1:14pm | 258Hilliard Lyons has downgraded Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to Long-term Buy from Buy, saying that the recent share price appreciation had moved the stock close to its previous one-year target of $34 per share. "We feel ATVI's fundamentals, financial condition, and growth...
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Seeing Strength In Weakness, Hilliard Lyons Upgrades Activision To Buy
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 3:08pm | 356After a mixed earnings report last Thursday, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares were up nearly 4 percent at $29.23 on Tuesday. The strength in Activision Blizzard is attributable to Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeffrey Thomison, who upgraded the video game publisher from Neutral to Buy....
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HomeAway Earnings: Will The Company Hit A Home Run?
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 2:08pm | 336HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWAY) is scheduled to announce its first quarter financial results after the market closes on Thursday. According to Estimize, both the crowd and Wall Street analysts expect pretty much flat year-over-year earnings growth. The Street models EPS of $0.13 on revenue of $...
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UPDATE: Hilliard Lyons Upgrades Republic Bancorp On Discounted Valuation
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:35am | 190In a report published Thursday, Hilliard Lyons analyst Andrew W. Stapp upgraded the rating on Republic Bancorp, Inc. KY (NASDAQ: RBCAA) from Neutral to Long-Term Buy, and raised the price target from $25.00 to $25.50. In the report, Hilliard Lyons noted, “RBCAA's closing price plummeted 4.0%...
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Hilliard Lyons Initiates Coverage On Facebook
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 9:14am | 153Stephen Turner of Hilliard Lyons initiated coverage of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) on Tuesday with a Long-Term Buy rating and $92 price target. “We believe Facebook has an industry leading advertising position due to the network effect of the company's social networking site's 1.35 billion users and...
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Bungie Looks Like The Pixar Of Game Development
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 9:17am | 552Is Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise, on par with Pixar? The two companies may not appear to be related, but they are similar in a handful of ways. Both studios have produced a billion-dollar franchise (Pixar's Toy Story and Bungie's Halo). Both studios were once owned by massive...
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Will Destiny Be The Biggest Game Launch In History?
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 3:54pm | 538Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) could set a new industry record by teaming up with Bungie, the creator of the Halo franchise. Bungie is one of the most respected developers within the video game industry. The company was once owned by Microsoft, which used the Halo franchise to launch and promote the...
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The World Cup And FIFA 15 Could Take EA To New Heights
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 12:22pm | 541The world's largest sporting event could help Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) sell more games in 2014. "It's time to pop the cork and have some parties," Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeff Thomison told Benzinga. "The console ownership is going well, people are starting to buy...