Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/24: GILD, HGSI, Homebuilders Upgraded; BMY, EBAY, GOOG, THQI Downgraded
StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:
UPGRADES:
Friedman Billings upgrades Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) from Market Perform to Outperform, citing postiive Q4 earnings release. Price target increased to $54.
Bear Stearns, Piper Jaffray, and Baird upgrade Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq: HGSI) to Outperform, Buy and Outperform, respectively.
Raymond James upgrades Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) to Outperform and Lennar (NYSE: LEN), Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM) and Standard Pacific (NYSE: SPF) to Market Perform.
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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) from Neutral to Sell.
Citi downgrades eBay Inc (Nasdaq: EBAY) from Buy to Hold. Price target dropped from $49 to $31.
Stanford Group downgrades Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) from Buy to Hold. Price target $615.
Broadpoint Capital and Kaufman Bros. downgraded THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) to Sell and Hold, respectively.
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NEW COVERAGE:
Oppenheimer initiates coverage comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR) with an Outperform, citing positive growth opportunities. Price target $35.
Oppenheimer initiates coverage on Omniture (Nasdaq: OMTR) with an Outperform. Price target $34.
Raymond James initiates coverage on Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS) with a Market Perform rating.
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