Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/5: AMZN, BBY, BKS Upgraded; T, VZ, PCU, BBBY Downgraded

January 5, 2009 9:51 AM EST

UPGRADES:
JP Morgan upgrades Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) from Neutral to Overweight, saying the company will continue to gain market share.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) from Sell to Neutral but trims its price target from $24 to $17.

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DOWNGRADES:
Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded AT&T (NYSE: T) from Outperform to Market Perform and downgraded Verizon (NYSE: VZ) from Market Perform to Underperform.

Citi downgrades Southern Copper Company (NYSE: PCU) from Buy to Hold.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Bed Bath & Beyond (Nasdaq: BBBY) from Buy to Neutral but lifted their price target from $24 to $28.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Merriman resumes coverage on Capstone Turbine (Nasdaq: CPST) with a Neutral rating.

Leerink Swann initiates coverage on Momenta Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MNTA) with an Outperform rating.

Wachovia initiates coverage on NCI (NASDAQ: NCIT) with a Market Perform rating and a $27 to $29 valuation range.

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AMZN 191.59

+6.05 +3.26%
Volume: 6,072,118
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BBBY 59.38

+0.40 +0.68%
Volume: 2,144,609
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BBY 25.21

+0.13 +0.52%
Volume: 2,733,353
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BKS 13.26

+0.20 +1.53%
Volume: 1,094,359
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CPST 1.21

-0.06 -4.72%
Volume: 4,685,563
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MNTA 15.45

+0.18 +1.18%
Volume: 698,433
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NCIT 7.20

+0.05 +0.70%
Volume: 70,389
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PCU 30.38

-1.00 -3.19%
Volume: 863,164
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T 30.04

+0.20 +0.67%
Volume: 23,045,013
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VZ 38.13

+0.44 +1.17%
Volume: 12,676,181
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