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 23.52

+1.22 +5.47%
Volume: 2,959,102
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BMI 37.54

+1.00 +2.74%
Volume: 118,364
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BX 15.06

+0.08 +0.53%
Volume: 3,492,718
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HMA 6.30

-0.01 -0.16%
Volume: 2,069,306
Track HMA

K 53.87

+0.75 +1.41%
Volume: 1,586,631
Track K

NAV 33.33

-0.09 -0.27%
Volume: 1,398,681
Track NAV

OCR 23.67

+0.42 +1.81%
Volume: 607,373
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SOL 4.10

+0.02 +0.49%
Volume: 1,040,119
Track SOL

SSCC 0.03

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