Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/16: K, BKS, OCR Upgraded; HMA, SSCC, SOL Downgraded

January 16, 2009 9:46 AM EST

UPGRADES:
UBS upgrades Kellogg (NYSE: K) from Neutral to Buy.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) from Underweight to Neutral.

Barclays Capital upgrades Omnicare Inc. (NYSE: OCR) from Equal Weight to Overweight.

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DOWNGRADES:
Barclays downgrades Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA) from Equalweight to Underweight.

UBS downgrades Smurfit-Stone Container (Nasdaq: SSCC) from Buy to Neutral with a $0.07 price target.

Morgan Stanley downgrades ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) from Overweight to Equalweight.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Keefe, Bruyette and Woods initiates coverage on Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) with a Market Perform. Price target $6.

Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) with a Buy rating.

Northland Securities initiates coverage on Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) with a Market Perform. Price target $28.

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BKS 13.11

+0.05 +0.38%
Volume: 319,463
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BMI 33.14

+0.14 +0.42%
Volume: 23,592
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BX 16.16

+0.12 +0.75%
Volume: 826,798
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HMA 6.91

+0.07 +1.02%
Volume: 1,847,937
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K 50.10

+0.29 +0.58%
Volume: 346,390
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NAV 45.82

+0.03 +0.07%
Volume: 331,322
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OCR 32.90

-0.07 -0.21%
Volume: 482,644
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SOL 3.00

+0.04 +1.35%
Volume: 1,120,249
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SSCC 41.25

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,000
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