Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/13: AKS, OMX, CRM, LULU Upgraded; WFC, EBAY, PH, WYNN, COF, ALV Downgraded

April 13, 2009 10:20 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) from Neutral to Buy with a $12 price target. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

Goldman Sachs upgrades OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) from Neutral to Buy, saying the company will benefit from an improving economy and weaker competition.

UBS upgrades Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) from Sell to Buy with a $44 price target.

William Blair & Co upgrades lululemon athletica (Nasdaq: LULU) from Market Perform to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgrades Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) from Market Perform to Underperform. Click here for more color.

Collins Stewart downgrades eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) to Sell. Price target $12. Click here for the full report.

Goldman Sachs downgraded Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) from Neutral to Sell and added the stock to its Conviction Sell List. The firm has a $30 price target on the stock.

Oppenheimer downgrades Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) from Perform to Underperform. Price target lowered from $26 to $20.

Calyon Securities downgrades Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) from Buy to Underperform with a $19 price target.

Baird downgrades Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) from Neutral to Underperform. Price target $17.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Citi initiates coverage on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) with a Buy rating and $145 price target, citing valuation, market share gains and investment opportunities. Click here for more color.

Citi initiates coverage on Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) with a Hold. Price target $25. Click here for the full report.

Piper Jaffray & Co. assumes coverage on Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) and raises rating from Neutral to Buy. Price target increased from $10 to $14. Click here for the full report.

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AKS 19.38

-0.76 -3.77%
Volume: 14,337,012
Track AKS

ALV 41.59

+1.31 +3.25%
Volume: 1,803,035
Track ALV

AMAT 13.32

+0.25 +1.91%
Volume: 20,063,980
Track AMAT

COF 37.92

+1.00 +2.71%
Volume: 11,964,552
Track COF

CRM 65.95

+1.26 +1.95%
Volume: 1,462,495
Track CRM

EBAY 23.67

+0.07 +0.30%
Volume: 12,865,942
Track EBAY

GS 167.24

+2.94 +1.79%
Volume: 10,411,031
Track GS

LULU 27.03

+1.11 +4.28%
Volume: 664,999
Track LULU

MS 30.97

+0.77 +2.55%
Volume: 16,323,587
Track MS

OMX 12.69

+1.73 +15.78%
Volume: 5,170,797
Track OMX

PH 55.31

+1.08 +1.99%
Volume: 1,058,066
Track PH

WFC 26.96

+0.47 +1.77%
Volume: 63,919,785
Track WFC

WYNN 66.80

+1.43 +2.19%
Volume: 3,666,876
Track WYNN


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