Notable Analyst Rating Changes 05/10: (FE) (SKS) (GTXI) Upgraded; (SFD) (BID) (AEO) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Wells Fargo upgrades FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) from Market Perform to Outperform, with a valuation range increased from $41 - $42 to $47 - $48. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs lifts Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) from Sell to Neutral with a $12 price target. Click Here for more color.

Lazard Capital upgraded GTX Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) from Hold to Buy.

Rosetta Resources (Nasdaq: ROSE) upgraded by two today:

• Citi from Hold to Buy, rasining its price target on the stock from $44 to $60; and
  
  
• Wunderlich Securities from Hold to Buy, and a price target increased from $47 to $57.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) also receives two upgrades:

• TD Newcrest from Reduce to Hold, lowering its price target from $10 to $9. Click Here for more color; and
  
  
• D.A. Davidson from Neutral to Buy, with an $11 price target.

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DOWNGRADES
BofA/Merrill Lynch lowers Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) from Buy to Underperform.

Craig-Hallum reduces Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) from Buy to Accumulate, also lowering its price target from $58 to $50.

Janney Montgomery Scott downgraded American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) from Buy to Neutral, and $15 price target. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs dices Jones Apparel Group (NYSE: JNY) from Neutral to Sell with an $11 price target. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
BGC Partners initiates Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) with a Buy, and $24 price target. Click Here for more color.

Dahlman Rose starts NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) with a Buy, and $29 price target. Click Here for more color.

FBN Securities begins Seagate (NYSE: STX) at Sector Perform, with a $20 price target.

Morgan Joseph initiates coverage on Local.com (Nasdaq: LOCM) with a Buy, and $5 price target. Click Here for more color.

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