BMO Capital

BMO Capital has downgraded UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR) shares from an Outperform to Market Perform rating, citing the slow pace of growth in the multifamily rental sector. The firm thinks this could put pressure on the outlook for the 2016&ndah;2017 period. Therefore, the target price has also been...

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade. The Empire State manufacturing index for October is schedule for release at 8:30 a.m. ET and data on industrial production for September will be released at 9:15 a.m. ET. Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer is set to speak at...

  Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade. Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans is set speak at Australian Business Economists Luncheon in Sydney, Australia at 10:00 p.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 50 points to...

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO) is coming off its best day in 25 years Monday, after the company announced the acquisition Grand Design, the world's third-largest towable RV manufacturer for $500 million. BMO analysts were excited, calling acquisition a grand slam and a big win for...

BMO recently hosted a conference call with leading Alzheimer’s disease researcher Dr. Dennis Selkoe to discuss the amyloid hypothesis and its potential implications for Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY)’s late-stage trials. According to analyst Alex Arfaei, Selkoe is cautiously optimistic...

BMO says the upcoming clinical data's offer possible trading opportunity in Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB) shares. The market is expecting Phase III Sola data and aducanumab titration data, both in December. Last month, FDA granted fast track status for aducanumab, Biogen's investigational...

After attending the Dallas Fall Toy Preview last week and visiting JAKKS Pacific and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) management in Los Angeles, BMO Capital Markets analyst Gerrick Johnson expressed his optimism on Mattel and the toy industry as a whole. "The mood in the industry is upbeat after...

BMO Capital remains on the sidelines of Actuant Corporation (NYSE: ATU), as weakness in key end-markets and mix pressures lead to another weak, albeit in-line, quarter with disappointing guidance. "We do see earnings bottoming in 2H17, but our reduced estimates, which are at the lower end of...

BMO Capital maintains its Outperform rating on Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY); the stock remains its favorite idea in the restaurants space on expectations of continued positive comp momentum through FY16. Further, the brokerage feels a 20 percent pullback in the shares of...

Expectations from Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) have moderated, thus increasing confidence that the company will be able to weather the food deflation and post better-than-expected EPS for the fourth quarter. The company is scheduled to announce its results after the market closes on...

BMO Capital Markets has reduced its price objective on Express, Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) shares from $14 to $13 to reflect its EPS estimate for the fiscal year 2017. However, the brokerage maintains its Market Perform rating on the stock. The analysis comes on the heels of the company reporting below the...

BMO Capital has maintained its Underperform rating on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), despite better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and gross margin. The world's biggest retailer reported adjusted EPS of $1.07, which exceeded the Street estimates by $0.05 a share and BMO estimates by $0....