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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades RHHBY, RTP, BP, AKAM, AOL, V, MET, AFX, RIMM, DWA…

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:February 4, 2010

Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR, News, Press Releases: 34.84 -0.45 -1.28%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.330B, 1yr target: 34.29) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform, $32 target, at RW Baird…
Affymetrix (AFFX, News, Press Releases: 7.01 -0.49 -6.53%, yield: N/A, cap: 482.4M, 1yr target: 8.17) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight, $8 target, at JP Morgan…
Aixtron (AIXG, News, Press Releases: 33.70 -1.01 -2.91%, yield: 0.36, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 29.80) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman…
Akamai Technologies (AKAM, News, Press Releases: 31.39 -0.55 -1.72%, yield: N/A, cap: 5.402B, 1yr target: 29.57) upgraded to Neutral, target raised to $27.50 from $21.50, at Goldman…
AOL (AOL, News, Press Releases: 25.51 -0.33 -1.28%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.718B, 1yr target: 26.73) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Merriman…
Arena Pharma (ARNA, News, Press Releases: 3.16 -0.01 -0.32%, yield: N/A, cap: 293.2M, 1yr target: 6.25) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Rodman & Renshaw…
Aviat Networks (AVNW, News, Press Releases: 6.22 -0.13 -2.05%, yield: N/A, cap: 371.1M, 1yr target: 8.50) downgraded to Hold at Needham…
BP plc (BP, News, Press Releases: 57.69 -0.46 -0.79%, yield: 5.78, cap: 180.2B, 1yr target: 56.95) upgraded to Overweight at HSBC…
Broadcom (BRCM, News, Press Releases: 33.6725 -0.3175 -0.93%, yield: 0.24, cap: 16.687B, 1yr target: 34.35) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brigantine…
Corinthian Colleges (COCO, News, Press Releases: 18.58 -0.15 -0.80%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.630B, 1yr target: 20.08) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill…
Cree (CREE, News, Press Releases: 70.03 -1.41 -1.97%, yield: N/A, cap: 7.435B, 1yr target: 68.45) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman…
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (CYCC, News, Press Releases: 2.44 +0.03 +1.24%, yield: N/A, cap: 59.6M, 1yr target: 7.00) initiated as Buy at Roth Capital…
Diebold (DBD, News, Press Releases: 31.17 -0.29 -0.92%, yield: 3.34, cap: 2.067B, 1yr target: 32.00) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $34 target, at RW Baird…
DreamWorks (DWA, News, Press Releases: 41.18 -0.28 -0.68%, yield: N/A, cap: 3.584B, 1yr target: 44.68) downgraded to Neutral, $41 target, at Piper Jaffray…
Doral Financial (DRL, News, Press Releases: 4.51 +0.34 +8.15%, yield: N/A, cap: 279.9M, 1yr target: 3.00) downgraded to Neutral, $4 target, at B. Riley…
Double-Take (DBTK, News, Press Releases: 8.93 -0.45 -4.80%, yield: N/A, cap: 191.9M, 1yr target: 10.40) downgraded to Market Weight from Overweight, $9 target, at Thomas Weisel…
Emergency Medical Services (EMS, News, Press Releases: 57.69 -0.13 -0.22%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.502B, 1yr target: 62.10) initiated as Buy at Kaufman Bros…
Equity Residential (EQR, News, Press Releases: 39.31 -0.33 -0.83%, yield: 3.78, cap: 11.081B, 1yr target: 34.74) upgraded to Buy, $38 target, at Benchmark…
Franklin Resources (BEN, News, Press Releases: 110.37 -1.22 -1.09%, yield: 0.76, cap: 25.189B, 1yr target: 124.86) added to Conviction Buy List, target $130, at Goldman…
Investment Technology Group (ITG, News, Press Releases: 17.87 +0.07 +0.39%, yield: N/A, cap: 782.5M, 1yr target: 19.44) downgraded to Market Perform, $19 target, at KBW…
ITT Educational (ESI, News, Press Releases: 114.09 -2.22 -1.91%, yield: N/A, cap: 4.045B, 1yr target: 132.08) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill…
Janus (JNS, News, Press Releases: 14.02 -0.35 -2.44%, yield: 0.28, cap: 2.575B, 1yr target: 15.36) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $16.50 target, at Goldman…
KBW, Inc. (KBW, News, Press Releases: 26.57 -0.15 -0.56%, yield: N/A, cap: 835.0M, 1yr target: 30.00) initiated as Buy at Cantor…
MetLife (MET, News, Press Releases: 41.83 -0.62 -1.46%, yield: 1.74, cap: 34.264B, 1yr target: 46.85) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, $44 target, at Keefe Bruyette…
Micromet (MITI, News, Press Releases: 7.74 +0.20 +2.65%, yield: N/A, cap: 535.7M, 1yr target: 10.33) upgraded to Buy, $12 target, at Roth Capital…
Monster Worldwide (MWW, News, Press Releases: 16.72 -0.24 -1.42%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.100B, 1yr target: 17.95) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank…
Och-Ziff (OZM, News, Press Releases: 14.00 -0.57 -3.91%, yield: 4.60, cap: 1.150B, 1yr target: 16.29) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman…
Open Text (OTEX, News, Press Releases: 47.92 -0.41 -0.85%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.706B, 1yr target: 49.90) upgraded to Buy, $48 target, at Benchmark…
Panera Bread (PNRA, News, Press Releases: 78.99 +0.40 +0.51%, yield: N/A, cap: 2.513B, 1yr target: 80.75) downgraded to Neutral at SunTrust…
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners (PSE, News, Press Releases: 22.44 -0.56 -2.43%, yield: 8.70, cap: 708.1M, 1yr target: 23.30) downgraded to Neutral, $22 target, at UBS…
POSCO (PKX, News, Press Releases: 118.49 -2.74 -2.26%, yield: N/A, cap: 36.291B, 1yr target: 146.00) upgraded to Overweight at HSBC…
Provident Financial (PFS, News, Press Releases: 11.81 +0.12 +1.03%, yield: 3.76, cap: 706.5M, 1yr target: 12.75) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Montgomery…
Quest Software (QSFT, News, Press Releases: 18.03 -0.25 -1.37%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.636B, 1yr target: 19.36) upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight at Thomas Weisel…
Research In Motion (RIMM, News, Press Releases: 73.0575 -1.4125 -1.90%, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 85.15) added to Focus List, $95 target, at Credit Suisse…
Rio Tinto (RTP, News, Press Releases: 221.85 -5.82 -2.56%, yield: 0.79, cap: 108.7B, 1yr target: 217.61) upgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse…
Roche (RHHBY, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) downgraded to Neutral at UBS…
Safe Bulkers (SB, News, Press Releases: 6.97 -0.39 -5.30%, yield: 8.15, cap: 380.0M, 1yr target: 10.80) initiated as Buy at Cantor…
Synaptics (SYNA, News, Press Releases: 26.28 -1.38 -4.99%, yield: N/A, cap: 880.6M, 1yr target: 30.54) downgraded to Neutral, $33 target, at JP Morgan…
Visa (V, News, Press Releases: 88.84 -1.29 -1.43%, yield: 0.51, cap: 69.118B, 1yr target: 106.10) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $97 target, at Barclays…
Western Union (WU, News, Press Releases: 16.66 -0.14 -0.83%, yield: 0.71, cap: 11.375B, 1yr target: 19.98) downgraded to Neutral, target lowered to $19 from $23, at Goldman…

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