Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/27: MKC, WBD, OKE Upgraded; AMLN, BKUNA, JCG, AXL Downgraded
StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:
UPGRADES:
Banc of America upgrades McCormick & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MKC) from Sell to Neutral.
UBS upgrades Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (NYSE: WBD) from Neutral to Buy.
Lehman Bros. upgrades ONEOK (NYSE: OKE) from Equalweight to Overweight.
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DOWNGRADES:
Robert W. Baird downgrades Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) from Buy to Neutral, saying the latest Byetta update reduces their conviction. The firm cut its price target from $37 to $27.
Natixis Bleichroeder downgrades Amylin Pharmaceuticals from Hold to Sell. Price target $22.
Soleil Securities downgrades Amylin Pharmaceuticals from Hold to Sell and lowers their price target from $25 to $20, following news of four additional deaths of patients on Byetta.
Stifel Nicolaus downgrades BankUnited Financial (Nasdaq: BKUNA) from Hold to Sell.
Brean Murray downgrades J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG) from Buy to Hold.
Robert W. Baird downgrades American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE: AXL) from Outperform to Neutral with a $7 price target.
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NEW COVERAGE:
Lehman Bros. re-initiates coverage on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) with an Overweight rating.
Merriman Curhan initiates coverage on eHealth (Nasdaq: EHTH) with a Buy.
Needham & Co. initiates coverage on IXYS Corp (NASDAQ: IXYS) with a Hold rating.
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