Notable Analyst Rating Changes 02/17: (FTR) (CSX) (CHK) Upgraded; (LEAP) (DELL) (HFC) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Macquarie boosts Frontier Communications (Nasdaq: FTR) from Underperform to Neutral with a price target of $4.65.

Avondale Partners raises CSX (NYSE: CSX) from Market Perform to Market Outperform with a price target of $27.

Stifel Nicolaus lifts Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) from Hold to Buy with a $29 target.

Raymond James upgrades Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) from Market Perform to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES
Collins Stewart cuts Leap Wireless (Nasdaq: LEAP) from Buy to Neutral, price target lowered from $18 to $12. Click Here for more color.

Baird downgrades Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) from Outperform to Neutral while nudging its price target $2 higher, from $18 to $20.

UBS reduces HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC) from Buy to Neutral.

JPMorgan trims OmniVision Technologies (Nasdaq: OVTI) from Overweight to Neutral, maintaining a target of $16.

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NEW COVERAGE
JPMorgan initiates Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) at Overweight with a $35 target.

Deutsche Bank assumes Foot Locker (NYSE: FL) at Hold and $30 price target. Click Here for more color.

Citi begins Xylem (NYSE: XYL) with a Neutral rating and $30 price target.

Compass Point starts Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (NYSE: OZM) with a Buy and $12 target. Click Here for more color.

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