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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 delivers solid third quarter results
....... Dundee Securities……Aug 31, 2010 New BUY Target $44.50 ACM.A Price day before: $36.10 Finish day of posting:$36.21Current:$36.21 *********** Tim Casey ....... BMO Capital Markets……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:$36.21 -------May 10, 2010------ Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from MARKET PERFORM ACM.A Price day before: 34.15 Finish day of posting:$34.94Current:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 ************************* ....... 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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ------Oct 07, 2009----- New OUTPERFORM Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.89 Finish day of posting:$33.73Current:$36.21 ************** Drew McReynolds....... RBC Capital Markets…….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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------Sept 17, 2009------- Downgraded to SECTOR PERFORM from OUTPERFORM Target raised to $38.00 from $35.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.54 Finish day of posting:$33.03Current:$36.21 ------Oct 28, 2009------- Target raised to $40.00 from $39.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$36.21 ------May 19, 2009------- Upgraded to OUTPERFORM from SECTOR PERFORM ACM.A Price day before: $28.60 Finish day of posting:$29.16Current:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 -------Apr 09, 2010------ Maintained HOLD Target $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $35.51 Finish day of posting:$35.32Current:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------Jan 11, 2010------ Maintained HOLD Target $38.00 ACM.A Price day before: $34.33 Finish day of posting:$34.53Current:$36.21 ------Sept 17, 2009------- Downgraded to HOLD from BUY Target raised to $38.00 from $35.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.54 Finish day of posting:$33.03Current:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------Jan 17, 2008---- Upgraded to BUY from HOLD Target $47.00 ACM.A Price day before: $40.75 Finish day of posting:$41.82Current:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 ---------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:$36.21 -----------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:$36.21 ---------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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 --------Oct 28, 2009------ Target raised to $42.00 from $40.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.60 Finish day of posting:$31.61Current:$36.21 ------Sept 18, 2009------ Target raised to $40.00 from $36.00 ACM.A Price day before: $32.37 Finish day of posting:$32.01Current:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 ************************* Paul Steep ....... Scotia Capital……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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------Oct 11, 2008-------- New OUTPERFORM Target $38.00 ACM.A Price day before: $26.01 Finish day of posting:$27.44Current:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ------Oct 01, 2009------- Maintained OUTPERFORM Target raised to $38.00 from $37.00 ACM.A Price day before: $33.10 Finish day of posting:$32.58Current:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 *********** 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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 -----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:$36.21 -------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:$36.21 ------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:$36.21 --------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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 ************** 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:$36.21 ************************* 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:$36.21 ************************* 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:$36.21 ************************* 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:$36.21 *************************
Astral Media Inc Short Positions Date Outstanding Price Range Aug 16 to 31, 2010 $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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