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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 03/21: (LNKD) (OPEN) (RF) Upgraded; (STI) (MDRX) (AIZ) Downgraded

March 21, 2012 10:52 AM EDT
UPGRADES
Goldman Sachs upgrades LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) from Neutral to Buy and raised their price target from $80 to $135. Click Here for more color.

Benchmark ups OpenTable (Nasdaq: OPEN) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $50. Click Here for more color.

Guggenheim lifts Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) from Neutral to Buy.

Stephens upgrades USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) from Equalweight to Overweight, its price target raised from $17 to $22.

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DOWNGRADES
Guggenheim lowers SunTrust (NYSE: STI) from Buy to Neutral.

JPMorgan downgrades Allscripts-Misys Healthcare (Nasdaq: MDRX) from Overweight to Neutral, price target cut from $25 to $22.

BofA/Merrill Lynch chops Assurant (NYSE: AIZ) from Buy to Neutral.

Sandler O’Neill reduces Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF) from Hold to Sell.

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NEW COVERAGE
BofA/Merrill Lynch initiates ARMOUR Residential (NYSE: ARR) with a Buy and $7 target.

Synacor (Nasdaq: SYNC) started by sevreral firms:
  • BofA/Merrill Lynch at Buy with a $9 price target;

  • Oppenheimer at Outperform with a $10 target;

  • Needham & Company with a Buy and $8 target;

  • Citi at Buy and $8 target; and

  • BMO Capital with an Outperform and $10 price target.
Jefferies assumes Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) at Buy with a $64 target. Click Here for more color.

Credit Suisse begins coverage on Inergy (NYSE: NRGY) with an Outperform and target of $19.

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