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Davenport Upgrades Nokia (NOK) to Buy, $18 Target

August 28, 2009 8:29 AM EDT
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Davenport upgrades Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Neutral to Buy, also setting an $18 price target.

After reviewing Nokia's new N900 smart phone powered by the Linux based Maemo 5 OS, the firm believes that Nokia has "good potential" to compete effectively within the market phone market. Davenport expects Nokia to launch a series of new smart phones based on Maemo by the end of 2010.

Davenport said its $18 price target is based on 15x its FY10 operating EPS estimate. The firm is currently modeling for yearly GAAP EPS of $1.22.

Traders are cheering the upgrade this morning, bidding up the stock by more than 3.5%. Shares of Nokia most recently traded at $14.14.

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