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Fly News Breaks for July 12, 2016
MITK, CHK, PF, OC, ORCL
Jul 12, 2016 | 10:28 EDT
Catch up on today's top five analyst upgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Oracle (ORCL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital with he firm saying it believes that the company's operating income will become more consistent and grow more quickly, as its operating margin comes in "flat to modestly higher" in fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018. 2. Owens Corning (OC) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman with the firm saying it believes recent storm activity will aid in shingle demand and improve pricing. 3. Pinnacle Foods (PF) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman with analyst Jason English saying valuation offers a compelling entry point. 4. Chesapeake (CHK) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray with analyst Kashy Harrison saying the company's default risk over the next two years is diminished following its $950M of divestitures. 5. Mitek Systems (MITK) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham with analyst Spencer Bogart saying that the software company is capitalizing on the rising significance of the mobile channel for enterprises. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.
News For ORCL;OC;PF;CHK;MITK From the Last 2 Days
ORCL
Mar 17, 2024 | 06:39 EDT
Oracle is no slouch when it comes to cloud computing and AI. But the strength of the company's position has only recently become clear to Wall Street, Eric J. Savitz writes in this week's edition of Barron's. Oracle continues to be a key provider of enterprise software applications and database software. Just this past week, the company announced new AI capabilities for some of its business apps. But the key driver for Oracle is now cloud computing-and the associated opportunity in artificial intelligence, the author notes. Despite a three-year rally in Oracle shares, the stock still looks cheaper on almost every measure than rival enterprise software companies, the publication adds. Reference Link