WALL STREET 411’s “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” TUES 1-24-12

THE GOOD

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares ACHN -8.47%  rose 16% after Piper Jaffray said it is a likely acquisition target.

BioLineRx Ltd. BLRX +69.30% after the Israeli drug developer came to an agreement with France’s Genoscience to develop and market a hepatitis-C treatment.

Coach Inc. shares COH +0.46%  gained 6.1% after luxury handbag maker reported 2nd-quarter results ahead of consensus estimates.

EMC Corp. shares EMC +7.25%  rose 6.8% after data-storage provider reported 4th-qrtr earnings & revenue above expectations.

Quest Diagnostics Inc. shares DGX -1.81%  climbed 7% after medical-lab operator reported 4th-quarter earnings exceeded expectations.

VMware Inc. shares VMW +0.68%  gained 8.2% a day after software maker reported 4th-quarter profit above expectations.

THE BAD

Rubicon Technology Inc.’s RBCN -8.63% shares fell 7.6% after a downgrade of the crystalline-products maker to hold from buy.

Zions Bancorp shares ZION -7.31%  dropped 7.8%. also on a downgrade. 

THE UGLY

InterDigital Inc. shares IDCC +0.33% plummeted 19% a day after the developer of wireless technology said board of directors finished its review of a potential sale.


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