Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Tiffany & Co., Energy Transfer Partners, Eli Lilly & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks Equity Research highlights Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) as the Bull of the Day and Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY).

Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2678.

Here is a synopsis of all five stocks:

Bull of the Day:

Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is well positioned to deliver robust sales and earnings growth by leveraging capital investments made in the past several years. The company holds a significant position in the world jewelry market and is poised to benefit from its increased geographic reach once the economy rebounds.

However, to weather the downturn, it is concentrating more on smaller size store formats that offer selected collections of lower priced higher-margin products. It is also paring its cost structure to protect the shrunken revenue base.

These initiatives helped Tiffany post improved third-quarter 2009 results prompting management to raise earnings guidance. We, in turn, have upgraded our recommendation to Outperform.

Bear of the Day:

Our Underperform recommendation on Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) units takes into account the bearish outlook for pipeline operators. While the partnership's liquidity position is sound, we continue to believe that the near- to medium-term outlook for its natural gas gathering and processing business remains weak.

Weighed down by these factors, Energy Transfer posted a third-quarter 2009 loss. The partnership's low growth and seasonal propane business also remain a major liability, in our view.

Given these headwinds, we expect Energy Transfer units to be under pressure in the medium- to long-term. The partnership's discount valuation relative to the pipeline MLP group reflects its heightened risk profile.

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Lilly’s Effient Proves Its Worth

Recently, Eli Lilly & Co.'s (NYSE: LLY) Effient (prasugrel) received a major boost when it was added as a treatment option in two clinical guideline updates. These were for patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or severe heart attack. The guideline updates have been jointly developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).

Effient, co-developed by Eli Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo of Japan, received the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval in July 2009 to lower the chance of having another thrombotic cardiovascular event (such as heart attack or stent-related blood clot) for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who are managed with angioplasty and stenting, also known as PCI. PCI usually includes the placement of a stent to help keep the artery open.

In addition, positive data related to Effient’s effectiveness in diabetic patients were presented at the American Heart Association 2009 Scientific Sessions held last month. It was observed that patients with type II diabetes mellitus who also had coronary artery disease (CAD) had significant better results with Effient compared to Plavix (clopidogrel) marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY).

Get the full analysis of all these stocks by going to http://at.zacks.com/?id=2649.

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