Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/22: BRLC, NCC, MHS Upgraded; BEE, BJS, UNH, ACN Downgraded

April 22, 2008 9:49 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Baird upgrades Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC) from Neutral to Outperform, citing Compal deal and cost cuttting measures recently announced. Price target $3.

Deutsche Bank upgrades National City (NYSE: NCC) from Sell to Buy with a $9 price target, saying with the stock down 84% over the last 12 months it trades at a large discount to its franchise value even after assuming that almost all of the new $7 billion of capital will be used for new loans.

Bernstein upgrades National City (NYSE: NCC) from Market Perform to Outperform.

Citi upgrades Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) from Hold to Buy. Price target $57.

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DOWNGRADES:
Deutsche Bank downgrades Strategic Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BEE) from Buy to Hold.

Calyon Securities downgrades BJ Services (NYSE: BJS) from Add to Neutral. Price target $33.

CRT Capital downgrades UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) from Buy to Fair Value.

Keefe Bruyette & Woods downgrades Accenture (NYSE: ACN) from Buy to Hold, citing valuation.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Credit Suisse initiates coverage on Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) with an Outperform rating. Price target $62.

Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) with an Equalweight, citing positive near-term gains from move into retail, but negative effect on margins. Price target $20.

Merrill Lynch reinstates coverage on Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) with a Buy. Price target $105.

J.P. Morgan initiates coverage on Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) with a Neutral.

Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) with an Overweight, citing strong product mix including new iPhone and notebooks. Price target $195.

Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) with an Overweight, citing near-term catalyst from cost-cutting measures. Price target $59.

Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on IBM Corp (NYSE: IBM) with an Overweight, saying thinks company showing conservative estimates. Price target $144.

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AAPL 140.02

-2.81 -1.97%
Volume: 13,236,264
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ACN 28.75

-4.99 -14.79%
Volume: 453,785
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BEE 26.29

+25.14 +2,186.09%
Volume: 451,780
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BJS 25.18

+11.68 +86.52%
Volume: 452,469
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BRLC 0.02

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
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DELL 12.97

-0.42 -3.14%
Volume: 40,196,433
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GRMN 23.72

-0.33 -1.37%
Volume: 1,944,851
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HPQ 37.85

-0.83 -2.15%
Volume: 11,991,788
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IBM 101.73

-3.11 -2.97%
Volume: 7,027,779
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MHS 26.25

-19.58 -42.72%
Volume: 437,190
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NCC 1.81

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 106,343,355
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TAP 29.94

-13.58 -31.20%
Volume: 452,213
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UNH 26.31

+1.15 +4.57%
Volume: 433,844
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XOM 28.74

-41.82 -59.27%
Volume: 448,183
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