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Astral Media Inc (TSE ACM.A) Updated: July 16, 2010
The Company is the country’s largest broadcaster of English-
and French-language pay and specialty television services and is currently
involved, on its own or with partners, in 18 network licences.
Recent News: Astral and Rogers Team Up To Bring Customers More Ways to Watch the Hottest Shows and Family Favourites
Astral delivers solid third quarter results
Paul Steep ....... Scotia Capital……Oct 08, 2010 Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $46.00 from $44.00 ACM.A Price day before: $38.80 Finish day of posting:$39.93Current:$39.93 -------Sept 08, 2010------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $44.00 from $42.00 ACM.A Price day before: $37.06 Finish day of posting:$37.09Current:$39.93 ------Apr 09, 2010----- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target reduced to $42.00 from $43.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 ------Jan 15, 2010--- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $43.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.85 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$39.93 -------Sept 02, 2009------ Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $40.00 from $35.00 ACM.A Price day before: $30.69 Finish day of posting:$30.25Current:$39.93 -------July 10, 2009------ Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $35.00 from $33.00 (Target Hit Jan 14, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $28.79 Finish day of posting:$28.80Current:$39.93 ------Oct 11, 2008-------- New OUTPERFORM Target $38.00 ACM.A Price day before: $26.01 Finish day of posting:$27.44Current:$39.93 ************** Drew McReynolds....... RBC Capital Markets…….Oct 04, 2010 Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $46.00 from $44.00 ACM.A Price day before: $38.50 Finish day of posting:$38.64Current:$39.93 -------July 16, 2010------ Maintained OUTPERFORM Target reduced to $44.00 from $45.00 ACM.A Price day before: $36.99 Finish day of posting:$36.55Current:$39.93 ------July 06, 2010-------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $45.00 from $44.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.35 Finish day of posting:$35.63Current:$39.93 --------Apr 06, 2010-------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $44.00 from $43.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.69 Finish day of posting:$36.01Current:$39.93 ------Jan 15, 2010---- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $43.00 from $41.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.85 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$39.93 -------Jan 07, 2010----------- Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from SECTOR PERFORM Target raised to $41.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.68 Finish day of posting:$34.10Current:$39.93 ------Sept 17, 2009------- Downgraded to SECTOR PERFORM from OUTPERFORM Target raised to $38.00 from $35.00 (Target Hit Sept 10, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $33.54 Finish day of posting:$33.03Current:$39.93 ------Oct 28, 2009------- Target raised to $40.00 from $39.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$39.93 ------May 19, 2009------- Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from SECTOR PERFORM ACM.A Price day before: $28.60 Finish day of posting:$29.16Current:$39.93 ************** Tim Casey ....... BMO Capital Markets……Sept 30, 2010 Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $46.00 from $44.00 ACM.A Price day before: $38.54 Finish day of posting:$38.65Current:$39.93 -----Sept 14, 2010-------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $44.00 from $42.00 ACM.A Price day before: $38.78 Finish day of posting:$39.75Current:$39.93 -------July 16, 2010--------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $42.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $36.99 Finish day of posting:$36.55Current:$39.93 -------May 10, 2010------ Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from MARKET PERFORM ACM.A Price day before: 34.15 Finish day of posting:$34.94Current:$39.93 ------Feb 16, 2010-------- Maintained MARKET PERFORM Target raised to $37.00 from $35.50 (Target Hit July 15, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $34.80 Finish day of posting:$34.85Current:$39.93 --------Jan 15, 2010--------- Maintained MARKET PERFORM Target raised to $35.50 from $34.50 ACM.A Price day before: $34.85 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$39.93 ------Oct 28, 2009-------- Target raised to $34.50 from $34.00 (Target Hit) ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$39.93 --------Apr 13, 2006------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Price Target raised to $42.00 from $38.00 (Target Hit Jan 05, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $36.62 Finish day of posting:$35.76Current:$39.93 ************************* ....... Dundee Securities……Aug 31, 2010 New BUY Target $44.50 ACM.A Price day before: $36.10 Finish day of posting:$36.21Current:$39.93 *********** ....... Credit Suisse……July 16, 2010 Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $42.00 from $41.00 ACM.A Price day before: $36.99 Finish day of posting:$36.55Current:$39.93 -----Apr 09, 2010------ Maintained OUTPERFORM Target reduced to $41.00 from $42.