Notable Analyst Rating Changes 7/31: CNX, CL, MOT, OMX Upgraded; LVS, DIS, FSLR, K, SYNA, RATE, RTP, LM Downgraded
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UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) from Sell to Neutral, citing valuation after recent underperformance.
BMO Capital upgrades Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target $85.
Morgan Keegan upgrades Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Market Perform to Outperform.
Citi upgrades OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $9 to $12.
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DOWNGRADES:
Wedbush Morgan downgrades Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) to Underperform, reiterating their $7 price target which represents 37% downside. DIS) from Neutral to Underweight.
Credit Suisse downgrades First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from Outperform to Neutral, following Q2 results. The stock was also downgraded to Accumulate at ThinkEquity.
Janney Montgomery Scott downgrades Kellogg (NYSE: K) from Buy to Neutral with a $52 price target, citing limited upside. Click here to see more color on the downgrade.
Caris, Jefferies and Lazard downgraded Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA) to Average, Hold and Hold, respectively.
RBC and Jefferies downgrade Bankrate (Nasdaq: RATE) to Sector Perform and Hold, respectively.
Credit Suisse downgrades Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) from Outperform to Neutral.
Pali Research downgrades Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE: LM) from Neutral to Sell, saying with outflows the stock's premium doesn't make sense. Here is the full report.
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NEW COVERAGE:
Citigroup initiates coverage on both Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) with Buy ratings. The firm set a $20 price target on Royal Caribbean and $34 price target on Carnival.
BMO Capital initiates coverage on Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) with an Outperform rating. Price target $28.
Boenning & Scattergood initiates coverage on SonoSite (Nasdaq: SONO) with an Outperform rating.
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Goldman Sachs upgrades CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) from Sell to Neutral, citing valuation after recent underperformance.
BMO Capital upgrades Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target $85.
Morgan Keegan upgrades Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Market Perform to Outperform.
Citi upgrades OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $9 to $12.
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DOWNGRADES:
Wedbush Morgan downgrades Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) to Underperform, reiterating their $7 price target which represents 37% downside. DIS) from Neutral to Underweight.
Credit Suisse downgrades First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from Outperform to Neutral, following Q2 results. The stock was also downgraded to Accumulate at ThinkEquity.
Janney Montgomery Scott downgrades Kellogg (NYSE: K) from Buy to Neutral with a $52 price target, citing limited upside. Click here to see more color on the downgrade.
Caris, Jefferies and Lazard downgraded Synaptics (Nasdaq: SYNA) to Average, Hold and Hold, respectively.
RBC and Jefferies downgrade Bankrate (Nasdaq: RATE) to Sector Perform and Hold, respectively.
Credit Suisse downgrades Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) from Outperform to Neutral.
Pali Research downgrades Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE: LM) from Neutral to Sell, saying with outflows the stock's premium doesn't make sense. Here is the full report.
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NEW COVERAGE:
Citigroup initiates coverage on both Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) with Buy ratings. The firm set a $20 price target on Royal Caribbean and $34 price target on Carnival.
BMO Capital initiates coverage on Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) with an Outperform rating. Price target $28.
Boenning & Scattergood initiates coverage on SonoSite (Nasdaq: SONO) with an Outperform rating.
For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage
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