Sterne Agee Upgrades Oshkosh (OSK) to Buy

July 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT

Sterne Agee upgrades Oshkosh Corp. (NYSE: OSK) from Neutral to Buy.

The upgrade follows news late last night that the Department of Defense has awarded Oshkosh a $1.06 billion contract for the purchase of 2,244 MRAP ATV's. Shares of Oshkosh have surged more than 23% on the news.

The news is also affecting other stocks in the sector, pushing Force Protection (Nasdaq: FRPT) 30% lower, Spartan Motors (Nasdaq: SPAR) 29% lower and Navistar (NYSE: NAV) a percent lower.

Given the news, analysts will likely be covering shares of Oshkosh closely over the next few weeks. Visit our Analyst Ratings page to stay up-to-date on all the market moving analyst calls on Oshkosh.

Oshkosh Corp. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a range of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies.


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