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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 02/28: (USG) (PG) (ATW) Upgraded; (FSLR) (NOK) (TC) Downgraded

February 28, 2012 10:50 AM EST
UPGRADES
JPMorgan upgrades USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) from Neutral to Overweight.

BofA/Merrill Lynch lifts Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) from Neutral to Buy.

Morgan Stanley boosts Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW) from Underweight to Equalweight, moving its price target from $50 to $60.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey raises Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY) from Neutral to Buy, setting a new price target of $65.

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DOWNGRADES
Jefferies downgrades Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR) from Buy to Hold and nudged its price target from $24 to $22. Click Here for more color.

Oppenheimer reduces Nokia (NYSE: NOK) from Perform to Underperform.

Thompson Creek Metals (NYSE: TC) lowered by three firms today:
  • Deutsche Bank from Hold to Sell and cut their price target from $8.50 to $7.50. Click Here for more color;

  • Credit Suisse from its previous rating of Outperform to Neutral; and

  • TD Newcrest from Buy to Hold with a price target of C$9. Click Here for more color.
Argus reduces shares of Host Hotels (NYSE: HST) to a Hold rating from its previous rating of Buy.

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NEW COVERAGE
Renewable Energy Group (Nasdaq: REGI) started by several firms Tuesday:
  • Canaccord Genuity at Buy with a $13 price target;

  • UBS at Buy and target of $20;

  • Piper Jaffray with a Overweight and target of $17; and

  • Stifel Nicolaus with a Hold.
BMO Capital starts LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) with a Market Perform rating and a $95 price target.

Bernstein initiates Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) at Outperform and $50 price target.

RBC Capital begins Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH) with a Outperform and $84 target.

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