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.

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

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.

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

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.

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


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BHP 67.96

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Volume: 3,961,660
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CBS 12.72

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Volume: 20,199,301
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COST 59.41

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Volume: 2,749,263
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GT 13.13

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Volume: 4,351,947
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ITRI 62.68

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 660,936
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KND 15.14

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Volume: 316,267
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OXPS 15.61

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 288,327
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PZN 7.20

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Volume: 12,147
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SNY 36.70

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Volume: 1,286,548
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SQNM 3.21

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Volume: 1,715,397
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SUNH 8.87

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Volume: 245,103
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