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 ------Oct 07, 2009----- New OUTPERFORM Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.89 Finish day of posting:$33.73Current:$39.93 ************** Scott Cuthbertson ....... TD Securities…July 16, 2010 Maintained HOLD Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $36.99 Finish day of posting:$36.55Current:$39.93 -------Apr 09, 2010------ Maintained HOLD Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 -------Jan 15, 2010------ Maintained HOLD Target raised to $40.00 from $38.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.85 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$39.93 ------Sept 17, 2009------- Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Target raised to $38.00 from $35.00 (Target Hit Sept 10, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $33.54 Finish day of posting:$33.03Current:$39.93 ------July 10, 2009------- Maintained BUY Target raised to $35.00 from $37.00 (Target Hit Jan 14, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $28.79 Finish day of posting:$28.80Current:$39.93 ------Apr 20, 2009------ Downgraded to BUY from ACTION LIST BUY Target reduced to $33.00 from $34.00 (Target Hit Sept 11, 2009) ACM.A Price day before: $31.36 Finish day of posting:$31.80Current:$39.93 -------Apr 13, 2009----- Maintained ACTION LIST BUY Target raised to $34.00 from $33.00 ACM.A Price day before: $27.34 Finish day of posting:$27.96Current:$39.93 -----Jan 15, 2009------ Upgraded to ACTION LIST BUY from BUY Target $33.00 (Target Hit Sept 11, 2009) ACM.A Price day before: $22.50 Finish day of posting:$23.00Current:$39.93 ------Oct 24, 2008------ Maintained BUY Target reduced to $33.00 from $36.00 (Target Hit Sept 11, 2009) ACM.A Price day before: $28.08 Finish day of posting:$27.55Current:$39.93 ------Aug 29, 2008------- Maintained BUY Target reduced to $40.00 from $36.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.57 Finish day of posting:$33.24Current:$39.93 --------July 11, 2008------ Maintained BUY Target reduced to $36.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $28.96 Finish day of posting:$28.11Current:$39.93 -------Apr 15, 2008------- Maintained BUY Target reduced to $44.00 from $47.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.75 Finish day of posting:$33.79Current:$39.93 ------Jan 17, 2008---- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Target $47.00 ACM.A Price day before: $40.75 Finish day of posting:$41.82Current:$39.93 --------July 13, 2007------ Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $46.00 from $43.00 ACM.A Price day before: $44.16 Finish day of posting:$44.25Current:$39.93 -------May 02, 2007------ Upgraded to HOLD from REDUCE Price Target raised to $43.00 from $42.00 ACM.A Price day before: $43.76 Finish day of posting:$43.75Current:$39.93 -------Apr 13, 2007-------- Maintained REDUCE Price Target raised to $42.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $42.75 Finish day of posting:$42.96Current:$39.93 -------Feb 26, 2007---- Downgraded to REDUCE from HOLD Price Target reduced to $40.00 from $48.00 ACM.A Price day before: $42.86 Finish day of posting:$41.00Current:$39.93 -----Jan 12, 2007------ Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Price Target raised to $48.00 from $45.00 ACM.A Price day before: $44.46 Finish day of posting:$44.55Current:$39.93 ------Oct 25, 2006------- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Price Target raised to $45.00 from $43.00 (Target Hit Jan 16, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $37.99 Finish day of posting:$39.00Current:$39.93 -----Sept 22, 2006------- Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $43.00 from $40.00(Target Hit Jan 09, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $40.51 Finish day of posting:$41.24Current:$39.93 -------July 14, 2006-------- Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $40.00 from $38.00 (Target Hit Sept 05, 2006) ACM.A Price day before: $37.44 Finish day of posting:$36.95Current:$39.93 ------Apr 13, 2006----- Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $38.00 from $36.00 (Target Hit) ACM.A Price day before: $36.62 Finish day of posting:$35.76Current:$39.93 ------Jan 13, 2006----- Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $36.00 from $35.00 (Target Hit Apr 12, 2006) ACM.A Price day before: $31.66 Finish day of