Notable Analyst Rating Changes 6/23: BHP, ETFC, SIRI, FDX, UPS Upgraded; MRVL, PKI, BPI Downgraded

June 23, 2009 10:08 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) from Hold to Buy.

FBR Capital upgrades E*Trade Financial (Nasdaq: ETFC) two-notches from Underperform to Outperform, citing a more attractive risk/reward following the recent capital raise and commencement of its debt exchange offer yesterday.

Barrington upgrades Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) from Market Perform to Outperform.

JP Morgan upgrades FedEx (NYSE: FDX) from Neutral to Overweight.

Jesup & Lamont upgrades United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) from Hold to Buy. Click here to see more color on the upgrade.

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DOWNGRADES:
Deutsche Bank downgrades Marvell Technology (Nasdaq: MRVL) from Buy to Hold and maintains its $13 price target, citing valuation. Click here for the full report.

Barclays downgrades PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) from Equalweight to Underweight.

Credit Suisse downgrades Bridgepoint Education (NYSE: BPI) from Outperform to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) with a Buy rating and $55 price target.

Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Waste Management (NYSE: WMI) with an Equalweight rating.

Susquehanna initiates coverage on Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) with a Positive rating. Price target $33. Click here to see full color.

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BHP 67.96

+0.13 +0.19%
Volume: 3,961,560
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BPI 15.93

-0.13 -0.81%
Volume: 364,255
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ETFC 1.55

+0.06 +4.03%
Volume: 64,383,467
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FDX 77.12

+2.12 +2.83%
Volume: 2,894,960
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L 34.60

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,303,290
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MRVL 14.73

+0.03 +0.20%
Volume: 7,604,951
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PKI 18.94

+0.02 +0.11%
Volume: 783,575
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RTN 47.57

+0.49 +1.04%
Volume: 2,354,841
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SIRI 0.63

-0.01 -1.56%
Volume: 32,769,522
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UPS 54.86

+0.40 +0.73%
Volume: 3,276,105
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WMI 28.39

-0.18 -0.63%
Volume: 1,276,223
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