Notable Analyst Rating Changes 01/20: (NE) (CYH) (MTW) Upgraded; (HBAN) (VOC) (INTC) Downgraded

January 20, 2012 10:59 AM EST
UPGRADES
Deutsche Bank upgrades Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) from Hold to Buy. Click Here for more color.

Imperial Capital lifts Community Health (NYSE: CYH) from In-line to Outperform with a price target of $25.

Longbow Research boosts Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW) from Neutral to Buy.

Stifel Nicolaus raises JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU) from Hold to Buy.

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DOWNGRADES
Morgan Keegan lowers Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq: HBAN) from Outperform to Market Perform, its price target cut from $6.50 to $6.25.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) lowered by two firms today:
  • Baird from Neutral to Underperform, its price target cut from $25 to $20; and

  • Raymond James from Strong Buy to Market Perform.
Kaufman Bros. cuts Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) to Hold, its price target raised from $27 to $26. Click Here for more color.

JPMorgan downgrades Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) from Outperform to Neutral, its price target dropped from $43 to $35.

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NEW COVERAGE
FBR Capital initiates Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) at Outperform, with a $500 price target.

BofA/Merrill Lynch Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) with a Neutral.

Baird initiates coverage on Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR) with an Outperform, and $22 price target.

FBR Capital begins Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) at Market Perform, with a $22.50 price target.

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