Notable Analyst Rating Changes 04/09: (EMN) (GOLD) (NLY) Upgraded; (AAPL) (PCS) (DIS) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Goldman Sachs adds Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN) to its Conviction Buy with a price target of $64. Click Here for more color.

Stifel Nicolaus boosts Randgold Resources Ltd. (Nasdaq: GOLD) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $110.

Jefferies lifts El Paso Electric Company (NYSE: EE) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $35.50 (up from $35). Click Here for more color.

Compass Point upgrades Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $17. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
BTIG downgrades Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) from Buy to Neutral. Click Here for more color.

Citi chops Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) from Buy to Neutral.

Macquarie reduces MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS) from Outperform to Neutral.

RBC Capital lops Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) from Outperform to Sector Perform, price target lowered from $26 to $19.

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NEW COVERAGE
Needham & Company initiates LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) with a Hold. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs resumes Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW) with a Buy rating and $16.50 price target. Click Here for more color.

Williams Financial Group assumes Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) at Hold with a $72 target. Click Here for more color.

Pacific Crest begins Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) with an Outperform rating and an $885 price target.

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