Hold - Price 60.96 on April 29 by Sterne Agee First-quarter 2008 earnings per share climbed 142%, to 63 cents -- well ahead of our and First Call estimate, 47 cents, on a 34% increase in revenue to $1.8 billion. Organic revenue growth was 21%. Full-year EPS guidance is raised to [range of] $3 to $3.15, from previous $2.75 to $3, and revenue growth [goes to] 20% to 22%, up from 11% to 13%...We're raising our '08 [estimated] EPS to $3.43 from $3.38, due to 1Q08 beat, but also lowering [second-half] estimates by 10 cents to reflect lowered margin expectation. Target: 64. Market cap: $6.2 billion.

Buy - Price 24.12 on April 29 by Maxim Group [Medical-devices company] CYNO continues to deliver strong top-line growth; EPS was better than expected on continued margin expansion; new product introductions and distribution expansion bode well for 2008. Target: 42. Market cap: $311 million.

Market Outperform - Price 22.47 on April 29 by JMP Securities We're fine-tuning our model to [include] maturation of existing Canadian store network, resulting in our FY08 and FY09 EPS estimates moving from $2.20 and $2.65 [up] to $2.17 and $2.60. Market cap: $560 million.

Hold - Price 112.54 on April 29 by Jefferies & Co. Entergy [looks] fairly valued based on [discounted cash flow] and [enterprise value/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization] valuation. While we remain bullish on the New York/New England wholesale power markets...we believe this is largely priced into the stock. Based on alternative EV/Ebitda valuation, our target is 119. Entergy...still [sees] September for completion of Enexus spinoff [even with likely wait for regulatory approval]. Market cap: $22.2 billion.

Focus List - Price 40.42 on April 29 by McAdams Wright Ragen GGG's fundamentals continue to hold up well, even as it navigates the difficult U.S. housing market, which is weighing on the contractor-division results. 1Q revenues increased 3.4% [versus year-ago] to $204.1 million and EPS totaled 57 cents, versus 50 cents. Gains are mostly due to steady progress in European and Asian markets. GGG continues to accumulate debt to buy back stock. Maintaining our current earnings estimate of $2.55 a share and 52 [target]...equat[ing] to GGG stock trading at 14.2 times operating cash flow in 2009 or 18.5 times earnings. Market cap: $2.4 billion.

Buy - Price 17.75 on April 29 by SMH Capital [This] recent sale/spinoff of Quanex ...in our opinion positioned [Quanex ]for growth. Although Quanex has significant exposure to the residential market, we [think QBP is] prepared to endure the downturn, and...benefit when housing rebounds. A strong balance sheet...combined with $270 million credit facility have positioned QBP to be a consolidator during the downturn. We believe acquisitions combined with organic growth will [be of] benefit...in the next up-cycle. We believe investors should focus on Quanex's [fiscal] '09 outlook rather than F08.... E2009 [earnings-per-share growth] is 46% and price/earnings ratio, 12.4 times. Target: 21. Market cap: $675 million

Buy - Price 65 on April 28 by Garp Research & Securities Sales for F2Q (March) jumped by 10% to $1.2 billion, for EPS of $1.03, a 26% gain. Commercial sales grew by 13%, driven by strong [original-equipment-manufacturer] market. OEM revenue was up 29% year-over-year...government division [sales] rose 6%...profitability nearly touched 20%... surface-solutions division [saw a] 15% jump in sales. Management continued its aggressive share repurchase. COL is one of two firms that collectively control about 80% of the commercial-avionics industry. Market cap: $10.5 billion.

Outperform/Above-Average Risk - Price 75.63 on April 29 by RBC Capital Markets Net revenue of $1.45 billion and adjusted EPS of 52 cents both exceeded our estimates of $1.40 billion and 44 cents respectively, due to stronger-than-expected payments volume and global transactions. Growth outside of the U.S. remains very robust, with debit volume up 30% year/year and credit volume up 20% y/y. Increasing estimates: FY2008 EPS of $2.10 on $6.15 billion revenue....Raising target to 84 from 80/assuming consistent 35 times forward P/E on $2.39 EPS. Market cap: $62.7 billion.