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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 09/02: HPQ, RTP, MPEL, ZUMZ Upgraded; PPL, VALE, CRH, AMPH Downgraded

September 2, 2010 10:46 AM EDT
UPGRADES
JMP Securities upgrades Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) from Market Perform to Outperform.

RBC Capital upgrades Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) from Sector Perform to Outperform.

Morgan Stanley upgrades Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (Nasdaq: MPEL) from Equal Weight to Overweight and raised their price target to $5.

Caris upgrades Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ) from Above Average to Buy with a $25 price target, following SSS after the close.

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DOWNGRADES
Citi downgrades PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) from Buy to Hold. PT lowered from $30.50 to $28.50. Click Here for more color.

RBC Capital downgrades Vale S.A. (Nasdaq: VALE) from Outperform to Sector Perform with a $32 price target.

Exane BNP Paribas downgrades CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) from Outperform to Neutral.

Raymond James downgrades American Physicians Service (Nasdaq: AMPH) from Outperform to Underperform.

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NEW COVERAGE
Kaufman Bros initiates coverage on Clearwire Corporation (Nasdaq: CLWR) with a Buy rating and $8.50 price target. Click Here for more color.

ThinkEquity initiates coverage on Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) with a Hold rating.

Deutsche Bank reinstates coverage on Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX) with a Hold rating, and price target of $19.50. Click Here for more color.

Leerink Swann resumes coverage on Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) with a Market Perform rating and a valuation of $30 - $31. Click Here for more color.

Global Hunter Securities initiates coverage of ENSCO Plc (NYSE: ESV) with a Neutral rating and price target of $48.

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