posting:$31.65Current:$39.93 -------Jan 05, 2005---------- Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Price Target raised to $35.00 from $33.00 (Hit Target Feb 17, 2005) ACM.A Price day before: $32.01 Finish day of posting:$30.51Current:$39.93 -----Oct 27, 2004------ Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Price Target raised to $33.00 from $31.50 (Hit Target Dec 22, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $28.01 Finish day of posting:$28.31Current:$39.93 -------Aug 31, 2004------ Maintained BUY Price Target reduced to $31.50 from $32.75 (Hit Target Dec 17, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $27.21 Finish day of posting:$27.18Current:$39.93 ------July 23, 2004---------- Maintained BUY Price Target reduced to $32.75 from $34.00 (Hit Target Dec 29, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $28.49 Finish day of posting:$28.38Current:$39.93 ------Jan 06, 2004------- Maintained BUY Price Target raised to $33.00 from $30.00 (Hit Target Dec 22, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $27.74 Finish day of posting:$27.73Current:$39.93 --------October 03, 2003-------- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Price Target raised to $30.00 from $28.25 (Hit Target Nov 03, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $25.14 Finish day of posting:$25.54Current:$39.93 ---------August 19, 2003------- Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Price Target $28.25 (Hit Target Dec 29, 2003) ACM.A Price day before: $25.00 Finish day of posting:$25.26Current:$39.93 -----------July 02, 2003--------- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Price Target $28.25 (Hit Target Dec 29, 2003) ACM.A Price day before: $22.80 Finish day of posting:$23.38Current:$39.93 ---------May 05, 2003--------- Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $28.25 from $27.50 (Hit Target Dec 29, 2003) ACM.A Price day before: $24.64 Finish day of posting:$24.60Current:$39.93 ************** Adam Shine ....... National Bank Financial……Apr 09, 2010 Downgraded to SECTOR PERFORM from OUTPERFORM Target $42.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 --------Oct 28, 2009------ Target raised to $42.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$39.93 ------Sept 18, 2009------ Target raised to $40.00 from $36.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.37 Finish day of posting:$32.01Current:$39.93 ------Apr 27, 2009------ Target raised to $34.00 from $32.50 (Target Hit) ACM.A Price day before: $32.43 Finish day of posting:$32.23Current:$39.93 -------Apr 13, 2006------ Price Target raised to $43.00 from $37.00 (Target Hit Jan 09, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $36.62 Finish day of posting:$35.76Current:$39.93 -----Mar 31, 2004---------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Price Target $34.00 (Hit Target Feb 08, 2005) ACM.A Price day before: $28.90 Finish day of posting:$28.72Current:$39.93 ------May 25, 2003------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Price Target $30.00 (Hit Target Mar 03, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $23.40 Finish day of posting:$23.30Current:$39.93 ************************* Bob Bek ....... CIBC World Markets……Apr 09, 2010 Downgraded to SECTOR PERFORM from OUTPERFORM Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 -----Jan 15, 2010----- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $40.00 from $38.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.85 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$39.93 ------Oct 01, 2009------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $38.00 from $37.00 (Target Hit Sept 10, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $33.10 Finish day of posting:$32.58Current:$39.93 ------Sept 11, 2009-------- Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from SECTOR PERFORM Target raised to $37.00 from $31.50 (Target Hit July 15, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $31.60 Finish day of posting:$31.20Current:$39.93 -----July 10, 2009------- Maintained SECTOR PERFORM Target $31.50 (Target Hit Aug 28, 2009) ACM.A Price day before: $28.79 Finish day of posting:$28.80Current:$39.93 ************** Ben Mogil ....... Thomas Weisel…Apr 09, 2010 Downgraded to MARKET WEIGHT from OVERWEIGHT ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$39.93 *********** David McFadgen....... Cormark……Oct 28, 2009 Target raised to $43.50 from $39.