Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/18: LEN, MGM, RTP, BA Upgraded; LLL, RTN, NOC, SPWRA, AN, JWN Downgraded

May 18, 2009 10:31 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades Lennar (NYSE: LEN) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $11 to $12. Click here for more color.

JP Morgan upgrades MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) from Neutral to Overweight, $11 price target.

RBS upgrades Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) from Sell to Hold.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) from Sell to Neutral and lifts its price target from $30 to $46.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgraded the Defense Sector from Attractive to Cautious, saying a extended spending downturn in possible. The firm downgraded L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) from Buy to Neutral. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was downgraded from Neutral to Sell and added to the Sell List.

Soleil Securities downgrades SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA) from Hold to Sell with a $21 price target. The firm said they believe the valuation is stretched heading into what they expect to be a very difficult environment for the PV industry over the next 12 months. Here is the full report.

Goldman Sachs downgrades AutoNation (NYSE: AN) from Neutral to Sell. Price target $14.

Goldman Sachs downgraded Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) from Neutral to Sell. Price target $21.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Piper Jaffray & Co. initiates coverage on J.Crew Group (NYSE: JCG) with a Buy. Price target $24. Click here for the full report.

KeyBanc initiates coverage on Under Armour (NYSE: UA) with a Hold rating. Click here for more color on the new coverage.

KeyBanc initiates coverage on lululemon athletica (Nasdaq: LULU) with a Hold. Here is the full report.

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AN 18.56

+0.27 +1.48%
Volume: 3,850,841
Track AN

BA 70.72

-0.15 -0.21%
Volume: 17,721,932
Track BA

JCG 44.03

-0.99 -2.20%
Volume: 1,796,887
Track JCG

JWN 40.42

+0.16 +0.40%
Volume: 4,009,608
Track JWN

LEN 16.11

-0.43 -2.60%
Volume: 5,462,060
Track LEN

LLL 94.17

-0.01 -0.01%
Volume: 1,084,675
Track LLL

LULU 33.50

-1.33 -3.82%
Volume: 835,394
Track LULU

MGM 11.75

-0.16 -1.34%
Volume: 16,084,565
Track MGM

NOC 65.54

+0.49 +0.75%
Volume: 4,342,103
Track NOC

RTN 56.87

+0.03 +0.05%
Volume: 3,842,980
Track RTN

RTP 221.85

-5.82 -2.56%
Volume: 825,186
Track RTP

SPWRA 18.96

-3.08 -13.97%
Volume: 11,225,833
Track SPWRA

UA 28.74

+0.40 +1.41%
Volume: 613,889
Track UA


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