Jefferies & Co

Analysts at Jefferies & Co initiate coverage of Broadsoft Inc (NASDAQ: BSFT) with a "buy" rating. The target price for BSFT is set to $12. According to Jefferies & Co, “Service providers are struggling with profitability in the wake of massive bandwidth growth and an increasingly...

Analysts at Jefferies & Co reiterate their "buy" rating on Corning (NYSE: GLW). The target price for GLW is set to $23. Jefferies & Co mentions, “Yesterday, Corning confirmed our views with a press release indicating that they expect Gorilla Glass sales could reach approximately $1 billion...

Analysts at Jefferies & Co maintain their "hold" rating on VMware (NYSE: VMW), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for VMW is set to $65. According to Jefferies & Co, “VMW beat Q2 estimates handily and raised the 2010 outlook… The better than expected results...

Analysts at Jefferies & Co reiterate their "hold" rating on Verenium Corp (NASDAQ: VRNM), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for VRNM has been reduced from $3.60 to $2.90. According to Jefferies & Co, “Verenium has laid out a framework for developing its core...

Jefferies and Company is out with its weekly prescription drug update today. It highlights 1) Forest's Namenda market share strength and likely Q2 upside; 2) Medicis' Solodyn & Ziana still ripping and also likely to deliver a Q2 beat of estimates; and 3) Impax's generic Adderall XR still trying...

Analysts at Jefferies & Co maintain their "buy" rating on Tupperware (NYSE: TUP). The target price for TUP is set to $65. According to Jefferies & Co, “2Q ongoing EPS of $1.07 v. $0.86, up 24%, beat our Street high $1.03 estimate, consensus $0.97 and mgt's $0.95-$1.00. FX was a $0.03...

Jefferies and Company is out with a research note this morning, where it voices a cautious view on the Medical Device and Diagnostics sector of Healthcare; heading into Q2 earnings results, they anticipate weaker-than-average results from a few companies, much due to unfavorable currency trends....

Jefferies & Company is out with a research report this morning, where it lowers its estimates on Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX); it also lowered the company’s price target to $11.50, from $14.50. The stock is currently rated Hold. The Jefferies analysts said, “We are reducing our 2Q10 EPS...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report this morning, where it assumes a Hold rating on shares of Comverge (NASDAQ: COMV); it has a $10.00 price target on the stock. The Jefferies analysts said, “Comverge generates revenue from three primary sources: 1) sales of turnkey demand response...

Jefferies & CO. is out with a research report this morning, where it initiates a Buy rating on Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI); it also has a $74.00 price target on the stock. The Jefferies analysts said, “We view ITRI as a core holding in the smart metering (AMI) space, with the largest smart meter...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report this morning, where it downgrades shares of ADC Telecom (NASDAQ: ADCT) to Hold from Buy; it also adjusted its price target to $12.75, from $10.50. The Jefferies analysts said, “The run up in ADC's stock price following the announcement of its...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report this morning, where it initiates a Buy rating on EnerNOC Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC); it also has a $38.00 price target on the stock. The Jefferies analysts said, “We believe ENOC continues to benefit from strong momentum in the PJM capacity auctions and...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report this morning, where it initiates a Buy rating on American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC); it has a $35.00 price target on the stock. The Jefferies analysts said, “In our view AMSC is the best way to invest in the burgeoning wind market in China as...

Jefferies & Co. is initiating coverage on the solar sector this morning. While analysts did have previous ratings on WFR and SPWRA, most of the companies in the report are new additions. Interesting to note is that there are no “Sell” ratings in the space and that the “Buy” rated names have...

Jefferies & CO. is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on shares of AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV); it has a $21.00 price target on the stock. The Jefferies analysts said, “The unpredictability of orders and production across many of AVAV's key products...