Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/25: NOC, WMT, BIDU, KR Upgraded; F, RTN, MMM Downgraded

April 25, 2008 9:20 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
J.P. Morgan and Cowen upgrade Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) to Overweight and Outperform, respectively.

Merrill Lynch upgrades Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) from Neutral to Buy.

Citi upgrades Baidu.com (Nasdaq: BIDU) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $350 to $415.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Kroger (NYSE: KR) from Neutral to Buy.

For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades

DOWNGRADES:
J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns downgrade Ford (NYSE: F) to Neutral, Sell and Underperform, respectively.

J.P. Morgan downgrades Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) from Overweight to Neutral.

Sterne Agee downgrades 3M Corp (NYSE: MMM) from Buy to Hold.

For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades

NEW COVERAGE:
Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on Home Depot (NYSE: HD) with an Overweight rating.

Lehman Brothers initiates coverage on Circuit City Stores Inc. (NYSE: CC) with an Underweight rating.

Lehman Bros. initiates coverage on Home Depot (NYSE: HD) with an Overweight rating.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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BIDU 428.12

+2.25 +0.53%
Volume: 1,484,977
Track BIDU

CC 0.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 5,602,150
Track CC

F 8.24

+0.06 +0.73%
Volume: 136,627,772
Track F

HD 26.82

+0.01 +0.04%
Volume: 14,851,808
Track HD

KR 23.69

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 9,035,414
Track KR

MMM 77.99

+0.79 +1.02%
Volume: 3,503,836
Track MMM

NOC 53.96

+0.03 +0.06%
Volume: 2,471,454
Track NOC

RTN 48.36

+0.19 +0.39%
Volume: 2,664,628
Track RTN

WMT 52.31

+0.31 +0.60%
Volume: 16,823,367
Track WMT


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