Notable Analyst Rating Changes 09/12: (VLO) (AGU) (JBHT) Upgraded; (AMGN) (POT) (EXC) Downgraded

September 12, 2012 11:00 AM EDT Send to a Friend
UPGRADES
Morgan Stanley raises Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) from Equalweight to Overweight.

Citi upgrades Agrium (NYSE: AGU) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to its Top Picks Live List.

BofA/Merrill Lynch raises J.B. Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT) from Neutral to Buy.

Deutsche Bank boosts Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) from Hold to Buy, setting a price target of $62. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Baird trimsAmgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) from Outperform to Neutral, moving its price target from $88 down to $84. Click Here for more color.

Citi downgrades Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) from Buy to Neutral.

UBS lops Exelon (NYSE: EXC) from Neutral to Sell.

Nomura Securities cut Vodafone (Nasdaq: VOD) from Buy to Neutral its price target cut from 225 pence to 195 pence. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Citi starts Renren Inc (NYSE: RENN) with a Sell and price target of $2.94.

Jefferies assumes Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) with a Buy/Top Pick and $47 target. Click Here for more color.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiates Demandware (NYSE: DWRE) with a Buy

Citi assumes Youku.com (NYSE: YOKU) at Buy and $36 price target.

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