Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/03: LMT, DRI, CTAS Upgraded; ALO, SYK, FSLR Downgraded

December 3, 2008 9:55 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Cowen & Co upgrades Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) from Neutral to Outperform.

UBS upgrades Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) from Neutral to Buy.

Citi upgrades Cintas Corp (Nasdaq: CTAS) from Sell to Hold. Price target lowered from $27 to $24.

For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades

DOWNGRADES:
Cowen & Co downgrades Alpharma (NYSE: ALO) from Outperform to Neutral.

BMO Capital downgrades Stryker (NYSE: SYK) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Wedbush Morgan downgrades First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from Buy to Hold.

For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades

NEW COVERAGE:
Citi initiates coverage on Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) with a Sell.

Jesup & Lamont initiates coverage on AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) with a Hold.

Citi resumes coverage on BHP Billiton PLC (NYSE: BHP) with a Buy from Hold.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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ALO 36.94

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 6,400
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AZO 28.64

-124.12 -81.25%
Volume: 435,036
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BHP 28.75

-26.75 -48.20%
Volume: 438,210
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CTAS 22.20

-0.86 -3.73%
Volume: 1,164,825
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DRI 29.89

-4.18 -12.27%
Volume: 440,618
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FSLR 154.20

-1.09 -0.70%
Volume: 3,340,531
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LMT 79.52

-1.12 -1.39%
Volume: 2,128,071
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SYK 27.51

-12.24 -30.79%
Volume: 440,278
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WYNN 33.41

-1.98 -5.59%
Volume: 2,330,877
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