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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 02/23: (DTV) (LVLT) (ERIC) Upgraded; (ITRI) (WPRT) (HGSI) Downgraded

February 23, 2012 11:02 AM EST
UPGRADES
Atlantic Equities lifts DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) from Neutral to Overweight, price target raised from $53 to $55.

Morgan Stanley boosts Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $31 price target. Click Here for more color.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) from Neutral to Overweight, price target raised from $9.15 to $13.50.

Sterne Agee raises Principal Financial (NYSE: PFG) from Neutral to Buy, moving its price target from $31 to $35.

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DOWNGRADES
BofA/Merrill Lynch downgrades Itron (Nasdaq: ITRI) from Neutral to Underperform.

JPMorgan lowers Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT) from Neutral to Underweight with a price target of $29.

Collins Stewart cuts Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq: HGSI) to Neutral, price target cut from $17 to $10. Click Here for more color.

FBR Capital reduces Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) from Outperform to Market Perform, its price target moves from $25 to $21.

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NEW COVERAGE
Credit Agricole initiates Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) with an Outperform and target of $39.

Stifel Nicolaus starts Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) with a Hold.

Credit Agricole assumes Dana Holding (NYSE: DAN) at Outperform and $22 target.

Macquarie begins Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) with a Neutral rating and a $2.65 price target.

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