Notable Analyst Rating Changes 05/23: (SBUX) (AMAT) (WMB) Upgraded; (NDAQ) (PSO) (ARBA) Downgraded
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UPGRADES
BofA/Merrill Lynch upgrades Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) from Neutral to Buy.
Goldman Sachs boosts Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) from Sell to Neutral with a price target of $11.50. Click Here for more color.
Wells Fargo lifts Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) from Market Perform to Outperform with a valuation range $37 - $40.
Brean Murray Carret & Co. raises Warnaco Group (NYSE: WRC) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $55. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES
Deutsche Bank downgrades Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) from Buy to Hold.
BofA/Merrill Lynch trims Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) from Buy to Neutral.
Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) lowered by two:
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NEW COVERAGE
Needham & Company starts Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) with a Buy rating and $40 price target. Click Here for more color.
Jefferies begins Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) with an Underperform rating and a $5 price target. Click Here for more color.
Auriga assumes Teva Pharma (Nasdaq: TEVA) at Hold and $45 price target.
BB&T Capital initiates Waste Management (NYSE: WM) with a Hold.
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BofA/Merrill Lynch upgrades Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) from Neutral to Buy.
Goldman Sachs boosts Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) from Sell to Neutral with a price target of $11.50. Click Here for more color.
Wells Fargo lifts Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) from Market Perform to Outperform with a valuation range $37 - $40.
Brean Murray Carret & Co. raises Warnaco Group (NYSE: WRC) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $55. Click Here for more color.
For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades
DOWNGRADES
Deutsche Bank downgrades Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) from Buy to Hold.
BofA/Merrill Lynch trims Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) from Buy to Neutral.
Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) lowered by two:
- Goldman Sachs from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $44; and
Craig-Hallum from Hold to Sell.
For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/downgrades
NEW COVERAGE
Needham & Company starts Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) with a Buy rating and $40 price target. Click Here for more color.
Jefferies begins Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) with an Underperform rating and a $5 price target. Click Here for more color.
Auriga assumes Teva Pharma (Nasdaq: TEVA) at Hold and $45 price target.
BB&T Capital initiates Waste Management (NYSE: WM) with a Hold.
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