Notable Analyst Rating Changes 6/30: FDX, ERTS, TSL, AMZN Upgraded; ALY, CEP, HOT, SO Downgraded

June 30, 2009 9:53 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Barclays upgrades FedEx (NYSE: FDX) from Equal Weight to Overweight, and maintained their $71 price target.

Merrill Lynch/BAM is upgrading Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) to Buy from Neutral following a modest post-E3 sell-off. Click here for the full report.

Morgan Stanley upgraded Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) from Underweight to Overweight and raised their price target to $39.

Cowen upgrades Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Wachovia downgrades Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALY) to Underperform; Valuation Range: $1.75 to $2. Click here for the full report.

Barclays downgrades Constellation Energy Partners (NYSE: CEP) from Equalweight to Underweight.

Wachovia downgrades Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) to Market Perform. Here is more color on the downgrade.

Citigroup downgrades Southern Company (NYSE: SO) from Buy to Hold, but maintains their $31.50 price target.


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NEW COVERAGE:
UBS resumes coverage on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) with a Buy rating, saying the company is well positioned to manage through this cycle due to its strong capital rations, manageable legacy risk, limited consumer and corporate credit exposure and management.

BMO Capital initiates coverage on Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) with an Outperform rating. Price target $100.

BMO Capital initiates coverage on Nokia (NYSE: NOK) with an Underperform rating. Price target $11.

Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) with a Hold rating. The firm said there is high probability of approval for Provenge, but they are waiting for a better entry point.

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ALY 3.45

+0.07 +2.07%
Volume: 221,929
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AMZN 142.25

+3.75 +2.71%
Volume: 11,656,373
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CEP 3.32

-0.06 -1.78%
Volume: 25,552
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DNDN 27.86

-0.03 -0.11%
Volume: 1,644,735
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ERTS 16.85

-0.13 -0.77%
Volume: 6,490,853
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FDX 87.10

+1.22 +1.42%
Volume: 2,475,171
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GS 166.66

-0.97 -0.58%
Volume: 7,454,364
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HOT 32.22

+0.08 +0.25%
Volume: 1,921,337
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NOK 12.94

-0.47 -3.50%
Volume: 30,693,894
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RIMM 59.81

+0.08 +0.13%
Volume: 12,607,822
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SO 32.64

+0.23 +0.71%
Volume: 7,385,679
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TSL 49.98

+2.54 +5.35%
Volume: 2,224,298
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