Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/01: FITB, BPFH, MENT, CLWR, LTD, SPWRA Upgraded; NFLX, NUVA Downgraded
UPGRADES:
Citigroup upgrades Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) from Hold to Buy.
SunTrust upgrades Boston Private Financial (Nasdaq: BPFH) to Buy. Price target $6.50.
JP Morgan upgrades Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) from Underweight to Overweight and raises their price target from $9.00 to $10.50.
UBS upgrades Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) from Sell to Neutral.
Soleil Securities upgrades Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) from Sell to Hold. Price target $15.50. Click here for the full report.
Pacific Crest upgraded SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) to Outperform with a $29 price target. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES:
Merriman Curhan Ford downgrades Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) from Buy to Neutral. Click Here for more color.
Brean Murray downgrades NuVasive (NASDAQ: NUVA) from Buy to Hold. The stock was also downgraded to Market Perform at JMP Securities.
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NEW COVERAGE:
HSBC initiated coverage on shares of Boeing (NYSE: BA) with an Underweight rating, the equivalent of a Sell, and a $45 price target.
Ticonderoga Securities initiates coverage on Monsanto (NYSE: MON) with a Sell and $68 price target. For more color, Click Here.
JMP Securities initiates coverage on Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) with a Market Outperform rating.
Piper Jaffray & Co. initiates coverage on Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) with an Overweight rating. Price target $4.50. Click Here for more color.
Bank of America initiates coverage on Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) with a Buy. Price target $50.
Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Banco Santander (NASDAQ: BSBR) with an Overweight rating.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiates coverage on Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) with a Market Perform rating. Price target $66. Click Here for more details.
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