Today’s Watch List : Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR), Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), The Priceline Group (NASDAQ:PCLN), Cyrusone (NASDAQ:CONE), EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ:SATS)

In a report released Friday, Barclays analyst Paul Cheng upgrades Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE: PBR) from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised its price target from $22 to $23.
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.80% and weekly performance is 0.64%. On last trading day company shares ended up $17.19. Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE:PBR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 12.73%.

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) announced availability of the Prolexic Q2 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report. Prolexic Technologies, now part of Akamai, is a recognized leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) shares plunged -0.15% in last trading session and ended the day at $59.71. AKAM Gross Margin is 68.10% and its return on assets is 9.70%. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) quarterly performance is 14.76%.

The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN)announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of OpenTable, Inc for $103.00 per share in cash. As announced on June 12, the all cash transaction is valued at $2.6 billion. The tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on July 24, 2014. The Priceline Group expects to complete the acquisition of OpenTable later today through a merger under Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. On 25 July, The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) shares plunged -0.72% and was closed at $1227.78. PCLN EPS growth in last 5 year was 57.40%. The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN) year to date (YTD) performance is 5.62%.

CyrusOne (NASDAQ:CONE) had its price target upped by Deutsche Bank from $25.00 to $29.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. Cyrusone Inc. (NASDAQ:CONE) ended the last trading day at $26.16. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.81%and price to cash ratio as 8.08. Cyrusone Inc. (NASDAQ:CONE) showed a weekly performance of 1.67%.

EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ:SATS) was downgraded by Zacks from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday. They currently have a $56.70 target price on the stock. EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ:SATS) shares plunged -1.87% in last trading session and ended the day on $51.00. SATS Gross Margin is 33.50% and its return on assets is 0.20%. EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ:SATS) quarterly performance is 12.46%.