Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/24: ABG, PRU, RS, AYI, AMLN, TLAB Upgraded; DELL, CIEN, UNP, ALV Downgraded
UPGRADES:
Deutsche Bank upgrades Asbury Automotive (NYSE: ABG) from Hold to Buy. Price target to $14.50 from $13.50. Click here. for more color.
Wells Fargo upgrades Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) from Market Perform to Outperform. Raises valuation range to $58-64 from $47-51 per share. Click here to see full color on the upgrade.
UBS upgrades Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) from Neutral to Buy.
Oppenheimer upgrades Acuity Brands Inc. (NYSE: AYI) from Perform to Outperform. The firm cited recent relative weakness and increased conviction on traction in market share strategies, other growth initiatives, and some areas of potential comparison benefits in FY10.
Barclays upgrades Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) from Equal Weight to Overweight and raised their price target from $16 to $22. Here is more color.
Soleil Securities upgrades Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB) from Hold to Buy. Price target $7.25. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES:
First Global have downgraded shares of Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) from Moderate Outperform to Market Perform this morning. For more color, Click Here.
Jefferies & Co downgrades Ciena Corp (Nasdaq: CIEN) from Hold to Underperform.
UBS downgrades Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) from Buy to Neutral. The firm maintained a $67 price target.
Bank of America downgrades Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) from Neutral to Underperform. Price target $38. KeyBanc also downgraded Autoliv Inc. from Buy to Hold. Price target $41. Click Here to see more color from KeyBanc.
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NEW COVERAGE:
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) with an Outperform, $14-16 Valuation Range. Click Here for more color.
Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) with a Buy. Price target $42. For more color, Click Here.
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on Electronic Arts, Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) with a Market Perform rating. Price range $17-19. Click Here for more color.
Jefferies & Co initiates coverage Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) with a Buy. Price target $50.
ThinkEquity initiates coverage on Allos Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ALTH) with a Buy rating.
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