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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 07/25: (CF) (MSI) (INTU) Upgraded; (KR) (PEP) (SOLR) Downgraded

July 25, 2011 10:38 AM EDT
Notable Analyst Rating Changes :

UPGRADES
Dahlman Rose lifts CF Industries (NYSE: CF) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $180.00. Click Here for more color.

Jefferies raises Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MSI) from Hold to Buy, boosting their price target from $49 to $55. Click Here for more color.

UBS upgrades Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) from Neutral to Buy.

Societe Generale increases Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) from Hold to Buy, its price target moves from $98 to $108.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs downgrades Kroger (NYSE: KR) from Neutral to Sell, its price target cut from $25 to $23.50. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs lowers Pepsico (NYSE: PEP) from Conviction Buy to Neutral with a price target of $74 (down from $83). Click Here for more color.

Credit Agricole downgrades GT Solar (Nasdaq: SOLR) from Outperform to Underperform with a price target of $16.00 (raised from $14).

Goldman Sachs cuts Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $39.00.

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NEW COVERAGE
Pandora (NYSE: P) initiated by several firms today:
  • Citi initiates at Buy with a $25 price target;

  • JPMorgan with a Overweight and $22 price target;

  • Wells Fargo at Outperform, and valuation range of $21.00 to $23.00. Click Here for more color;

  • Stifel Nicolaus with a Hold, and $18.00 price target;

  • Morgan Stanley with an Equalweight rating and a $20.00 price target; and

  • William Blair with an Outperform rating.
Dahlman Rose beings Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) with a Buy, and $55.00 price target. Click Here for more color.

Auriga begins MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) with a Buy and $11 price target. Click Here for more color.

Cowen starts Agilent (NYSE: A) with an Outperform.

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