Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/25: (AKAM) (SWKS) (FTI) Upgraded; (NYB) (FFIV) (HEK) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) upgraded by two today:

• Canaccord Genuity from Hold to Buy, moving its target from $37 up to $45; and
  
  
• Oppenheimer from Perform to Outperform with a price target of $50.

Raymond James lifts Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq: SWKS) from Outperform to Strong Buy with a price target of $31.

Jefferies raises FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) from Underperform to Hold, but eased its target from $42 down to $41. Click Here for more color.

Needham & Company boosts Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $4. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods trims New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYB) from Outperform to Market Perform, moving its target 50 cents higher to $13.50.

F5 Networks (Nasdaq: FFIV) lowered by two firms:

• Wunderlich Securities from Buy to Hold, dropping its price target from $115 to $100; and
  
  
• Oppenheimer from Outperform to Perform.

Craig-Hallum reduces Heckmann Corporation (NYSE: HEK) from Buy to Hold, cutting its target 20 percent to $4.

Sterne Agee downgrades Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX) from Buy to Neutral. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Guggenheim assumes Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) at Neutral and $36.50 price target.

JMP Securities initiates Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEVO) with a Market Outperform and $6 target.

Cantor Fitzgerald starts Cubist Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: CBST) at Sell and $37 price target. Click Here for more color.

BMO Capital initiates Thompson Creek Metals (NYSE: TC) with a Market Perform rating and price target of CDN$3.60.

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