Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/20: (LHO) (FLIR) (AWAY) Upgraded; (NOK) (SD) (GBX) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Cowen upgrades LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) from Neutral to Outperform.

Sterne Agee lifts FLIR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLIR) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $30.

Barclays boosts HomeAway (Nasdaq: AWAY) from Equalweight to Overweight.

JPMorgan raises The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) from Neutral to Overweight.

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DOWNGRADES
Nordea Securities downgrades Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Strong Buy to Buy.

KeyBanc trims SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) from Buy to Hold. Click Here for more color.

Stifel Nicolaus cuts Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) from Buy to Hold.

Hudson Square lowers Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Buy to Hold.

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NEW COVERAGE
William Blair assumes Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) at Outperform.

JPMorgan initiates DaVita (NYSE: DVA) with an Overweight and $125 price target.

Roth Capital starts Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS) with a Buy and $16 price target.

Evercore Partners begins People's United Financial (Nasdaq: PBCT) with an Underweight and $12 target.

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