Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/11: FLR, SATS, DEO, QLGC, BEXP Upgraded; YUM, MBI, S Downgraded Aug 11, 2009 10:02AM

UPGRADES:
Wunderlich Securities upgrades Flour (NYSE: FLR) from Hold to Buy and raises their price target from $49 to $65. The firm commented, We believe Fluor is well positioned globally to take advantage of longer-term spending trends, but had concerns that nearer-term backlog erosion would be significant in this economic environment.

Citigroup upgrades EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) from Sell to Buy and ...