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Sterne Agee Upgrades Oshkosh (OSK) to Buy

July 1, 2009 10:51 AM EDT
OSK Hot Sheet
Rating Summary:
    3 Buy, 3 Hold, 2 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 14 | Down: 7 | New: 22
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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