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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades AXP, CSCO, AA, WAL, TXN, HSY, CSUN, CLR, SPWRA…

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:January 26, 2010

Abercrombie (ANF, News, Press Releases: 43.91 +0.47 +1.08%, yield: 1.61, cap: 3.863B, 1yr target: 41.07) reiterated Overweight, target raised to $44 from $40, at Piper Jaffray…
Alcoa (AA, News, Press Releases: 13.80 +0.29 +2.15%, yield: 0.89, cap: 14.080B, 1yr target: 18.33) upgraded to Market Perform, $15 target, at BMO Capital…
Almost Family (AFAM, News, Press Releases: 35.80 +0.25 +0.70%, yield: N/A, cap: 327.7M, 1yr target: 44.17) downgraded to Equalweight, $43 target, at Stephens…
American Express (AXP, News, Press Releases: 40.92 +0.22 +0.54%, yield: 1.77, cap: 48.970B, 1yr target: 45.16) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Ladenberg Thalmann…
Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN, News, Press Releases: 22.88 -0.62 -2.64%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.243B, 1yr target: 21.45) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $27 target, at Citigroup…
Applied Materials (AMAT, News, Press Releases: 12.45 +0.22 +1.80%, yield: 1.96, cap: 16.724B, 1yr target: 15.94) upgraded to Outperform from Perform, $20 target, at Oppenheimer…
Arena Resources (ARD, News, Press Releases: 33.12 +0.29 +0.88%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.281B, 1yr target: 42.64) upgraded to Buy, target $46 target, at UBS…
Atheros (ATHR, News, Press Releases: 36.64 +0.95 +2.66%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.518B, 1yr target: 41.30) reiterated Overweight, target raised to $47 from $41, at Piper Jaffray…
Blue Nile (NILE, News, Press Releases: 56.09 +0.92 +1.67%, yield: N/A, cap: 812.4M, 1yr target: 50.73) initiated as Hold at Benchmark…
China Sunergy (CSUN, News, Press Releases: 4.06 +0.01 +0.25%, yield: N/A, cap: 180.9M, 1yr target: 5.40) upgraded to Hold from Underperform, $4.50 target, at Jefferies…
Citrix (CTXS, News, Press Releases: 48.95 -0.05 -0.10%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.998B, 1yr target: 44.33) Systems upgraded to Buy from Hold, $48 target, at Jefferies…
Cisco Systems (CSCO, News, Press Releases: 26.15 +0.07 +0.27%, yield: N/A, cap: 149.7B, 1yr target: 28.41) reiterated Hold at Auriga…
CLARCOR (CLC, News, Press Releases: 34.14 +0.23 +0.68%, yield: 1.11, cap: 1.721B, 1yr target: 38.00) upgraded to Outperform, $40 target, at Baird…
CNH Global (CNH, News, Press Releases: 28.89 +0.97 +3.47%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.858B, 1yr target: 27.57) upgraded to Neutral, target raised to $26 from $18, at JP Morgan…
Cobalt International (CIE, News, Press Releases: 14.08 +0.93 +7.07%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.733B, 1yr target: 19.83) initiated as Overweight at Thomas Weisel…
Comerica (CMA, News, Press Releases: 37.75 +0.49 +1.32%, yield: 0.54, cap: 5.707B, 1yr target: 37.50) upgraded to Outperform from Perform, $45 target, at Oppenheimer…
Continental Resources (CLR, News, Press Releases: 40.92 +0.13 +0.32%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.955B, 1yr target: 47.18) upgraded to Buy, $46 target, at UBS…
Douglas Emmett (DEI, News, Press Releases: 15.72 +0.32 +2.08%, yield: 2.60, cap: 1.912B, 1yr target: 15.28) upgraded to Neutral, raised target to $14.50 from $10.25, at Bank of America…
Eaton Corp (ETN, News, Press Releases: 74.57 +0.61 +0.82%, yield: 2.70, cap: 12.408B, 1yr target: 75.53) upgraded to Buy, $80 target, at KeyBanc…
Genoptix (GXDX, News, Press Releases: 35.80 0.00 0.00%, yield: N/A, cap: 621.5M, 1yr target: 40.63) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight, $45 target, at Stephens…
Huntington Bancshares (HBAN, News, Press Releases: 5.53 +0.13 +2.41%, yield: 0.74, cap: 3.962B, 1yr target: 4.99) upgraded to Outperform from Perform, $6.50 target, at Oppenheimer…
Hershey (HSY, News, Press Releases: 43.52 +0.54 +1.26%, yield: 2.82, cap: 9.919B, 1yr target: 39.00) initiated as Conviction Sell at Goldman…
