Jefferies Group News

A double-digit pop for natural-gas futures puts them among May's best performing investments, but for the notoriously volatile and weather-dependant commodity, timing is always the trickiest part.

The firm set an "outperform" rating and a $103.00 price target on the stock. CLR has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a report issued on Monday.

Shares of Cabot Oil & Gas opened at 34.77 on Friday. Cabot Oil & Gas has a 52 week low of $25.515 and a 52 week high of $45.00. The company has a market cap of $7.296 billion and a P/E ratio of 57.49. COG has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

's stock had its "hold" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Jefferies Group in a report released on Friday.

Oil advanced for a third day in New York on signs voters in Greece may back austerity measures needed for a European Union bailout, boosting confidence that the bloc's debt crisis can be contained.

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC has launched a process to replace its corporate broker Hoare Govett, which it sold off several months ago, The Independent on Sunday reports without citing sources.

What If California Were Greece? The Separation of Bank and State Coming Together or Flying Apart? Europe in Recession Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch A Slowing US Economy Where's My Quantitative Easing? Home for a Week! New York and Italy It is simply hard to tear your eyes away from the slow-motion train wreck that is Europe.

CVS has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of CVS Caremark in a research note to investors on Thursday, May 10th.

NEW YORK &#8212 A Jefferies analyst on Friday cut his rating for H.J. Heinz Co., saying that while it appears to be doing well overseas, its North American consumer business still needs to recover.

Shares of H.J. Heinz Company opened at 53.55 on Friday. H.J. Heinz Company has a one year low of $48.17 and a one year high of $55.47. The company has a market cap of $17.130 billion and a P/E ratio of 17.85. H.J. Heinz Company last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 24th.

's stock had its "underperform" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

H.J. Heinz was downgraded today by Jefferies from hold to buy with a price target of $56, as the firm believes that profits are unlikely to be stellar until a recovery occurs in the North American market.

POZEN traded down 1.95% on Thursday, hitting $7.04. POZEN has a 1-year low of $2.15 and a 1-year high of $8.12. The company has a market cap of $210.6 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.48. POZEN last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 1st.

The analysts wrote, "PDCO's fiscal-4Q12 EPS of $0.58 was $0.02 above consensus as stronger revenue growth & a lower tax rate more than offset a weaker than expected profitability experience.

The analysts wrote, "As the post-paid market slows, we believe the Big-Four carriers are increasingly focusing on the pre-paid market to drive growth.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Jefferies Group in a note issued to investors on Friday.

Shares of Cabot Oil & Gas opened at 35.07 on Friday. Cabot Oil & Gas has a one year low of $27.275 and a one year high of $45.00. The company has a market cap of $7.359 billion and a P/E ratio of 57.49. A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on COG.

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