Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/26: (AMTD) (NFLX) (REGN) Upgraded; (HGSI) (FSLR) (MF) Downgraded

October 26, 2011 11:22 AM EDT
UPGRADES
Credit Agricole upgrades TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq: AMTD) from Outperform to Buy with a price target of $20.

Leerink Swann lifts Regeneron Pharma (Nasdaq: REGN) from Market Perform to Outperform. Click Here for more color.

Johnson Rice lifts Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) from Underweight to Equalweight.

Hudson Square raises Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $110. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq: HGSI) lowered by two today:
  • Brean Murray Carret & Co. from Buy to Hold. Click Here for more color; and

  • Monness, Crespi, Hardt from Buy to Neutral.
First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) cut by two today:
  • Jefferies from Buy to Hold, its price target slashed from $125 to $47. Click Here for more color; and

  • Kaufman Bros. from Buy to Hold, price target slashes from $152 to $50. Click Here for more color.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgrades MF Global (NYSE: MF) from Outperform to Market Perform, price target cut to $2. Click Here for more color.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (Nasdaq: CHRW) gets a handful of downgrades:
  • BB&T Capital from Hold to Underweight;

  • Baird from Outperform to Neutral, price target cut from $84 to $76; and

  • JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight, maintaining a price target of $72.
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NEW COVERAGE
Northland Securities initiates Nokia (NYSE: NOK) with an Outperform, and $10 price target.

Roth Capital begins Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH) with a Buy, and $6.90 price target.

Global Hunter Securities initiates coverage on Stone Energy (NYSE: SGY) with a Buy, and $35 price target. Click Here for more color.

Barclays starts Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) with an Overweight, and $55 price target.

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