Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/16: K, BKS, OCR Upgraded; HMA, SSCC, SOL Downgraded

January 16, 2009 9:46 AM EST

UPGRADES:
UBS upgrades Kellogg (NYSE: K) from Neutral to Buy.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) from Underweight to Neutral.

Barclays Capital upgrades Omnicare Inc. (NYSE: OCR) from Equal Weight to Overweight.

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DOWNGRADES:
Barclays downgrades Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA) from Equalweight to Underweight.

UBS downgrades Smurfit-Stone Container (Nasdaq: SSCC) from Buy to Neutral with a $0.07 price target.

Morgan Stanley downgrades ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) from Overweight to Equalweight.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Keefe, Bruyette and Woods initiates coverage on Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) with a Market Perform. Price target $6.

Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) with a Buy rating.

Northland Securities initiates coverage on Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) with a Market Perform. Price target $28.

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BKS 18.56

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,529,812
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BMI 38.65

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 61,513
Track BMI

BX 15.60

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 6,094
Track BX

HMA 6.04

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,868,943
Track HMA

K 52.67

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,602,185
Track K

NAV 35.66

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,657,872
Track NAV

OCR 22.93

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,952,570
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SOL 4.09

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,450
Track SOL

SSCC 0.03

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 25,219,596
Track SSCC


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