Notable Analyst Rating Changes 07/23: (MDC) (ONXX) (BYD) Upgraded; (MAR) (VRSN) (WAG) Downgraded

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UPGRADES
Goldman Sachs adds M.D.C. Holdings (NYSE: MDC) to its Conviction Buy List with a price target of $50.00 (from $34.00). Click Here for more color.

Jefferies raises Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ONXX) from Hold to Buy, moving its price target from $55 up to $101. Click Here for more color.

Sterne Agee lifts Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) from Underperform to Neutral with a price target of $6.70.

Goldman Sachs boosts KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Neutral to Buy, increasing its price target from $10 to $15. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs removes Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) from its Conviction Buy List, but kept a Buy with a price target of $43.

Citi trims VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) from Buy to Neutral.

UBS lowers Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) from Buy to Neutral.

Macquarie cuts Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) from Outperform to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE
Tesaro (Nasdaq: TSRO) started by several firms Monday:

Leerink Swann with an Outperform and $20 price target. Click Here for more color;
Baird at Outperform and $19 price target. Click Here for more color;
Citi with a Buy and $21 price target; and
Morgan Stanley with a Overweight and $19 target.

EQT Midstream Partners (NYSE: EQM) initiated by five today:

Credit Suisse at Outperform;
Barclays with a Overweight and $29 target;
BofA/Merrill Lynch with a Buy and $29 target;
JPMorgan with a Overweight and $29 price target; and
Deutsche Bank with a Hold and $27 price target. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs assumes IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) at Buy, with a $30 price target. Click Here for more color.

EXA Corp. (Nasdaq: EXA) started by a slew of firms Monday:

Stifel Nicolaus at Buy, with a price target of $16;
Baird with a Outperform and price target of $13;
Canaccord Genuity at Buy and $13 price target; and
Needham & Company with a Buy and $14 target. Click Here for more color.

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