Notable Analyst Rating Changes 02/16: (DVN) (EXPD) (HEK) Upgraded; (AMZN) (NVDA) (TLM) Downgraded
UPGRADES
Tudor Pickering upgrades Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) from Accumulate to Buy.
Jefferies boosts Expeditors Int'l (Nasdaq: EXPD) from Neutral to Buy, moving its price target from $45 to $53. Click Here for more color.
Global Hunter Securities ups Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) from Accumulate to Buy with a price target of $7.50. Click Here for more color.
Jefferies lifts MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Sell to Hold, raising its price target from $3.50 to $4.50. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES
Morgan Stanley lowers Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) from Overweight to Equalweight, moving its price target from $220 to $190. Click Here for more color.
FirstEnergy Capital reduces Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM) from Outperform to Market Perform.
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) downgraded by two Thursday:
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NEW COVERAGE
Credit Suisse reinstates Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLN) with an Outperform and price target boosted from $14 to $22.
Macquarie initiates USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) with an Underperform.
Jefferies starts Lorillard (NYSE: LO) with a Buy, with a price target of $139. Click Here for more color.
Compass Point assumes Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) at Neutral and $19 target.
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Tudor Pickering upgrades Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) from Accumulate to Buy.
Jefferies boosts Expeditors Int'l (Nasdaq: EXPD) from Neutral to Buy, moving its price target from $45 to $53. Click Here for more color.
Global Hunter Securities ups Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) from Accumulate to Buy with a price target of $7.50. Click Here for more color.
Jefferies lifts MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Sell to Hold, raising its price target from $3.50 to $4.50. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES
Morgan Stanley lowers Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) from Overweight to Equalweight, moving its price target from $220 to $190. Click Here for more color.
FirstEnergy Capital reduces Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM) from Outperform to Market Perform.
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) downgraded by two Thursday:
- BofA/Merrill Lynch from Buy to Neutral; and
- Caris & Co. from Average to Below Average, price target cut from $15 to $13.
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NEW COVERAGE
Credit Suisse reinstates Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLN) with an Outperform and price target boosted from $14 to $22.
Macquarie initiates USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) with an Underperform.
Jefferies starts Lorillard (NYSE: LO) with a Buy, with a price target of $139. Click Here for more color.
Compass Point assumes Western Union Co. (NYSE: WU) at Neutral and $19 target.
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