William Bird

Shares of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) have declined 12.91 percent over the past three months, from a high of $111.80 on August 5. William Bird of FBR & Co. has downgraded the rating on the company from Outperform to Market Perform, while lowering the price target from $100 to $...

FBR & Co. upgraded Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) on Wednesday from Market Perform to Outperform, and raised its target price from $4.50 to $6.80 following the company's Q4 earnings release. Analyst William Bird wrote that the fourth quarter’s “bookings improvement...

Analysts at FBR Capital raised the price target on LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) from $156 to $180 and maintained a Market Perform rating. LinkedIn on Thursday reported upbeat earnings, beating top and bottom line estimates. William Bird highlights key points from the quarter: Bird...

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) defied the jinx haunting social media companies this week with a rising share price Friday even after its fourth-quarter outlook missed expectations. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) each suffered sell-offs earlier in the week on growth concerns...

In a note released Tuesday, FBR Capital analyst William Bird initiated coverage on Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) with a Market Perform rating and a $37 price target. Bird wrote, "Yahoo is a proxy for Alibaba, and its proxy value is likely to fade, in our view, as it sells down a piece of its...

Following a coverage initiation from FBR Capital analyst William Bird, shares of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have dipped more than one percent. Bird began his coverage of Google with an Outperform rating and a $674 price target. "Google is an attractive large-cap GARP media...

Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) are sliding again, down 4.4 percent to $59.96 in the face of some bullish comments from FBR Capital. Analyst William Bird believes the company holds a strong and unique competitive position, based on a proprietary survey conducted alongside Clear Voice Research....

In a report published Thursday, FBR Capital Markets analyst William Bird initiated coverage on LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) with a Market Perform rating and $214.00 price target. In the report, FBR Capital Markets noted, “We are initiating coverage of LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD) with a Market...

In a report published Thursday, FBR Capital Markets analyst William Bird initiated coverage on Gartner (NYSE: IT) with a Market Perform rating and $67.00 price target. In the report, FBR Capital Markets noted, “We are initiating coverage of Gartner, Inc. (IT) with a Market Perform rating and a 12-...

In a report published Thursday, FBR Capital Markets analyst William Bird initiated coverage on Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) with an Outperform rating and $7.00 price target. In the report, FBR Capital Markets noted, “Monster Worldwide, Inc. (MWW) is an investment in a job recovery and more value-...

In a report published Thursday, FBR Capital Markets analyst William Bird initiated coverage on Thomson Reuters Corporation (NYSE: TRI) with an Outperform rating and $44.00 price target. In the report, FBR Capital Markets noted, “We are initiating coverage of Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI) with...

In a report published Thursday, FBR Capital Markets analyst William Bird initiated coverage on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) with an Outperform rating and $60.00 price target. In the report, FBR Capital Markets noted, “We are initiating coverage of Facebook, Inc. (FB) with an Outperform rating and a 12-...

In a report published Wednesday, FBR analyst William Bird initiated an Outperform rating on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and initiated a price target of $60.00. In the report, FBR says "We are initiating coverage of Facebook, Inc. (FB) with an Outperform rating and a 12-month price target of $60 per...