Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/11: LNC, HOT, DVN, MS, LPX, DOW Upgraded; VLO, CLX, COST, HD, IPI Downgraded

May 11, 2009 10:19 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgraded Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE: LNC) from Sell to Buy and added the stock to their Buy List.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) from Neutral to Overweight.

Goldman Sachs upgraded Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to their Buy List.

Pali Research upgrades Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) from Neutral to Buy with a $33 price target. Click here for the full report.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX) from Sell to Buy and lifts its price target from $1 to $6.

Credit Suisse upgrades Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) from Neutral to Sell.

Bernstein downgrades Clorox (NYSE: CLX) from Market Perform to Underperform.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Costco Wholesale Corp. (Nasdaq: COST) from Buy to Neutral with a $50 price target.

Bernstein downgrades Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Soleil Securities downgrades Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) from Hold to Sell. Price target increased from $18 to $20. Click here for more color on the downgrade.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Piper Jaffray & Co. initiates coverage on Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) with a Buy. Price target $46. Click here for full color.

Collins Stewart initiates coverage on Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN) with a Buy. Price target $32. Here is the full report.

Susquehanna initiates coverage on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) with a Positive rating and $155 price target, saying iPhone momentum is building. Click here for full color on the coverage.

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AAPL 204.44

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 200
Track AAPL

BMI 37.24

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 100,584
Track BMI

CLX 60.39

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 820,766
Track CLX

COST 60.51

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,577,965
Track COST

DOW 27.98

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 8,337,211
Track DOW

DVN 67.65

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,167,603
Track DVN

HD 27.56

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 11,705,709
Track HD

HOT 31.64

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,402,820
Track HOT

IPI 30.75

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,751,974
Track IPI

LNC 23.91

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,744,070
Track LNC

LPX 6.29

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,711,349
Track LPX

MS 32.12

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 9,689,367
Track MS

MVSN 23.68

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,379,878
Track MVSN

VLO 16.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 14,884,580
Track VLO


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