Notable Analyst Rating Changes 05/18: BZH, LDK, HANS, AFL Upgraded; PVH, WHX, DWA Downgraded
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UPGRADES
Citi upgrades Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH) from Hold to Buy, with a $7 price target.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch upgrades LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) from Underperform to Buy.
Goldman Sachs upgrades Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq: HANS) from Neutral to Buy with an $46 price target.
J.P. Morgan upgrades AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) from Neutral to Overweight, with a price target of $61.
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DOWNGRADES
Citi downgrades Phillips-Van Heusen Corp (NYSE: PVH) from Buy to Hold, with a price target increased from $55 to $61. Click Here for more color.
Whiting USA Trust (NYSE: WHX) gets a downgrade from two firms today:
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NEW COVERAGE
Sterne Agee initiates two in the tech sector:
SunTrust initiates coverage on Forest Oil (NYSE: FST) with a Buy rating, and price target of $45.
Global Hunter Securities initiates coverage on Rosetta Resources (Nasdaq: ROSE) with a Buy rating, and a $35 price target. Click Here for more color.
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Citi upgrades Beazer Homes USA (NYSE: BZH) from Hold to Buy, with a $7 price target.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch upgrades LDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) from Underperform to Buy.
Goldman Sachs upgrades Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq: HANS) from Neutral to Buy with an $46 price target.
J.P. Morgan upgrades AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) from Neutral to Overweight, with a price target of $61.
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DOWNGRADES
Citi downgrades Phillips-Van Heusen Corp (NYSE: PVH) from Buy to Hold, with a price target increased from $55 to $61. Click Here for more color.
Whiting USA Trust (NYSE: WHX) gets a downgrade from two firms today:
- RBC Capital downgrades from Sector Perform to Underperform; and
- Raymond James downgrades from Market Perform to Underperform.
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NEW COVERAGE
Sterne Agee initiates two in the tech sector:
- Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) with a Buy and $300 price target; and
- QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM) with a Neutral rating.
SunTrust initiates coverage on Forest Oil (NYSE: FST) with a Buy rating, and price target of $45.
Global Hunter Securities initiates coverage on Rosetta Resources (Nasdaq: ROSE) with a Buy rating, and a $35 price target. Click Here for more color.
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