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 136.59

+1.14 +0.84%
Volume: 7,131,099
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CC 0.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 5,602,150
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F 12.44

-0.25 -1.97%
Volume: 52,499,396
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HD 45.33

+0.06 +0.13%
Volume: 5,026,071
Track HD

KR 23.63

+0.05 +0.21%
Volume: 5,874,366
Track KR

MMM 87.14

-0.88 -1.00%
Volume: 3,085,695
Track MMM

NOC 59.81

-0.40 -0.66%
Volume: 759,700
Track NOC

RTN 49.53

-0.44 -0.88%
Volume: 1,588,762
Track RTN

WMT 61.90

-0.06 -0.10%
Volume: 5,501,098
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