Blackstone Reports Loss: Rangell Looms

Tags: fortress, kkr, blasckstone, rangell, private equity
12 Nov 1:39am
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UPGRADES
Cott COT Longbow Sell » Neutral
RPM Inc RPM CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform
Rightnow Tech RNOW Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
I.D. Systems IDSY Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform
VASCO Data Security VDSI Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform
Inland Real Estate IRC Wachovia Underperform » Mkt Perform
Copano Energy CPNO Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform
Chattem CHTT Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform
Riverbed Technology RVBD Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
Halliburton HAL Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform
Baker Hughes BHI Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform
Salesforce.com CRM Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
Nexen NXY RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
FTD Group FTD Piper Jaffray Market Perform » Outperform
CGI Group GIB CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform
SPSS Inc SPSS Roth Capital Hold » Buy
Allscripts MDRX UBS Sell » Neutral
Novell NOVL UBS Neutral » Buy
Acuity Brands AYI CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform
Mirant MIR Lehman Brothers Equal-weight » Overweight
Tempur-Pedic TPX Citigroup Hold » Buy
US Cellular USM Citigroup Sell » Hold
Mattel MAT JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Fidelity National Information Services FIS Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy
VASCO Data Security VDSI Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy
Pacific Ethanol PEIX Broadpoint Capital Sell » Underperform
Altera ALTR Citigroup Hold » Buy

DOWNGRADES
Harvest Energy Trust HTE BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Underperform
Immtech Intl IMM Ferris Baker Watts Buy » Neutral
MIPS Techs MIPS B. Riley & Co Buy » Neutral
Trans World TWMC B. Riley & Co Buy » Neutral
E*TRADE ETFC Sandler O'Neill Buy » Hold
Ultimate Software ULTI Piper Jaffray Strong Buy » Market Perform
Wachovia WB Morgan Keegan Outperform » Mkt Perform
Juniper Networks JNPR Bernstein Outperform » Mkt Perform
National Semi NSM UBS Buy » Neutral
Realty Income O Wachovia Mkt Perform » Underperform
Apache APA Bernstein Outperform » Mkt Perform
Concur Tech CNQR Piper Jaffray Outperform » Market Perform
Manulife Fncl MFC RBC Capital Mkts Top Pick » Outperform
Imperial Oil IMO RBC Capital Mkts Outperform » Sector Perform
Wyeth WYE Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform
Wachovia WB Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform
MGI Pharma MOGN Brean Murray Hold » Sell
EchoStar DISH Citigroup Buy » Hold
E*TRADE ETFC Citigroup Hold » Sell
VeraSun Energy VSE Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight
Aventine Renewable Energy AVR Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight
AFLAC AFL Citigroup Hold » Sell
Fannie Mae FNM Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight
Freddie Mac FRE Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight
McDermott MDR Citigroup Buy » Hold

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A Massachusetts based value investor, I look for companies whose current valuation is at a discount to their true value. When I purchase a stock, my typical holding period is several years. I consider buying a stock purchasing a piece of a business. I am confident once I make a decision to buy that eventually the market as a whole will recognize the true value of the business and value it accordingly. It may take 1 month, 6 months or a year, but if I buy it at enough of a discount to its true value my results will be (and have been) superior to the market as a whole. Of all the disparate investing disciplines, value investing has stood the test of time. The great investors of have all been value investors. Warren Buffett, Ben Graham, Bill Ruane (Sequoia Fund), Bill Miller and Wally Weitz, all have consistently outperformed the market for decades by using various forms of value investing. Currently I am a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha, Vinvesting.com, The Stock Masters and Value Investing News. Posts have been reprinted in The Wall St. Journal, Yahoo Finance, Google Alerts, Google Finance, TheStreet.com. 24/7 Wall St. and Topix.net.