Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/18: SII, ZMH, FSLR, PHM Upgraded; TGT, ADSK, VIP, JEC, PARD Downgraded

November 18, 2009 10:55 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades Smith International (NYSE: SII) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $29 to $35.

UBS upgrades Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH) from Neutral to Buy. Price target increased from $59 to $64.

RBC Capital upgraded First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) from Sector Perform to Outperform.

Citigroup upgrades Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) from Hold to Buy and raises their price target from $11 to $12.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Target (NYSE: TGT) from its Buy List to Neutral, lowers price target from $57 to $54. Click Here for more color.

Bank of America downgrades Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) from Buy to Neutral. Price target lowered from $28 to $25.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Vimpel Communications (NYSE: VIP) from Buy to Neutral

Wunderlich downgrades Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) from Buy to Hold. Price target lowered from $52 to $38.

Canaccord Adams downgrades Poniard Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PARD) from Buy to Hold, sets price target to $2.50. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) with a Hold rating. Click Here for more color.

Canaccord Adams starts several pharmaceuticals: