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 28.97

-0.23 -0.79%
Volume: 9,961,248
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ATVI 10.05

-0.11 -1.08%
Volume: 20,452,632
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FITB 11.47

+0.08 +0.70%
Volume: 18,607,760
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FSLR 113.29

+2.08 +1.87%
Volume: 2,518,507
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GCI 13.97

+0.29 +2.12%
Volume: 7,683,144
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GNW 14.00

+0.49 +3.63%
Volume: 12,123,017
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GT 12.88

+0.38 +3.04%
Volume: 2,963,253
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HAL 29.08

+0.98 +3.49%
Volume: 20,175,395
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HGSI 27.06

+1.30 +5.05%
Volume: 4,295,557
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KSP 8.80

+0.05 +0.57%
Volume: 125,703
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SII 31.05

+0.84 +2.78%
Volume: 5,799,944
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WYN 21.22

+0.55 +2.66%
Volume: 2,800,518
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