Notable Analyst Rating Changes 08/30: (P) (CPN) (CI) Upgraded; (ERIC) (YGE) (NXY) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Pandora (NYSE: P) upgraded by two today:

• SunTrust Robinson Humphrey from Neutral to Buy; and
  
  
• Canaccord Genuity from Hold to Buy, moving its price target from $13 up to $16.

Barclays raises Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) from Equalweight to Overweight, boosting its price target $2 to $21.

Credit Suisse upgrades CIGNA (NYSE: CI) from Neutral to Outperform and adds the stock to its U.S. Focus List.

Raymond James lifts Brightcove (Nasdaq: BCOV) from Outperform to Strong Buy.

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DOWNGRADES
Credit Suisse trims Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC) from Neutral to Underperform.

ThinkEquity downgrades Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) from Hold to Sell, moving its price target from $3 down to $1.

Barclays reduces Nexen Inc. (NYSE: NXY) from Overweight to Equalweight, moving its price target from $24 to $27.

Dougherty & Co cuts MAKO Surgical (Nasdaq: MAKO) from Buy to Neutral. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Stifel Nicolaus starts Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) with a Buy and $4 target.

Goldman Sachs begins Magnum Hunter (NYSE: MHR) with a Neutral and $6 price target. Click Here for more color.

Credit Suisse assumes Aetna (NYSE: AET) at Neutral and $43 price target.

BGC Partners initiates Pepco Holdings (NYSE: POM) with a Hold.

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