Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/26: AAPL, BAC, TM, YGE, Q Upgraded; FSLR, MWW, UNFI Downgraded

May 26, 2009 9:55 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley upgrades Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) from Equal Weight to Overweight, saying iPhone sales will drive better-than-expected earnings the next two years. Click here for full color on the upgrade.

FBR Capital upgrades Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) from Underperform to Market Perform and maintains their $12 price target.

Bank of America upgrades Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) from Underperform to Buy.

Lazard Capital upgrades Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) from Hold to Buy.

JP Morgan upgrades Qwest (NYSE: Q) from Neutral to Overweight, citing valuation.

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

DOWNGRADES:
FBR Capital downgrades First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from Market Perform to Underperform and maintains their $110 price target, citing falling poly prices. Click here for full color on the report.

Wachovia downgrades Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) to Underperform. Here is the full report.

Goldman Sachs downgrades United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) from Neutral to Sell, citing valuation after stock run-up.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Citi resumes coverage on Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) with a Buy. Price target $75. Click here for the full report.

Citi initiates coverage on Changyou (Nasdaq: CYOU) with a Buy rating and $45 target price.

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


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AAPL 201.46

+7.12 +3.66%
Volume: 18,873,932
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BAC 15.77

+0.72 +4.78%
Volume: 170,751,674
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CYOU 33.14

+1.90 +6.08%
Volume: 502,580
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FSLR 119.50

+1.57 +1.33%
Volume: 2,789,448
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MWW 15.36

+0.35 +2.33%
Volume: 1,150,367
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Q 3.70

+0.08 +2.21%
Volume: 33,172,279
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SOHU 57.86

+2.28 +4.10%
Volume: 779,989
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TM 79.12

+0.96 +1.23%
Volume: 317,644
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UNFI 25.37

+0.54 +2.17%
Volume: 234,277
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YGE 12.45

+0.26 +2.13%
Volume: 4,801,671
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