Notable Analyst Rating Change 10/29: FITB, AET, GNW, HGSI, WYN Upgraded; GT, GCI, ATVI, FSLR, KSP Downgraded

October 29, 2009 10:49 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Robert Baird upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Neutral to Outperform with an $11 price target.

JP Morgan upgrades Aetna (NYSE: AET) from Neutral to Overweight.

Bank of America upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from Neutral to Buy. Price target lowered by $1 to $13.

JP Morgan also upgraded Human Genome (NASDAQ: HGSI) to Overweight from Neutral, and raised their price target tp $25 from $14.

FBR Research upgrades Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) to Outperform. Price target $23.

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DOWNGRADES:
Bank of America downgrades Goodyear Tire (NYSE: GT) from Buy to Underperform. Price target lowered to $10 from $22.

Wells Fargo downgrades Gannett Co. (NYSE: GCI) to Underperform. Click Here for more color.

Piper Jaffray & Co downgrades Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to Neutral. Price target lowered from $13 to $12. Click Here for more color.

Wedbush downgrades First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target slashed from $170 to $120. For more color, Click Here.

Wells Fargo downgrades K-Sea Transportation (NYSE: KSP) two-notches from Outperform to Underperform, also lowering its valuation range from $29-$32 to $10-$12. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) with an Outperform. Valuation range of $35-41. Click Here for more color.

Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) with a Market Perform. Valuation range of $31-36. For more color, Click Here

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AET 29.44

-0.32 -1.08%
Volume: 1,926,485
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ATVI 11.58

+0.02 +0.17%
Volume: 10,214,719
Track ATVI

FITB 9.57

-0.37 -3.72%
Volume: 6,134,234
Track FITB

FSLR 120.30

-0.67 -0.55%
Volume: 1,081,345
Track FSLR

GCI 10.32

-0.30 -2.82%
Volume: 1,921,022
Track GCI

GNW 10.68

-0.41 -3.70%
Volume: 10,306,197
Track GNW

GT 13.69

-0.31 -2.21%
Volume: 1,293,733
Track GT

HAL 29.09

-1.12 -3.71%
Volume: 8,834,165
Track HAL

HGSI 27.11

-0.85 -3.04%
Volume: 1,585,499
Track HGSI

KSP 10.82

-0.18 -1.64%
Volume: 61,787
Track KSP

SII 26.54

-0.74 -2.71%
Volume: 3,325,245
Track SII

WYN 18.56

-0.44 -2.32%
Volume: 943,630
Track WYN


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