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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades VOD, TWX, COGT, FE, AMD, FHN, TESO, BX, PLD…

By Bettina Padurano for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:February 1, 2010

Advanced Micro (AMD, News, Press Releases: 9.55 -0.12 -1.24%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.419B, 1yr target: 9.62) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities…
Airgas (ARG, News, Press Releases: 64.35 -0.15 -0.23%, yield: 1.18, cap: 5.324B, 1yr target: 59.89) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank…
AMB Property (AMB, News, Press Releases: 28.59 +0.01 +0.03%, yield: 3.92, cap: 4.266B, 1yr target: 24.15) upgraded to Neutral from Sell, $24 target, at UBS…
Arch Coal (ACI, News, Press Releases: 25.93 -0.06 -0.23%, yield: 1.39, cap: 4.213B, 1yr target: 27.63) downgraded to Market Perform, $22 target, at BMO Capital…
Arrow Electronics (ARW, News, Press Releases: 30.22 +0.05 +0.17%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.621B, 1yr target: 32.85) upgraded to Buy, $33 target, at Brean Murray…
Autoliv (ALV, News, Press Releases: 49.45 +0.65 +1.33%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.208B, 1yr target: 55.46) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $55 target, at Deutsche Bank…
Avery Dennison (AVY, News, Press Releases: 34.59 -0.04 -0.12%, yield: 2.92, cap: 3.642B, 1yr target: 38.25) upgraded to Neutral, $35 target, at UBS…
Avnet (AVT, News, Press Releases: 29.68 +0.17 +0.58%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.503B, 1yr target: 32.25) upgraded to Buy, $33 target, at Brean Murray…
Baidu, Inc. (BIDU, News, Press Releases: 561.80 -5.15 -0.91%, yield: N/A, cap: 19.524B, 1yr target: 526.51) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse…
Baldor Electric (BEZ, News, Press Releases: 35.025 -0.195 -0.55%, yield: 1.93, cap: 1.633B, 1yr target: 33.00) upgraded to Neutral, $25 target, at UBS…
Blackstone Group (BX, News, Press Releases: 14.44 -0.21 -1.43%, yield: 8.19, cap: 4.544B, 1yr target: 17.38) initiated as Overweight at Morgan Stanley…
Boston Properties (BXP, News, Press Releases: 76.84 -0.30 -0.39%, yield: 2.83, cap: 10.678B, 1yr target: 72.92) upgraded to Neutral from Sell, $65 target, at UBS…
Calpine (CPN, News, Press Releases: 11.68 +0.07 +0.60%, yield: N/A, cap: 5.173B, 1yr target: 14.00) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays…
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP, News, Press Releases: 55.50 +0.07 +0.13%, yield: 1.60, cap: 9.341B, 1yr target: 54.59) upgraded to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus…
Central Pacific (CPF, News, Press Releases: 2.10 +0.23 +12.30%, yield: N/A, cap: 63.7M, 1yr target: 1.15) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at B. Riley…
CE Franklin (CFK, News, Press Releases: 6.66 0.00 0.00%, yield: N/A, cap: 117.1M, 1yr target: 6.25) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Paradigm…
Cogent (COGT, News, Press Releases: 10.37 +0.05 +0.48%, yield: N/A, cap: 929.4M, 1yr target: 13.60) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral, $11.50 target, at JP Morgan…
Constellation Energy (CEG, News, Press Releases: 36.47 +0.09 +0.25%, yield: 2.64, cap: 7.334B, 1yr target: 38.75) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays…
Comerica (CMA, News, Press Releases: 38.22 -0.02 -0.05%, yield: 0.52, cap: 5.778B, 1yr target: 37.50) upgraded to Overweight, $45 target, at Morgan Stanley…
Cott Corp (COT, News, Press Releases: 7.355 -0.005 -0.07%, yield: N/A, cap: 589.1M, 1yr target: 9.80) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel Nicholaus…
CSX (CSX, News, Press Releases: 51.32 +0.09 +0.18%, yield: 1.76, cap: 20.017B, 1yr target: 56.17) upgraded to Sector Perform, $58 target, at Scotia Bank…
Cytec Industries (CYT, News, Press Releases: 45.32 +0.25 +0.55%, yield: 0.12, cap: 2.210B, 1yr target: 43.57) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank…
DynCorp (DCP, News, Press Releases: 11.91 +0.04 +0.34%, yield: N/A, cap: 670.4M, 1yr target: 15.67) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman…
Eastman Chemical (EMN, News, Press Releases: 62.9903 -0.1297 -0.21%, yield: 2.79, cap: 4.560B, 1yr target: 69.00) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral, $70 target, at JP Morgan…
Equity Residential (EQR, News, Press Releases: 39.90 -0.01 -0.03%, yield: 3.75, cap: 11.247B, 1yr target: 34.55) upgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse…
Flowserve (FLS, News, Press Releases: 106.38 -0.12 -0.11%, yield: 1.01, cap: 5.928B, 1yr target: 123.00) upgraded to Outperform, $128 target, at BMO Capital…
First Energy (FE, News, Press Releases: 40.08 +0.09 +0.23%, yield: 5.50, cap: 12.218B, 1yr target: 45.15) downgraded to Equalweight from Overweight, $46 target, at Barclays…
First Horizon (FHN, News, Press Releases: 14.05 +0.12 +0.86%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.164B, 1yr target: 14.11) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight, $16 target, at Morgan Stanley…
