Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/28: KBR Upgraded; DIOD, DNBK, EURX, TS Downgraded

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Dividend Yield: 0.8%
EPS Growth %: -11.6%

UPGRADES
BB&T Capital upgrades KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) from Hold to Buy this morning, with a $37 price target.

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DOWNGRADES
Benchmark downgrades Diodes (Nasdaq: DIOD) from Buy to Hold. Click Here for more color.

Sterne Agee downgrades shares of Danvers Bancorp (Nasdaq: DNBK) from Buy to Neutral.

Roth Capital downgrades Eurand N.V (Nasdaq: EURX) from Buy to Neutral, with a price target of $12.50.

Exane BNP Paribas downgraded Tenaris S.A. (NYSE: TS) from Outperform to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE
General Motors (NYSE: GM) started by several firms today:

J.P. Morgan at buy with $44 price target;
BofA/Merrill Lynch at Buy;
Citi at Buy;
Credit Suisse at Outperform, with a $43 price target;
RBC Capital with an Outperform and $42 price target;
Soleil Securities at Hold;
Morgan Stanley with an Overweight; and
Barclays at Overweight with a $42 price target.

LPL Investment (Nasdaq: LPLA) also started by several today:

Goldman Sachs at Buy, with a $40 price target. Click Here for more color;
KBW at Market Perform. Click Here for more color;
J.P. Morgan at Neutral with $38.50 price target;
UBS with a Neutral;
William Blair with an Outperform; and
Bernstein with Market Perform and $8 price target.

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