Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/30: OXPS, SNY, LAMR Upgraded; SQNM, GT, ITRI Downgraded

April 30, 2009 10:08 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OXPS) from Sell to Neutral and removed the stock from its Conviction Sell List.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) from Neutral to Overweight.

Soleil Securities upgrades CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $5 to $9.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Pzena Investment Management (NYSE: PZN) from Underweight to Overweight.

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DOWNGRADES:
Cantor Fitzgerald downgrades Sequenom (Nasdaq: SQNM) from Buy to Hold. Price target slashed to $4 from $42.

Citi downgrades Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE: GT) from Buy to Hold. Price target increased from $9 to $12.

Wachovia downgrades Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITRI) from Outperform to Market Perform. Valuation Range: $45 to $47.

UBS downgrades Costco (Nasdaq: COST) from Buy to Neutral. Price target $52.

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NEW COVERAGE:
RBC Capital initiates coverage on BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) with an Outperform.

Soleil Securities initiates coverage on Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) with a Hold. Price target $15.50.

Soleil Securities initiates coverage on Sun Healthcare Group (Nasdaq: SUNH) with a Hold. Price target $11.50.

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BHP 78.42

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CBS 30.21

+0.31 +1.04%
Volume: 6,001,500
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COST 83.87

-0.33 -0.39%
Volume: 1,556,202
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GT 13.97

+0.09 +0.65%
Volume: 6,492,389
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ITRI 41.12

-0.33 -0.80%
Volume: 325,911
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KND 12.12

-0.16 -1.30%
Volume: 422,230
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OXPS 12.60

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 8,686
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PZN 5.87

+0.06 +1.03%
Volume: 57,502
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SNY 37.57

+0.34 +0.91%
Volume: 1,605,359
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SQNM 4.90

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Volume: 2,322,943
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SUNH 4.56

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