Genpact (G, News, Press Releases: 15.28 -0.17 -1.10%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.329B, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $18 target, at BofA/Merrill…
Hubbell [[HUB.B]] upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer…
ICF International (ICFI, News, Press Releases: 23.13 -0.11 -0.47%, yield: N/A, cap: 446.1M, 1yr target: 31.64) initiated as Market Perform at Wells Fargo…
Ingram Micro (IM, News, Press Releases: 18.68 -0.08 -0.43%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.134B, 1yr target: 21.63) upgraded to Buy at Needham…
Interactive Intelligence (ININ, News, Press Releases: 19.18 -0.06 -0.31%, yield: N/A, cap: 331.2M, 1yr target: 23.67) upgraded to Overweight, $23 target, at First Analysis…
L-1 Identity (ID, News, Press Releases: 9.35 -0.01 -0.11%, yield: N/A, cap: 862.7M, 1yr target: 9.00) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral, $8 target, at JP Morgan…
Lubrizol (LZ, News, Press Releases: 89.94 +0.24 +0.27%, yield: 1.38, cap: 6.170B, 1yr target: 93.14) downgraded to Sell from Hold, $78 target, at Citigroup…
Macy’s (M, News, Press Releases: 21.61 +0.03 +0.14%, yield: 0.93, cap: 9.115B, 1yr target: 22.64) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank…
Mirant (MIR, News, Press Releases: 12.58 +0.16 +1.29%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.824B, 1yr target: 13.50) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Barclays…
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL, News, Press Releases: 15.77 0.00 0.00%, yield: 1.27, cap: 4.381B, 1yr target: 17.77) upgraded to Outperform, $17 target, at BMO Capital…
Nobel (NE, News, Press Releases: 43.40 -0.32 -0.73%, yield: 0.22, cap: 11.170B, 1yr target: 53.34) upgraded to Outperform, $50 target, at FBR…
Omnicell Inc. (OMCL, News, Press Releases: 14.94 -0.05 -0.33%, yield: N/A, cap: 482.6M, 1yr target: 14.33) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity…
Palm (PALM, News, Press Releases: 5.5401 +0.1701 +3.17%, yield: N/A, cap: 928.5M, 1yr target: 7.33) initiated as Neutral at Merriman…
Portor Bancorp (PBIB, News, Press Releases: 11.63 0.00 0.00%, yield: 6.88, cap: 101.8M, 1yr target: 13.00) upgraded to Market Perform, $12 target, at KBW…
ProLogis (PLD, News, Press Releases: 14.44 -0.08 -0.55%, yield: 4.13, cap: 6.848B, 1yr target: 12.30) Raised to Neutral from Sell, $12.25 target, at UBS…
Provident Financial Sevices (PFS, News, Press Releases: 11.905 +0.105 +0.89%, yield: 3.73, cap: 712.2M, 1yr target: 12.75) downgraded to Neutral, $12 target, at Janney Montgomery Scott…
RF Micro Devices (RFMD, News, Press Releases: 5.13 -0.07 -1.35%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.377B, 1yr target: 6.40) initiated as Buy at Merriman…
RRI Energy (RRI, News, Press Releases: 4.33 +0.08 +1.88%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.530B, 1yr target: 5.86) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays…
Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP, News, Press Releases: 30.47 -0.21 -0.68%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.590B, 1yr target: 41.33) Started as Buy at Jefferies…
Sanofi-Aventis (SNY, News, Press Releases: 38.84 -0.04 -0.10%, yield: 3.65, cap: 101.5B, 1yr target: 42.49) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at BNP Paribas…
Shire plc (SHPGY, News, Press Releases: 66.55 +0.04 +0.06%, yield: 0.51, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 71.62) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at BNP Paribas…
SL Green Realty (SLG, News, Press Releases: 57.56 -0.04 -0.07%, yield: 1.17, cap: 4.480B, 1yr target: 49.80) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $53 target, at UBS…
Taubman Centers (TCO, News, Press Releases: 41.81 -0.12 -0.29%, yield: 3.96, cap: 2.271B, 1yr target: 36.00) Raised to Neutral from Sell, $31 target, at UBS…
Tesco (TESO, News, Press Releases: 12.71 -0.18 -1.40%, yield: N/A, cap: 479.8M, 1yr target: 16.67) upgraded to Hold, $13 target, at Wunderlich Securities…
Time Warner Inc. (TWX, News, Press Releases: 31.40 +0.20 +0.64%, yield: 23.66, cap: 36.117B, 1yr target: 34.09) Raised to Buy at Benchmark…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX, News, Press Releases: 41.91 -0.49 -1.16%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.406B, 1yr target: 44.83) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer…
Vodafone (VOD, News, Press Releases: 22.62 -0.15 -0.66%, yield: 5.43, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 28.21) initiated as Sell at Goldman…
Warner Chilcott (WCRX, News, Press Releases: 25.61 +0.04 +0.16%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.454B, 1yr target: 32.61) downgraded to Equalweight at Morgan Stanley…
Weingarten Realty Investors (TCO, News, Press Releases: 41.81 -0.12 -0.29%, yield: 3.96, cap: 2.271B, 1yr target: 36.00) Raised to Neutral from Sell, $18 target, at UBS…

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