Notable Analyst Rating Change 10/29: FITB, AET, GNW, HGSI, WYN Upgraded; GT, GCI, ATVI, FSLR, KSP Downgraded

October 29, 2009 10:49 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Robert Baird upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Neutral to Outperform with an $11 price target.

JP Morgan upgrades Aetna (NYSE: AET) from Neutral to Overweight.

Bank of America upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from Neutral to Buy. Price target lowered by $1 to $13.

JP Morgan also upgraded Human Genome (NASDAQ: HGSI) to Overweight from Neutral, and raised their price target tp $25 from $14.

FBR Research upgrades Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) to Outperform. Price target $23.

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DOWNGRADES:
Bank of America downgrades Goodyear Tire (NYSE: GT) from Buy to Underperform. Price target lowered to $10 from $22.

Wells Fargo downgrades Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) to Underperform. Click Here for more color.

Piper Jaffray & Co downgrades Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to Neutral. Price target lowered from $13 to $12. Click Here for more color.

Wedbush downgrades First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target slashed from $170 to $120. For more color, Click Here.

Wells Fargo downgrades K-Sea Transportation (NYSE: KSP) two-notches from Outperform to Underperform, also lowering its valuation range from $29-$32 to $10-$12. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) with an Outperform. Valuation range of $35-41. Click Here for more color.

Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) with a Market Perform. Valuation range of $31-36. For more color, Click Here

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AET 29.48

+1.08 +3.80%
Volume: 4,536,019
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ATVI 11.45

+0.07 +0.62%
Volume: 13,703,766
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FITB 10.17

+0.20 +2.01%
Volume: 18,773,525
Track FITB

FSLR 121.42

+0.24 +0.20%
Volume: 1,594,064
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GCI 10.47

+0.09 +0.87%
Volume: 5,659,606
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GNW 11.05

+0.04 +0.36%
Volume: 10,378,226
Track GNW

GT 13.94

-0.17 -1.20%
Volume: 3,267,969
Track GT

HAL 30.44

+0.56 +1.87%
Volume: 11,344,208
Track HAL

HGSI 27.38

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,073,852
Track HGSI

KSP 10.99

-0.01 -0.09%
Volume: 211,154
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SII 27.19

+0.22 +0.82%
Volume: 9,965,827
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WYN 19.06

+0.07 +0.37%
Volume: 1,568,885
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