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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades for January 15th- Daily Stock Picks

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:January 15, 2010

Advanced Micro (AMD, News, Press Releases: 9.11 -0.28 -2.98%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.123B, 1yr target: 9.58) upgraded to Outperform, raised target to $12.50 from $9, at FBR Capital…
Aircastle (AYR, News, Press Releases: 9.55 -0.35 -3.54%, yield: 4.04, cap: 759.3M, 1yr target: 10.13) downgraded to Hold from Buy, $11.90 target, at Citigroup…
Alaska Air Group (ALK, News, Press Releases: 40.17 -0.24 -0.59%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.432B, 1yr target: 45.88) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jesup & Lamont…
Anglo American (AAUKY, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform…
CapitalSource (CSE, News, Press Releases: 5.83 -0.05 -0.85%, yield: 0.68, cap: 1.882B, 1yr target: 6.28) upgraded to Overweight, raised target to $7 from $4, at Barclays…
Cleco (CNL, News, Press Releases: 26.61 -0.20 -0.75%, yield: 3.36, cap: 1.603B, 1yr target: 28.75) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman…
China Automotive (CAAS, News, Press Releases: 19.85 -0.71 -3.45%, yield: N/A, cap: 535.6M, 1yr target: 17.33) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman..
Comerica (CMA, News, Press Releases: 38.14 +0.16 +0.42%, yield: 0.53, cap: 5.766B, 1yr target: 37.59) upgraded to Outperform, $41 target, at BMO…
Compass Minerals (CMP, News, Press Releases: 80.67 -0.81 -0.99%, yield: 1.79, cap: 2.635B, 1yr target: 86.00) reiterated Buy, attractive valuation, at Soleil….
Consolidated Edison (ED, News, Press Releases: 44.30 -0.03 -0.07%, yield: 5.33, cap: 12.464B, 1yr target: 43.67) downgraded to Underweight at Morgan Stanley…
Con-Way (CNW, News, Press Releases: 35.36 -0.63 -1.75%, yield: 1.11, cap: 1.749B, 1yr target: 34.75) downgraded to Neutral, lowered target to $30 from $43, at JP Morgan…
DexCom (DXCM, News, Press Releases: 9.85 +0.12 +1.23%, yield: N/A, cap: 519.6M, 1yr target: 10.75) upgraded to Buy, target raised to $12 from $8, at Soleil Securities…
Discovery Communications (DISCA, News, Press Releases: 32.50 -0.05 -0.15%, yield: N/A, cap: 13.845B, 1yr target: 34.34) upgraded to Overweight, $35 target, at JP Morgan…
Dril-Quip (DRQ, News, Press Releases: 60.28 -1.72 -2.77%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.396B, 1yr target: 66.29) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich…
Duke Energy (DUK, News, Press Releases: 16.58 0.00 0.00%, yield: 5.73, cap: 21.708B, 1yr target: 16.70) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman…
Edison Int’l (EIX, News, Press Releases: 34.41 -0.10 -0.29%, yield: 3.61, cap: 11.211B, 1yr target: 38.66) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman…
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX, News, Press Releases: 78.51 -1.76 -2.19%, yield: 0.19, cap: 33.804B, 1yr target: 102.40) upgraded to Outperform, raised target to $110 from $80, at BMO…
Euroseas (ESEA, News, Press Releases: 4.02 +0.07 +1.77%, yield: 7.59, cap: 124.0M, 1yr target: 5.00) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer…
Exelon Corp (EXC, News, Press Releases: 44.62 -0.05 -0.11%, yield: 4.70, cap: 29.445B, 1yr target: 50.63) downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs…
Great Plains Energy (GXP, News, Press Releases: 18.96 -0.02 -0.11%, yield: 4.38, cap: 2.566B, 1yr target: 19.70) downgraded to Neutral from Buy…
HSBC Holdings (HBC, News, Press Releases: 51.17 -1.02 -1.95%, yield: 3.26, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 62.55) upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank…
Hercules Offshore (HERO, News, Press Releases: 4.27 -0.12 -2.73%, yield: N/A, cap: 489.9M, 1yr target: 5.72) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies…
Intel (INTC, News, Press Releases: 21.9925 -0.2075 -0.93%, yield: 2.60, cap: 121.5B, 1yr target: 25.30) upgraded to Buy at ThinkEquity…
