Notable Analyst Rating Changes 6/15: YHOO, DELL, MT, CNW, TXN Upgraded; WMT, IRE, LEA, KBH Downgraded

June 15, 2009 9:47 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Citigroup upgrades Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) from Hold to Buy, citing valuation. The firm raised its price target from $15 to $21.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) from Sell to Neutral, with a $14 price target. The firm said cyclical issues start to ease.

Deutsche Bank upgrades ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) from Hold to Buy. Click here to see full color.

Morgan Keegan upgrades Con-way (NYSE: CNW) from Market Perform to Outperform.

First Global upgrades Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) to Market Perform. Here is some more color on the upgrade.

For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades

DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) from Buy to Neutral with a $56 price target, saying they prefer less defensive retailers.

Deutsche Bank downgrades Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) from Buy to Hold. Click here for the full report.

Barclays downgrades Lear (NYSE: LEA) from Equal Weight to Underweight and cut its price target to $0.25 per share.

Goldman Sachs downgrades KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Hold to Sell with a $12 price target. Click here for some more color on the call.

For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades

NEW COVERAGE:
Goldman Sachs restarts coverage on Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) with a Buy rating and $51 price target. The firm sees key inflection points on the horizon which could propel powerful EPS momentum outpacing peers. Also adds to Conviction Buy List.

Pali Research initiates coverage on DIRECTV Group (NYSE: DTV) with a Buy. Price target $32. Here is some color on the coverage.

Needham & Co resumes coverage on Ceradyne (Nasdaq: CRDN) with a Hold.

UBS initiates coverage on Crucell (Nasdaq: CRXL) with a Buy rating.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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CNW 31.82

-0.25 -0.78%
Volume: 744,977
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CRDN 17.52

-0.46 -2.56%
Volume: 138,618
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CRXL 21.56

+0.02 +0.09%
Volume: 52,667
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DELL 13.46

-0.20 -1.46%
Volume: 27,542,626
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DTV 31.90

+0.34 +1.08%
Volume: 9,768,360
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IRE 10.34

+0.16 +1.57%
Volume: 425,697
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KBH 13.41

-0.36 -2.61%
Volume: 5,377,657
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LEA 62.93

-0.08 -0.13%
Volume: 334,823
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MT 40.12

-0.49 -1.21%
Volume: 4,405,134
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TGT 46.35

-1.37 -2.87%
Volume: 14,367,584
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TXN 26.44

+0.48 +1.85%
Volume: 14,466,653
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WMT 54.44

-0.13 -0.24%
Volume: 11,408,876
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YHOO 15.11

-0.20 -1.31%
Volume: 17,196,452
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