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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades UBS, UPS, NWSA, WMT, KFT, MCD, CS, SCHW…

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:February 3, 2010

Acme Packet (APKT, News, Press Releases: 18.26 -0.61 -3.23%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.104B, 1yr target: 17.36) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at Piper Jaffray…
Advanced Semi (ASX, News, Press Releases: 4.30 -0.14 -3.15%, yield: 1.69, cap: 4.428B, 1yr target: 3.76) upgraded to Hold, $26 target, at Citi…
Anglo American (AAUKY, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Buy at UBS…
Animal Health (AHII, News, Press Releases: 1.76 -0.27 -13.30%, yield: N/A, cap: 42.8M, 1yr target: 2.50) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral, $3 target, at Piper Jaffray…
ArvinMeritor (ARM, News, Press Releases: 12.38 -0.52 -4.03%, yield: N/A, cap: 919.0M, 1yr target: 13.88) upgraded to Outperform, $15 target, at Baird…
Ameren Corporation (AEE, News, Press Releases: 26.04 +0.04 +0.15%, yield: 5.92, cap: 6.185B, 1yr target: 22.67) added to Conviction Sell List at Goldman…
ARM Holdings (ARMH, News, Press Releases: 10.23 -0.19 -1.82%, yield: 1.03, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 7.50) downgraded to Neutral at GC Research…
Baidu Inc. (BIDU, News, Press Releases: 569.65 +4.9901 +0.88%, yield: N/A, cap: 19.797B, 1yr target: 531.33) reiterated Buy, target raised to $550, at Goldman Sachs…
Bancolombia (CIB, News, Press Releases: 45.62 -1.00 -2.15%, yield: 2.64, cap: 35.941B, 1yr target: 47.44) downgraded to Neural, $51 target, at JP Morgan…
Barrick Gold (ABX, News, Press Releases: 39.42 -0.36 -0.90%, yield: 1.01, cap: 38.803B, 1yr target: 49.88) initiated as Hold at Deutsche Bank…
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ, News, Press Releases: 72.14 -0.61 -0.84%, yield: 0.60, cap: 39.147B, 1yr target: 82.94) added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman…
Charles Schwab (SCHW, News, Press Releases: 18.58 -0.21 -1.12%, yield: 1.28, cap: 22.151B, 1yr target: 19.84) upgraded to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch…
CH Robinson (CHRW, News, Press Releases: 56.60 +0.02 +0.04%, yield: 1.73, cap: 9.428B, 1yr target: 62.00) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform, $57-58 target, at Wells Fargo…
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. (CCH, News, Press Releases: 27.16 0.00 0.00%, yield: 1.38, cap: 9.898B, 1yr target: 28.00) initiated as Buy at RBS…
Colonial Properties Trust (CLP, News, Press Releases: 13.30 -0.43 -3.13%, yield: 4.37, cap: 888.3M, 1yr target: 11.04) upgraded to Market Perform, $10.50-12.50 target, at Wells Fargo…
COMSYS IT Partners (CITP, News, Press Releases: 17.50 -0.02 -0.11%, yield: N/A, cap: 368.6M, 1yr target: 18.00) downgraded to Market Perform, $18 target, at BMO Capital…
Corn Products (CPO, News, Press Releases: 34.37 +0.04 +0.12%, yield: 1.63, cap: 2.557B, 1yr target: 31.60) downgraded to Hold at BB&T…
Credit Suisse (CS, News, Press Releases: 51.45 -0.45 -0.87%, yield: 0.18, cap: 60.156B, 1yr target: 62.65) added to Top Picks list at JP Morgan…
CVS Caremark (CVS, News, Press Releases: 34.55 -0.54 -1.54%, yield: 0.90, cap: 48.042B, 1yr target: 38.71) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman…
Dick’s (DKS, News, Press Releases: 26.00 -0.50 -1.89%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.981B, 1yr target: 28.94) upgraded to Buy, $27 target, at Goldman…
Genzyme (GENZ, News, Press Releases: 59.39 +1.98 +3.45%, yield: N/A, cap: 15.804B, 1yr target: 58.84) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS…
Goldcorp (GG, News, Press Releases: 38.87 -0.42 -1.07%, yield: 0.46, cap: 28.527B, 1yr target: 49.58) initiated as Hold at Deutsche Bank…
Harte-Hanks (HHS, News, Press Releases: 12.40 -0.02 -0.16%, yield: 2.42, cap: 788.3M, 1yr target: 12.75) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan…
Hospitality Trust (HT, News, Press Releases: 4.79 +0.27 +5.97%, yield: 7.30, cap: 276.3M, 1yr target: 5.13) upgraded to Outperform, $5.50 target, at KBW…
International Rectifier (IRF, News, Press Releases: 22.02 -0.63 -2.78%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.565B, 1yr target: 24.40) maintained Outperform, target raised a dollar to $26, at FBR…
KAR Auction (KAR, News, Press Releases: 14.68 +0.26 +1.80%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.975B, 1yr target: 18.36) initiated as Equal Weight at Barclays…
Kenexa (KNXA, News, Press Releases: 14.00 -0.11 -0.78%, yield: N/A, cap: 315.9M, 1yr target: 14.67) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $11 target, at Janney Montgomery…
