Stifel Nicolaus

Early-Market Movers: Black & Decker, Peet's Coffee

By Michael Goldstein| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Piper Jaffrey to “overweight” from “neutral.” CSX Corp. (CSX) CSX Shares were up 8.6% after analysts at Stifel Nicolaus raised its rating to “buy” from “hold.” Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. (PEET) Shares were down 6% in pre-market trading …

Story|11/03/2009

Financial Stocks Claw Back Some Friday Losses

By Greg Morcroft| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… some Friday losses as regional bank stocks led broad gains. BB&T Corp. led all gainers, rising 4% after analysts at Stifel Nicolaus raised the shares to hold from sell. Among other regional banks rising, Marshall & Ilsley , PNC Financial and US Bancorp …

Story|11/02/2009

Vitamin Shoppe's Offering Prices At $17 a Share

By MarketWatch| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering, while Piper Jaffray, Robert W. Baird & Co. and Stifel Nicolaus are its co-managers. Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.

Story|10/28/2009

Nervous Fund Investors Still Piling Into Bonds

By John Spence| MarketWatch| Markets

… threaten positive investor bias," said analysts at Stifel Nicolaus & Co . "An increase in short positions and some profit ..... deteriorating commercial real estate headwind escalates," Stifel Nicolaus said. Although BlackRock's Doll said the path …

Story|09/15/2009

Report: Deutsche Telekom Mulling Takeover of Sprint Nextel

By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

… continuing to struggle operationally in an increasingly mature US wireless market," said analysts with the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus . Also the deal would require the approval by U.S. anti-trust regulators, who may not be keen to see the nation …

Story|09/14/2009

Market Winners & Losers: Advanced Micro Devices, Harman International Industries

By David O'Brien| FOXBusiness| Markets

… on the day. Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) After a less-than-stellar consumer survey concerning electronics sales from Stifel Nicolaus , the electronics retailer fell 4.5%. BBY shares finished Monday at $35.81, down $1.68 on the day.

Story|08/24/2009

Early Market Movers: Toll Brothers, IMAX

By Michael Goldstein| FOXBusiness| Markets

… with the Teamsters, the transport services company YRC was down 8.2% in Wednesday’s pre-markets after analysts at Stifel Nicolaus downgraded the stock to “sell” from “buy”. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL) Macau based casino operator Melco …

Story|08/12/2009

NVR Gaining Share In Tough Market: Analyst

By John Spence| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… impressive given industry data suggesting new-homes sales were down sharply year-over-year in the quarter," said Stifel Nicolaus & Co . analyst Michael Widner in a research note Thursday. Despite NVR's solid quarterly results and ability to grow …

Story|07/23/2009

Janus Capital CEO Black Resigns

By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… May for a contract violation. He was awarded $2.7 million in legal costs. Jeffrey Hopson, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co . in St. Louis, told Bloomberg that Black was “a lightning rod within the organization,” and that the move “had …

Story|07/15/2009

Financials Recede For 4th Consecutive Trading Day

By Ryan Williams| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… SPDR Fund , was down 1.2% to 11.34. Credit card issuers were among the only silver linings after broker Stifel , Nicolaus & Co . adjusted their estimates upwards for American Express Co. , Discover Financial Services , and Capital One Financial …

Story|07/06/2009