Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/30: OMX, TXN, RVSN, SXE, DISH Upgraded; MON< VMW, BYD, NDN Downgraded Oct 30, 2009 10:35AM

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgraded OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) from Neutral to Buy, and set a $14 price target.

Bernstein upgrades Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target increased by $2 to $30.

Morgan Keegan upgrades RADVISION Ltd. (NASDAQ: RVSN) from Underperform to Market Perform. Oscar Gruss also upgraded RADVision Ltd ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/29: ODP, JCG, NWSA, MS Upgraded; LVLT, BKC, SEE Downgraded May 29, 2009 09:41AM

UPGRADES:
JP Morgan upgrades Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) from Neutral to Overweight. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

Goldman Sachs upgrades J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG) from Sell to Neutral and took the stock off its Conviction Sell List. The stock was also ...


Morning Movers: Citi (C) Jumps Again, American Express (AXP) Down On Negative Analyst Call Mar 11, 2009 09:59AM

StreetInsider.com Morning Movers:
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) 15% HIGHER; Continues higher after yesterday's 38% move up after comments from the CEO that that the bailed-out bank was profitable in the first two months of this year.

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS) 11% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.12, which may not compare to the analyst estimate of ($0.02). Revenues for the quarter were $43.51 million, versus the consensus of $40.71 million. Sees FY09 sales of $170-$175 million, versus the consensus of $182.84 million.

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 12% HIGHER; Continues higher after yesterday's 28% move up.

The Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE) 11% HIGHER; Goldman upgrades to Buy. MORE

J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG) 10% HIGHER; reports Q4 loss of $0.20, 7 cents better than the analyst estimate of ($0.27). Revenues for the quarter were $388 million, versus the consensus of $372.79 million. Same store sales fell 13 ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 1/23: MRK, BBT, SIAL, JCG Upgraded; CME, PBR, AMD, MSCC Downgraded Jan 23, 2009 09:58AM

UPGRADES:
Merrill Lynch upgrades Merck (NYSE: MRK) upgraded from Neutral to Buy, citing valuation.

Keefe, Bruyette and Woods upgrades BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) from Underperform to Market Perform. Price target $20.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) from Sell ...


Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/21: CBS, WSO, X Upgraded; TXN, UTX, WFMI Downgraded Oct 21, 2008 10:48AM

UPGRADES:
Merrill Lynch upgrades CBS Corp (NYSE: CBS) from Underperform to Neutral.

Oppenheimer upgrades Watsco (NYSE: WSO) from Underperform to Perform.

Soleil Securities upgrades U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) from Hold to Buy but lowers their price ...