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 28.40

-0.29 -1.01%
Volume: 5,348,225
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ATVI 11.38

-0.19 -1.64%
Volume: 12,282,128
Track ATVI

FITB 9.97

-0.08 -0.80%
Volume: 18,004,802
Track FITB

FSLR 121.18

+0.05 +0.04%
Volume: 1,654,963
Track FSLR

GCI 10.38

-0.51 -4.68%
Volume: 4,302,245
Track GCI

GNW 11.01

-0.12 -1.08%
Volume: 12,342,772
Track GNW

GT 14.11

-0.34 -2.35%
Volume: 3,992,052
Track GT

HAL 29.88

-0.56 -1.84%
Volume: 15,494,367
Track HAL

HGSI 27.38

+0.16 +0.59%
Volume: 5,929,911
Track HGSI

KSP 11.00

-0.03 -0.27%
Volume: 215,934
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SII 26.97

+0.20 +0.75%
Volume: 9,125,933
Track SII

WYN 18.99

-0.10 -0.52%
Volume: 1,767,259
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