Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/12: (HUM) (NOK) (HS) Upgraded; (WBMD) (BRCD) (FSLR) Downgraded

October 12, 2011 11:15 AM EDT
UPGRADES
Oppenheimer upgrades Humana (NYSE: HUM) from Perform to Outperform, its price target raised from $83 to $87.

Nomura Securities lifts Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Reduce to Neutral, its price target goes from €3.60 to €4.00. Click Here for more color.

Oppenheimer lifts HealthSpring (NYSE: HS) from Perform to Outperform, price target raised from $43 to $45.

Goldman Sachs boosts IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $46. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs cuts WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $33.

JPMorgan downgrades Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) from Neutral to Underweight.

Ticonderoga lowers First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) from Neutral to Sell, setting a new $40 price target.

Goldman Sachs reduces Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $10.

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NEW COVERAGE
BofA/Merrill Lynch initiates Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) with a Buy, and $33 price target.

Goldman Sachs resumes Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) with a Buy rating and $53 price target. Click Here for more color.

ISI Group initiates coverage on NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) with a Buy, and $28 price target.

BofA/Merrill Lynch reinstates U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) at Buy, and $28 price target.

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