Notable Analyst Rating Changes 06/30: (EBAY) (ALU) (VOD) Upgraded; (KBH) (MERC) (LULU) Downgraded

UPGRADES
eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) upgraded by two firms this morning:

• BofA/Merrill Lynch from Neutral to Buy; and
  
  
• Citi from Hold to Buy with a $38 price target.Click Here for more color.

UBS lifts Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from Neutral to Buy.

RBS raises Vodafone (Nasdaq: VOD) from Hold to Buy.

Nomura Securities upgrades The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) from Neutral to Buy, raising their price target from $50 to $60.

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DOWNGRADES
Ticonderoga downgrades KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Buy to Neutral.

Raymond James lowers Mercer International (Nasdaq: MERC) from Strong Buy to Outperform with a $17 price target.

Sterne Agee redues Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq: LULU) from Buy to Neutral.

Needham & Company downgrades Bel Fuse (Nasdaq: BELFB) from Buy to Hold. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Avian Securities initiates JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) with a Neutral.

Barclays reinstates Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) at Overweight rating and $8 price target.

Needham & Company begins Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) with a Buy, and price target of $19. Click Here for more color.

Evercore Partners starts Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) with a Equal Weight and $24 price target.

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