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$39.93 ************** Eric Bernofsky ....... Desjardins Securities……July 10, 2009 Maintained HOLD Target raised to $32.00 from $28.00 (Target Hit Sept 11, 2009) ACM.A Price day before: $28.79 Finish day of posting:$28.80Current:$39.93 ************** Jason Jacobson…GMP…Oct 27, 2008 Target reduced to $34.00 from $39.50 (Target Hit Jan 06, 2010) ACM.A Price day before: $27.65 Finish day of posting:$26.99Current:$39.93 ************** Carl Bayard ....... Desjardins Securities……May 28, 2007 Maintained HOLD Price Target raised to $49.00 from $48.00 ACM.A Price day before: $43.15 Finish day of posting:$43.20Current:$39.93 --------Feb 26, 2007------ Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Price Target raised to $47.00 from $53.00 ACM.A Price day before: $42.86 Finish day of posting:$41.00Current:$39.93 -----Jan 12, 2007-- Maintain HOLD Price Target raised to $49.00 from $43.00 ACM.A Price day before: $44.46 Finish day of posting:$44.55Current:$39.93 --------July 14, 2006--------- Maintain BUY Price Target raised to $43.00 from $42.00 (Target Hit Jan 09, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $37.44 Finish day of posting:$36.95Current:$39.93 -----Apr 13, 2006---- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Price Target raised to $42.00 from $36.50 (Target Hit Jan 05, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $36.45 Finish day of posting:$35.99Current:$39.93 -------Jan 13, 2006------- Maintained HOLD Price Target $36.50 (Target Hit Apr 12, 2006) ACM.A Price day before: $31.66 Finish day of posting:$31.65Current:$39.93 ------Dec 08, 2005------ Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Price Target $36.50 (Target Hit Apr 12, 2006) ACM.A Price day before: $32.05 Finish day of posting:$32.14Current:$39.93 --------Aug 28, 2005----------- Downgraded to BUY from TOP PICK Price Target $38.50 ACM.A Price day before: $32.30 Finish day of posting:$32.00Current:$39.93 ************** Megan Anderson....... RBC Capital Markets…….Aug 22, 2006 New TOP PICK Price Target $46.00C (Target Hit Jan 23, 2007) ACM.A Price day before: $36.41 Finish day of posting:$37.30Current:$39.93 ************** Marie Millien ....... Westwind Partners……Apr 13, 2006 Downgraded to HOLD from BUY ACM.A Price day before: $36.62 Finish day of posting:$35.76Current:$39.93 ************************* Andrea Horan ....... Genuity Capital Markets……Apr 13, 2006 Downgraded to HOLD from BUY ACM.SV.B Price day before: $36.45 Finish day of posting:$35.99Current:$39.93 ************************* Andrew Mitchell ....... Scotia Capital……. Jan 26, 2004 Maintained SECTOR OUTPERFORM Price Target $34.75 (Hit Target Feb 16, 2005) ACM.A Price day before: $29.40 Finish day of posting:$29.03Current:$39.93 ************************* Kathrine Dalton ....... Merrill Lynch……. Jan 12, 2004 Maintained BUY Price Target raised to $31.50 from $29.50 (Hit Target Dec 15, 2004) ACM.A Price day before: $27.32 Finish day of posting:$27.40Current:$39.93 *************************
Astral Media Inc Short Positions Date Outstanding Price Range Sept 16 to 30, 2010 3,463,642 $39.58 to $37.12 Sept 01 to 15, 2010 3,486,023 $39.78 to $37.00 Aug 16 to 31, 2010 3,580,171 $36.49 to $35.01 Aug 01 to 15, 2010 3,450,937 $36.59 to $35.56 July 16 to 30, 2010 3,444,424 $37.00 to $35.66 July 01 to 15, 2010 3,439,852 $37.10 to $34.35 June 16 to 30, 2010 3,444,291 $36.98 to $35.23 June 01 to 15, 2010 3,441,928 $36.61 to $34.97 May 16 to 31, 2010 3,449,318 $36.00 to $33.77 May 01 to 15, 2010 3,447,022 $36.16 to $33.50 Apr 16 to 30, 2010 3,415,537 $35.52 to $34.52 Apr 01 to 15, 2010 3,422,286 $36.65 to $34.62 Mar 16 to 31, 2010 3,419,572 $35.90 to $34.68 Mar 01 to 15, 2010 3,912,958 $35.24 to $34.51 Feb 16 to 28, 2010 4,442,030 $35.16 to $34.11 Feb 01 to 15, 2010 3,445,026 $35.24 to $33.95 Jan 15 to 31, 2010 3,428,974 $35.90 to $33.76 Jan 01 to 15, 2010 3,425,036 $35.50 to $33.10 Dec 16 to 31, 2009 3,458,411 $33.48 to $31.99 Dec 01 to 15, 2009 3,464,521 $33.34 to $31.11 Nov 16 to 30, 2009 3,540,583 $32.49 to $31.25 Nov 02 to 13, 2009 3,629,741 $33.57 to $30.99 Oct 16 to 30, 2009 3,914,077 $33.80 to $31.36 Oct 01 to 15, 2009 4,066,371 $34.50 to $31.52 Sept 16 to 30, 2009 4,203,588 $33.67 to $31.26 Sept 01 to 15, 2009 4,231,973 $34.47 to $30.05 Aug 17 to 31, 2009 4,236,441 $31.99 to $28.59 Aug 04 to 14, 2009 4,172,025 $31.62 to $29.16 July 16 to 30, 2009 4,160,709 $29.49 to $27.09 July 02 to 15, 2009 4,261,909 $30.71 to $26.91 Jun 16 to 30, 2009 4,354,647 $30.76 to $28.76 Jun 01 to 15, 2009 4,428,713 $32.00 to $29.16 May 19 to 29, 2009 4,782,474 $31.95 to $28.63 May 01 to 15, 2009 4,742,788 $32.16 to $28.30 Apr 16 to 30, 2009 4,826,634 $33.45 to $29.64 Apr 01 to 15, 2009 5,042,414 $29.84 to $25.01 Mar 31, 2009 5,186,617 $27.63 to $24.38 Mar 13, 2009 5,369,149 $25.00 to $22.72 Feb 27, 2009 5,341,938 $26.05 to $23.08 Feb 13, 2009 5,052,553 $27.00 to $25.29 Jan 31, 2009 5,282,820 $27.02 to $22.92 Jan 15, 2009 5,176,528 $25.11 to $22.10 Dec 31, 2008 5,842,897 $24.74 to $19.65 Dec 15, 2008 6,904,482 $25.00 to $19.41 Nov 28, 2008 7,021,437 $25.75 to $21.68 Nov 14, 2008 6,707,476 $28.44 to $23.46 Oct 31, 2008 5,628,447 $29.99 to $25.82 Oct 15, 2008 5,282,299 $33.00 to $25.26 Sept 30, 2008 5,330,867 $33.53 to $30.25
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