Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/14: (HST) (MRO) (WBMD) Upgraded; (CME) (XOM) (CLWR) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Citi raises Host Hotels (NYSE: HST) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs boosts Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) from Neutral to Buy, moving its price target from $35 up to $39. Click Here for more color.

Raymond James upgrades WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD) from Underperform to Market Perform.

Pacific Crest lifts Teradyne (NYSE: TER) from Sector Perform to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trims CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) from Market Perform to Underperform, dropping its price target down $10 to $47.

Goldman Sachs downgrades ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) from Buy to Neutral, taking its price target down $3 to $97. Click Here for more color.

Guggenheim cuts Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) from Buy to Neutral. Click Here for more color.

Needham & Company lowers Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: ENDP) from Hold to Underperform. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
BofA/Merrill Lynch reinstates PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) with a Buy and $54 target.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) started by two today:

• Janney Montgomery Scott at Neutral and $28 target; and
  
  
• BMO Capital with a Market Perform and $30 price target.

Edward Jones starts Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) at Buy.

Janney Montgomery Scott commences SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) at Buy and $90 target.

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