Kinross Gold (KGC, News, Press Releases: 17.94 -0.14 -0.77%, yield: 0.50, cap: 12.490B, 1yr target: 22.32) initiated as Buy at Deutsche Bank…
Kraft Foods (KFT, News, Press Releases: 29.63 -0.20 -0.67%, yield: 3.89, cap: 43.834B, 1yr target: 33.18) coverage resumed with a Buy from Neutral at UBS…
Lexmark Int’l (LXK, News, Press Releases: 34.71 -0.74 -2.09%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.718B, 1yr target: 33.05) upgraded to Buy, $40 target, at Brean Murray…
Lowe’s (LOW, News, Press Releases: 24.78 -0.12 -0.48%, yield: 1.43, cap: 36.154B, 1yr target: 26.25) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $25 target, at Goldman…
Massey Energy (MEE, News, Press Releases: 49.91 -1.74 -3.37%, yield: 0.46, cap: 4.257B, 1yr target: 59.47) upgraded to Hold, target raised to $42 from $35, at Citi…
McDonald’s (MCD, News, Press Releases: 66.53 -0.15 -0.22%, yield: 3.15, cap: 71.584B, 1yr target: 69.53) added to Conviction Buy List, target raised to $75 from $73, at Goldman…
Mylan (MYL, News, Press Releases: 22.53 +0.17 +0.76%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.909B, 1yr target: 23.36) initiated as Outperform at Oppenheimer…
NASDAQ OMX Group (NDAQ, News, Press Releases: 21.03 +0.30 +1.45%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.446B, 1yr target: 23.72) upgraded to Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs…
NetLogic Microsystems (NETL, News, Press Releases: 57.44 -0.75 -1.29%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.651B, 1yr target: 56.17) reiterated Overweight, target raised to $62 from $47, at Piper Jaffray…
NewMarket Corporation (NEU, News, Press Releases: 99.60 -4.61 -4.42%, yield: 1.20, cap: 1.515B, 1yr target: 129.00) upgraded Buy, $110 target, at KeyBanc…
Newmont Mining (NEM, News, Press Releases: 50.76 -0.51 -0.99%, yield: 0.78, cap: 24.922B, 1yr target: 58.88) initiated as Buy at Deutsche Bank…
News Corp (NWSA, News, Press Releases: 13.98 -0.04 -0.29%, yield: 0.96, cap: 36.631B, 1yr target: 16.08) reiterates Buy, raises target to $16.50, at Soleil Securities…
Owens & Minor (OMI, News, Press Releases: 45.54 -0.07 -0.15%, yield: 2.09, cap: 1.911B, 1yr target: 46.50) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $49 target, at RW Baird…
Raymond James (RJF, News, Press Releases: 27.86 -0.12 -0.43%, yield: 1.57, cap: 3.454B, 1yr target: 29.57) upgraded to Outperform, target raised to $32 from $27, at FBR Research…
SVB Financial (SIVB, News, Press Releases: 46.59 -0.17 -0.36%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.926B, 1yr target: 49.83) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan…
Techne (TECH, News, Press Releases: 65.57 -0.40 -0.61%, yield: 1.55, cap: 2.446B, 1yr target: 72.00) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Leerink…
Quest Software (QSFT, News, Press Releases: 18.03 -0.25 -1.37%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.636B, 1yr target: 19.36) downgraded to Sell from Buy at Goldman…
UBS (UBS, News, Press Releases: 15.73 +0.09 +0.58%, yield: N/A, cap: 55.378B, 1yr target: 15.86) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan…
United Parcel Service (UPS, News, Press Releases: 64.33 -0.09 -0.14%, yield: 2.83, cap: 63.870B, 1yr target: 68.31) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $70 target, at Deutsche Bank…
Universal Technical Institue (UTI, News, Press Releases: 25.60 -0.53 -2.03%, yield: N/A, cap: 610.6M, 1yr target: 22.17) upgraded to Neutral, target raised to $20 from $15, at Piper Jaffray…
Vail Resorts (MTN, News, Press Releases: 39.91 -0.07 -0.18%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.447B, 1yr target: 44.33) upgraded to Outperform, $36-39 target, at Wells Fargo…
Vale S.A. (VALE, News, Press Releases: 29.77 -0.28 -0.93%, yield: 1.60, cap: 155.2B, 1yr target: 34.57) upgraded to Buy at UBS…
Verisign (VRSN, News, Press Releases: 26.80 -0.17 -0.63%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.916B, 1yr target: 27.99) downgraded to Hold from Buy, $24 target, at Deutsche Bank…
W.R. Grace (GRA, News, Press Releases: 28.16 -1.11 -3.79%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.037B, 1yr target: 34.00) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $33 target, at Jefferies…
Wal-Mart (WMT, News, Press Releases: 55.34 -0.60 -1.07%, yield: 2.01, cap: 210.6B, 1yr target: 61.56) upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus…
Warner Chilcott (WCRX, News, Press Releases: 25.35 -0.13 -0.51%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.389B, 1yr target: 32.61) initiated as Outperform at Oppenheimer…

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