Notable Analyst Rating Changes 08/29: (AMR) (DRC) (ALL) Upgraded; (SPLS) (BWEN) (RHI) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Ticonderoga lifts AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) from Sell to Neutral.

CapitalOne upgrades Dresser-Rand Group (NYSE: DRC) from Neutral to Add, nudging its price target from $52 to $54.

Sandler O’Neill raises Allstate (NYSE: ALL) from Hold to Buy, its price target of $30 mainatined.

ISI Group lifts O'Reilly Automotive (Nasdaq: ORLY) from Sell to Hold.

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DOWNGRADES
ISI Group downgrades Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) from Buy to Hold.

Macquarie lowers Broadwind Energy (Nasdaq: BWEN) from Outperform to Neutral, price target lowered from $3 to $1.50.

Citi reduces Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) from Buy to Hold, price target lowered from $40 to $25.

BofA/Merrill Lynch cuts Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) from Buy to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE
Zillow (Nasdaq: Z) coverage begun at three firms:

• Citi with a Buy, and a $36.00 price target;
  
  
• Pacific Crest with a Sector Perform; and
  
  
• ThinkEquity with a Hold, and $31 price target.

Skullcandy (Nasdaq: SKUL) started by several firms:

• Jefferies at Buy, with a $22 price target. Click Here for more color;
  
  
• KeyBanc with a Buy, and price target of $20. Click Here for more color;
  
  
• Morgan Stanley with a Overweight and $20 price target; and
  
  
• Raymond James with a Strong Buy and price target of $20.

Leerink Swann starts Pharmacyclics (Nasdaq: PCYC) with an Outperform and $16 price target. Click Here for more color.

BofA/Merrill Lynch begins BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) with a Buy, and $216 price target.

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