KeyBanc Capital

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 89 points to 12,494.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 9.20 points to 1,324.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 19.50 points to 2,540.00. A Peek Into Global Markets European markets were...

KeyBanc Capital Markets initiates its coverage on Allison Transmission Holdings (NYSE: ALSN) with a Hold rating as outlook appears tempered in end markets. KeyBanc Capital Markets says, "End market outlook is tempered as momentum in Commercial Vehicle production in North America appears to have...

KeyBanc Capital is out with its report today on Warren Resources (NASDAQ: WRES), downgrading WRES from Hold to Underweight. In a note to clients, KeyBanc Capital writes, "Given the flat production profile, the increased spending level, the speculative nature of the Niobrara on WRES's acreage, and...

KeyBanc Capital is out with its report today on Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), upgrading LVS from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients, KeyBanc Capital writes, "We have raised our quarterly and full year expectations for 2011 and 2012 and are upgrading our investment opinion from HOLD to BUY. We are...

KeyBanc Capital is out with its report today on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR), upgrading GMCR from Hold to Buy. In a note to clients KeyBanc Capital writes, "We are more positive on the sales outlook for GMCR owing to stronger than expected brewer sales in 1Q11 (December quarter)...

KeyBanc Capital Markets has downgraded BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI) from Buy to Hold.

KeyBanc Capital upgraded its rating of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) to BUY from HOLD and established a $23 price target. KeyBanc cites “strong shipping momentum in flat-rolled and SBQ markets, increased likelihood of metal spread expansion, and marked improvement in scrap processing...

Talking with CNBC, Greg Genovese, President of Securities at Thompson National Properties, said that the commercial real estate markets are nearing a bottom and thus now is the good time to start investing in real estate. However, he has a word of caution for investors. According to him, investors...