Kirk, As you point out, a lot of good news. A gained 3.93(9.18%) on Friday. One of the reasons was upgrade from Stiffel Nicolaus.
<<STIFEL NICOLAUS UPS ESTS, TGT, REITERATES BUY ON SHARES OF AGILENT (A)>>
SNP MarketScope Views News 2011-03-04 13:46:38.000 A AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.BRIAN EGLISTIFEL NICOLAUS UPS ESTS, TGT, REITERATES BUY ON SHARES OF AGILENT
(A)Analyst Ajit Pai tells salesforce he came away from AGILENT's Analyst Meeting comfortable with his buy rating, his thesis on AGILENT's name. Notes co. at meeting provided a "most probable" op. margin target of 20%, relative to its 14% mid-cycle prior target.
Interprets co.'s significantly raised op. model as evidence it comfortable with near-, intermediate-term biz conditions, growth drivers, successful integration of Varian with few surprises, seamless execution of its strategy.
Ups $2.60 FY 11 (Oct) EPS est. to $2.73, $2.84 FY 12 to $3.12; $52 target to $57. B. |
