What Analysts Say about These Stocks: BBRY, CNW, HWD, TWX, EXPR

PUBLISHED: Feb 08 2013 @ 12:09 | Comments (0) | More info about Ed Liston

BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY): Consequent to the launch of its new BB10 devices, the company has received a spate of upgrades. Wells Fargo upped its recommendation for the stock from Market Perform to Outperform.

Sanford C. Bernstein also upgraded its rating from Market Perform to Outperform. It also upped the price target from $12 to $22. BlackBerry is currently trading at $16.53, down 1.53 percent from its previous close. The stock is trading above its 20 days moving average price of $15.95 and 50 days moving average price of $15.83. Its 52 weeks price range stands at $6.22 and $18.32. The stock is trading at the beta of 1.6. BlackBerry commands market capitalization of $7.31 billion. Similarly, Citigroup’s new price target for the stock stands at $19.50, up from its previous target of $12 per share. It also increased the rating from Market Perform to Outperform.

Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW): The company is engaged in the business of providing supply chain management solutions and logistics services. UBS AG upped the rating for its stock to Buy. Citigroup also raised the rating to Buy, up from Neutral. The stock’s new price target stands at $39, up from $30. Though, it is currently trading at $33.94, up 0.27 percent. It is trading below its 20 days moving average price of $34.05. The stock oscillated in the range of $33.83 and $34.51 in the current trading session. Con-way Inc. reported its latest EPS at $2.05. The company stock’s Price Earnings ratio stands at 16.49. Con-way Inc. commands the market capitalization of $1.90 billion and its stock is trading at the beta of 1.86. The company recently reported its fourth quarter and full year results. Its net income for the quarter stood at $11.8 million, down from $23 million it had earned for the corresponding quarter of the last year.

Harry Winston Diamond Co. (NYSE:HWD): the company is involved in the business of mining and marketing diamonds. Harry Winston Diamond is operational in North America, Europe and Asia. It is based out of Canada. It is currently trading at $14.75, down 0.67 percent. However, its new price target has been raised to $21.00, by Scotia Capital. Its previous target was at $15.50. Scotia Capital also raised the rating from Sector Perform to Outperformer. The stock is trading in the range of $14.69 and $14.85 in the current trading session. The stock is lower than its 20 days moving average price and 50 days moving average price of $14.77. In the past 52 weeks, the stock’s price range has been $10.73 and $16.14. The stock’s beta is 2.07 and its Price Earnings ratio is 34.42. Harry Winston Diamond commands market capitalization of $1.25 billion.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX): The stock has received rating upgrades from Zacks and Wedbush. The stock is currently trading at $52.56, while its new price target has been pegged at $60, up from its previous target of $44. Its stock traded in the range of $52.16 and $52.83 in the current trading session. The stock’s highest price point of 52 weeks stands at $52.83 while its lowest price point is at $33.62. Time Warner stock is trading at Price Earnings ratio of 17.03 and its beta is 1.16. The company’s dividend yield stands at 2.19 percent. Time Warner is a media and entertainment company. It deals in TV, film and network segment. The company is based out of New York and it was formed in 1985. Time Warner has various popular brands such as TBS, HBP and Warner Bros. in its portfolio.

Express Inc. (NYSE:EXPR): The stock is trading at $18.44, 0.88 percent higher than its previous close. It has traded in the range of $18.29 and $18.56 in the current trading session. Express Inc. stock got rating upgrade from JPMorgan Chase. Its new rating is Overweight, up from Neutral, while its price target is set at $22. The stock has traded 149K shares so far, in comparison to its daily average trading volume of 1.91 million shares. The stock has traded in the range of $10.47 and $26.27 in the past 52 weeks. The company stock trades at Price Earnings ratio of 12.04. Express Inc. is an apparel and accessory fir. The company is mainly operational in the United States. The company was early known as Express Parent LLC and it changed its name in 2010. Express Inc. is based out of Columbus, Ohio.

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