Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/10: (CSCO) (VRTX) (ASH) Upgraded; (SD) (WEN) (AONE) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) lowered by two firms today:

• Citi from Neutral to Buy following better-than-expected results; and
  
  
• Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy and raised their price target to $22 from $17. Click Here for more color.

Morgan Stanley ups Vertex (Nasdaq: VRTX) from Underweight to Equalweight.

JPMorgan lifts Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) from Neutral to Overweight, price target raised from $56 to $62.

Macquarie boosts AirMedia Group (Nasdaq: AMCN) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs downgrades SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) from Neutral to Sell its price target moves from $8 to $7.

Deutsche Bank lowers Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $5.75.

A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) downgraded by two today:

• ThinkEquity from Hold to Sell; and
  
  
• Craig-Hallum from Buy to Neutral.

Raymond James cuts Pan Am Silver (Nasdaq: PAAS) from Strong Buy to Outperform, its price target lowered from $50 to $43.

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NEW COVERAGE
Stifel Nicolaus initiates CarMax (NYSE: KMX) with a Buy, with a $36 price target.

Ticonderoga starts Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN) with a Buy, and $56 price target.

Lazard Capital begins OCZ Technology Group (Nasdaq: OCZ) at Neutral.

Imperial Capital assumes National CineMedia (Nasdaq: NCMI) at Outperform, and price target of $16.

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