BB&T

Citi has increased its 2011 estimate on shares of BB&T Corp (NYSE: BBT) “due to results and lower than originally projected credit losses accompanied with higher reserve releases.” “We decreased our 2012-2013 EPS estimates by $0.05 reflecting the shift of reserve releases to earlier periods,”...

BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) reported EPS of $0.32, “a penny above our estimate, marked by sharply lower credit costs, which were offset by weaker fee income (mainly mortgage banking) and core net interest income (ex purchase accounting accretion),” J.P. Morgan reports. “Credit quality improved...

Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on BB&T (NYSE: BBT), maintaining Equal-weight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We are Equal-weight BBT in the context of an Attractive view for the large cap banks. We look for BBT to come out of the cycle faster than Southeast peers,...

BB&T has issued a report regarding the potential continued upside for Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH). According to the report, “However, recent consumption data appears to have helped alleviate some concern on the margin as Post volumes have improved, albeit still weak, and pricing has improved...

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for HUN is set to $22. HUN shares fell 0.68% to close at $19.00 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T upgrade Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE: GGC) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for GGC is set to $45. GGC shares gained 1.79% to close at $38.59 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T downgrade MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (NYSE: MSM) from “buy” to “hold.” MSM shares gained 6.44% to close at $75.04 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

BB&T, which downgraded shares of Calavo Growers Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGW), is providing some color on the stock. “We have downgraded the shares of CVGW to Hold (2) from Buy (1) as the shares are just 1% shy of our price target and we do not believe current fundamentals warrant a large enough...

Analysts at BB&T Capital downgrade Flowers Foods Inc (NYSE: FLO) from “buy” to “hold.” FLO shares gained 0.63% to close at $27.34 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T downgrade Dynamics Research Corporation (NASDAQ: DRCO) from “buy” to “hold.” DRCO shares gained 1.26% to close at $16.94 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital initiate coverage of Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) with a “hold” rating. HSC shares rose 4.62% to close at $34.86 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital downgrade International Coal Group Inc (NYSE: ICO) from “buy” to “hold.” ICO shares gained 2.16% to close at $11.34 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital upgrade Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) from “hold” to “buy.” TSN shares fell 0.21% to close at $19.00 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital initiate coverage of Mine Safety Appliances (NYSE: MSA) with a “buy” rating. The target price for MSA is set to $40. MSA shares dropped 1.03% to close at $33.68 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at BB&T Capital upgrade Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for KEX is set to $75. KEX shares gained 0.91% to close at $55.33 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here