Johnson Controls (JCI, News, Press Releases: 31.71 +0.19 +0.60%, yield: 1.65, cap: 21.301B, 1yr target: 33.13) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $32 target, at UBS…
Juniper Networks (JNPR, News, Press Releases: 30.40 +0.33 +1.10%, yield: N/A, cap: 15.844B, 1yr target: 28.96) reiterated Sell at Auriga…
KeyCorp (KEY, News, Press Releases: 7.70 +0.13 +1.72%, yield: 0.53, cap: 6.762B, 1yr target: 7.52) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer…
Kraton Performance (KRA, News, Press Releases: 16.85 +0.11 +0.66%, yield: N/A, cap: 500.6M, 1yr target: 19.20) initiated as Buy at BofA/Merrill…
Lexmark (LXK, News, Press Releases: 35.61 -0.24 -0.67%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.788B, 1yr target: 33.05) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $34 target, at Barclays…
Limited Brands (LTD, News, Press Releases: 24.71 +1.00 +4.22%, yield: 2.53, cap: 7.964B, 1yr target: 25.00) upgraded to Outperform at BMO Capital…
Logitech Int’l (LOGI, News, Press Releases: 16.94 +0.32 +1.93%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.978B, 1yr target: 20.00) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Citi…
Northwest Bancshares (NWBI, News, Press Releases: 11.81 +0.02 +0.17%, yield: 6.45, cap: 1.307B, 1yr target: 13.00) upgraded to Buy, $13 target, at Janney Montgomery Scott…
Plexus (PLXS, News, Press Releases: 37.40 +0.51 +1.38%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.488B, 1yr target: 36.41) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse…
Plains Exploration (PXP, News, Press Releases: 31.74 -0.22 -0.69%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.425B, 1yr target: 42.25) downgraded to Equalweight, $40 target, at Morgan Stanley…
PNC Financial (PNC, News, Press Releases: 58.62 +1.32 +2.30%, yield: 0.70, cap: 27.082B, 1yr target: 60.91) upgraded to Outperform from Perform, $70 target, at Oppenheimer…
PrivateBancorp (PVTB, News, Press Releases: 14.69 +0.27 +1.87%, yield: 0.28, cap: 1.048B, 1yr target: 13.55) upgraded to Outperform, $16 target, at BMO Capital…
Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP, News, Press Releases: 30.64 -0.18 -0.58%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.598B, 1yr target: 41.33) upgraded to Outperform, $40 target, at Oppenheimer…
Solarfun (SOLF, News, Press Releases: 6.69 -0.01 -0.15%, yield: N/A, cap: 385.3M, 1yr target: 8.79) upgraded to Hold from Underperform, $7 target, at Jefferies…
Spectranetics (SPNC, News, Press Releases: 7.23 -0.05 -0.69%, yield: N/A, cap: 238.9M, 1yr target: 8.60) upgraded to Buy at Natixis Bleichroeder…
Sunpower (SPWRA, News, Press Releases: 21.24 +0.32 +1.53%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.060B, 1yr target: 28.53) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies…
Suntech (STP, News, Press Releases: 14.33 +0.03 +0.21%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.566B, 1yr target: 15.84) upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies…
Texas Instruments (TXN, News, Press Releases: 24.68 +0.74 +3.09%, yield: 1.92, cap: 30.650B, 1yr target: 28.08) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird…
Tractor Supply (TSCO, News, Press Releases: 60.28 +2.25 +3.88%, yield: 0.24, cap: 2.176B, 1yr target: 56.23) downgraded to Neutral, $55 target, at Baird…
Volterra Semi (VLTR, News, Press Releases: 23.56 +0.85 +3.74%, yield: N/A, cap: 608.4M, 1yr target: 25.00) upgraded to Buy, $25 target, at Collins Stewart…
Western Alliance (WAL, News, Press Releases: 5.95 +0.13 +2.23%, yield: N/A, cap: 427.1M, 1yr target: 6.14) upgraded to Perform from Outperform, $6.50 target, at Oppenheimer…
Weatherford Int’l (WFT, News, Press Releases: 17.47 +0.25 +1.45%, yield: N/A, cap: 12.899B, 1yr target: 24.24) downgraded to Sector Perform, $19 target, at RBC Capital…
Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD, News, Press Releases: 20.86 -0.18 -0.86%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.533B, 1yr target: 19.66) downgraded to Neutral, $22.50 target, at JP Morgan…

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