Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/13: (MAS) (MRO) (RHI) Upgraded; (USG) (TOL) (SCCO) Downgraded

December 13, 2011 11:44 AM EST Send to a Friend
UPGRADES
Goldman Sachs upgrades Masco (NYSE: MAS) from Sell to Neutral with a price target of $10 (up from $7).

Deutsche Bank boosts Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) from Hold to Buy, its price target raised from $33 to $37.

Morgan Stanley raises Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) from Underweight to Overweight.

BofA/Merrill Lynch resumes coverage on Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) with a Buy rating (from Neutral) and $4 price target. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs lowers USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $7. Click Here for more color.

Citi reduces Toll Bros. (NYSE: TOL) from Buy to Neutral, maintains price target of $21.

Barclays trims Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) from Equalweight to Underweight, and lowered its price target from $34 to $32.

Jefferies downgrades St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $38 (down form $40). Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Sterne Agee initiates Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) with an Underperform and $7 price target.

Goldman Sachs resumes Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) at Neutral, and $190 price target (from $225 prior).

Wells Fargo initiates MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) at Outperform, with valuation range of $10 to $12.70. Click Here for more color.

Baird initiates Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) with an Outperform, and $36 price target.

CRT Capital begins Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX) with a Buy, and price target of $14.

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