Incyte (INCY, News, Press Releases: 12.66 -0.45 -3.43%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.501B, 1yr target: 14.19) downgraded to Neutral, $10.50 target, at UBS…
Intrepid Potash (IPI, News, Press Releases: 30.04 -0.68 -2.21%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.254B, 1yr target: 29.62) reiterated Sell, takeover target speculation reduced, at Soleil Securities..
Kellogg (K, News, Press Releases: 53.43 +0.59 +1.12%, yield: 2.77, cap: 20.334B, 1yr target: 57.19) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $62 target, at BofA/Merrill…
Novo Nordisk (NVO, News, Press Releases: 77.82 +0.39 +0.50%, yield: N/A, cap: 45.747B, 1yr target: 70.60) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies…
NV Energy (NVE, News, Press Releases: 12.00 -0.03 -0.25%, yield: 3.49, cap: 2.818B, 1yr target: 13.44) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $14.25 target, at Morgan Stanley…
NRG (NRG, News, Press Releases: 22.06 +0.04 +0.18%, yield: N/A, cap: 5.777B, 1yr target: 27.69) added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs…
Office Max (OMX, News, Press Releases: 16.73 -0.44 -2.56%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.416B, 1yr target: 18.00) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan…
Paychex (PAYX, News, Press Releases: 32.17 -0.30 -0.92%, yield: 3.82, cap: 11.626B, 1yr target: 30.16) downgraded to Sell from Neutral, $25 target, at Janney Montgomery…
Penn Virginia (PVA, News, Press Releases: 24.20 -1.36 -5.32%, yield: 0.88, cap: 1.099B, 1yr target: 28.67) downgraded to Neutral , $26 target, at SunTrust..
Portland General Electric (POR, News, Press Releases: 19.42 -0.15 -0.77%, yield: 5.16, cap: 1.461B, 1yr target: 20.86) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman…
Pride Int’l (PDE, News, Press Releases: 29.28 -0.28 -0.95%, yield: N/A, cap: 5.141B, 1yr target: 35.79) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies…
Providence Service (PRSC, News, Press Releases: 14.09 -0.27 -1.88%, yield: N/A, cap: 181.8M, 1yr target: 17.00) downgraded to Neutral at SunTrust…
Rio Tinto (RTP, News, Press Releases: 221.85 -5.82 -2.56%, yield: 0.79, cap: 108.7B, 1yr target: 217.61) downgraded to Hold at Citigroup…
Rowan Cos (RDC, News, Press Releases: 26.39 -0.66 -2.44%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.004B, 1yr target: 29.56) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies..
SAP (SAP, News, Press Releases: 46.94 -0.43 -0.91%, yield: 1.42, cap: 55.812B, 1yr target: 46.18) downgraded to Equalweight at Morgan Stanley…
Scripps Networks (SNI, News, Press Releases: 41.25 -0.03 -0.07%, yield: 0.73, cap: 6.842B, 1yr target: 44.69) maintained Buy, raised target to $52 from $45, at Deutsche Bank…
Seagate (STX, News, Press Releases: 18.93 -0.39 -2.02%, yield: N/A, cap: 9.448B, 1yr target: 26.57) initiated as Overweight at Barclays…
Staples (SPLS, News, Press Releases: 23.75 0.00 0.00%, yield: 1.40, cap: 17.314B, 1yr target: 26.34) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan…
Teco Energy (TE, News, Press Releases: 15.90 -0.23 -1.43%, yield: 4.96, cap: 3.400B, 1yr target: 16.21) downgraded to Equalweight from Overweight, $16.75 target, at Morgan Stanley…
Toll Brothers (TOL, News, Press Releases: 20.27 -0.05 -0.25%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.349B, 1yr target: 21.79) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, target lowered from $28 to $24, at Goldman..
Vale (VALE, News, Press Releases: 29.77 -0.28 -0.93%, yield: 1.60, cap: 155.2B, 1yr target: 34.57) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BNP Paribas…
Watsco (WSO, News, Press Releases: 57.09 -1.22 -2.09%, yield: 3.29, cap: 1.846B, 1yr target: 63.86) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $67 target, at SunTrust…
Westar Energy (WR, News, Press Releases: 22.37 -0.06 -0.27%, yield: 5.39, cap: 2.470B, 1yr target: 22.63) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $24 target, at Morgan Stanley…

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