Notable Analyst Rating Changes 05/25: (HAL) (BSX) (AVGO) Upgraded; (JNPR) (SAPE) (NETL) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Morgan Stanley upgrades Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) from Equal Weight to Overweight.

Goldman Sachs lifts Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) from Sell to Neutral and raised their price target from $6.50 to $7. Click Here for more color.

Kaufman Bros. raises Avago Technologies (Nasdaq: AVGO) from Hold to Buy, with a price target increased from $34 to $40. Click Here for more color.

Derrick Sung lifts Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) from Market Perform to Outperform, increasing its price target on the stock by 24 percent from $63 to $78.

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DOWNGRADES
Auriga downgrades Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) from Buy to Hold, its price target cut from $50 to $40. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs lowers Sapient (Nasdaq: SAPE) from Buy to Neutral and removed the stock from their Conviction Buy List. Click Here for more color.

Auriga cut NetLogic (Nasdaq: NETL) from Buy to Hold, with its price target reduced from $49 to $36. Click Here for more color.

Nomura Securities reduces Vodafone (Nasdaq: VOD) from Buy to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE
Citadel Securities initiates MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) with a Neutral, and $18 price target. Click Here for more color.

Morgan Stanley starts Virgin Media (Nasdaq: VMED) at Overweight.

Cowen and Company begins Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) with an Outperform.

Brean Murray Carret & Co. assumes ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ARIA) with a Buy rating and $11 price target. Click Here for more color.

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