Notable Analyst Rating Changes 6/22: ASCA, VMC, BOBE, VRSN Upgraded; KMX, ALU, PGR Downgraded

June 22, 2009 10:02 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
J.P. Morgan upgrades Ameristar Casinos (Nasdaq: ASCA) from Neutral to Overweight, citing strong free cash flow.

UBS upgrades Vulcan Materials (NYSE: VMC) from Neutral to Buy, citing housing and infrastructure recovery.

KeyBanc upgrades Bob Evans Farms (Nasdaq: BOBE) to Buy. Price target $38. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

JP Morgan upgrades VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) from Neutral to Overweight.

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DOWNGRADES:
Deutsche Bank downgrades CarMax (NYSE: KMX) from Buy to Hold. Price target increased from $15 to $17. Here is the full report.

Bank of America downgrades Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from Neutral to Underperform.

FBR Capital downgrades Progressive (NYSE: PGR) from Outperform to Market Perform.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Cowen & Co initiates coverage on BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ) with an Outperform rating.

Bank of America resumed coverage on Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) with a Buy rating and $32 price target.

Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) with a Buy. Price target $100. Click here for more color.

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


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ALU 3.38

-0.03 -0.88%
Volume: 5,945,447
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ASCA 17.66

+0.36 +2.08%
Volume: 133,374
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BJ 32.89

-0.32 -0.96%
Volume: 1,086,769
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BOBE 26.78

+1.78 +7.12%
Volume: 402,166
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CPB 35.18

-0.17 -0.48%
Volume: 1,698,414
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EQIX 100.00

-0.65 -0.65%
Volume: 492,435
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KMX 19.78

+0.15 +0.76%
Volume: 995,702
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PGR 16.65

+0.10 +0.60%
Volume: 2,800,892
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VMC 48.07

-0.43 -0.89%
Volume: 617,939
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VRSN 22.26

+0.01 +0.04%
Volume: 3,043,718
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