Notable Analyst Rating Changes 02/03: (DNDN) (BBT) (NOV) Upgraded; (RIMM) (VRTX) (AET) Downgraded
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UPGRADES
BofA/Merrill Lynch upgrades Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) from Underperform to Neutral.
Morgan Stanley lifts National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) from Equal Weight to Overweight with a price target of $100.
Barclays raises BB&T Capital (NYSE: BBT) from Underweight to Equalweight, its price target raised from $32 to $34.
Janney Montgomery Scott boosts Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN) from Neutral to Buy, price target raised from $25 to $31. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES
Jefferies cuts Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Hold to Underperform, its price target moved from $17 to $15. Click Here for more color.
Vertex (Nasdaq: VRTX) lowered by two firms:
JPMorgan reduces Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) from Neutral to Underweight, its price target lowered from $16 to $12.
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NEW COVERAGE
JPMorgan initiates Dollar General (NYSE: DG) with a Neutral and $45 price target.
Credit Suisse starts Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) with an Outperform rating and $116 price target.
Lazard Capital assumes Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) with a Buy rating and $17 price target.
Credit Suisse begins shares of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) at Neutral rating and $23 price target.
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BofA/Merrill Lynch upgrades Dendreon (Nasdaq: DNDN) from Underperform to Neutral.
Morgan Stanley lifts National-Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) from Equal Weight to Overweight with a price target of $100.
Barclays raises BB&T Capital (NYSE: BBT) from Underweight to Equalweight, its price target raised from $32 to $34.
Janney Montgomery Scott boosts Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: URBN) from Neutral to Buy, price target raised from $25 to $31. Click Here for more color.
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DOWNGRADES
Jefferies cuts Research In Motion Ltd. (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Hold to Underperform, its price target moved from $17 to $15. Click Here for more color.
Vertex (Nasdaq: VRTX) lowered by two firms:
- Cowen from Buy to Neutral; and
- Goldman Sachs from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $40.
JPMorgan reduces Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) from Neutral to Underweight, its price target lowered from $16 to $12.
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NEW COVERAGE
JPMorgan initiates Dollar General (NYSE: DG) with a Neutral and $45 price target.
Credit Suisse starts Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) with an Outperform rating and $116 price target.
Lazard Capital assumes Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) with a Buy rating and $17 price target.
Credit Suisse begins shares of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) at Neutral rating and $23 price target.
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