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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades AMZN, DIS, XOM, AET, ARAY, HK, CYBS, AWC

By Amarendra Bhushan for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:February 8, 2010


Accuray (ARAY, News, Press Releases: 7.17 -0.14 -1.92%, yield: N/A, cap: 414.0M, 1yr target: 6.80) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies…
Aetna (AET, News, Press Releases: 34.25 +1.01 +3.04%, yield: 0.12, cap: 14.762B, 1yr target: 35.67) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Collins Stewart…
Airgas (ARG, News, Press Releases: 64.049 -0.111 -0.17%, yield: 1.18, cap: 5.299B, 1yr target: 59.89) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird…
Alumina Limited (AWC, News, Press Releases: 6.25 -0.02 -0.32%, yield: 1.12, cap: 3.819B, 1yr target: 3.92) upgraded to Outperform at Macquarie…
Amazon.com (AMZN, News, Press Releases: 130.1201 -2.6399 -1.99%, yield: N/A, cap: 57.844B, 1yr target: 161.96) upgraded to Buy, $150 target, at Collins Stewart…
AutoZone (AZO, News, Press Releases: 172.77 +0.56 +0.33%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.480B, 1yr target: 176.45) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $188 target, at Citigroup…
Broadcom (BRCM, News, Press Releases: 33.475 -0.515 -1.52%, yield: 0.24, cap: 16.589B, 1yr target: 34.35) initiated as Buy at Citigroup…
CME Group (CME, News, Press Releases: 311.39 +0.50 +0.16%, yield: 1.48, cap: 20.753B, 1yr target: 340.89) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies…
CyberSource (CYBS, News, Press Releases: 18.43 -0.23 -1.23%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.300B, 1yr target: 20.67) initiated as Sell at Goldman…
Disney (DIS, News, Press Releases: 33.61 -0.17 -0.50%, yield: 1.04, cap: 65.187B, 1yr target: 34.87) upgraded to Neutral, $30 target, at JP Morgan…
Dun & Bradstreet (DNB, News, Press Releases: 74.09 +0.74 +1.01%, yield: 1.87, cap: 3.778B, 1yr target: 82.20) downgraded to Neutral, $80 target, at JP Morgan…
Essex Property Trust (ESS, News, Press Releases: 92.44 -0.48 -0.52%, yield: 4.43, cap: 2.742B, 1yr target: 82.80) upgraded to Buy, $87 target, at Janney Montgomery Scott…
Exxon Mobil (XOM, News, Press Releases: 66.7573 -0.6327 -0.94%, yield: 2.49, cap: 315.2B, 1yr target: 78.69) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $80 target, at Collins Stewart…
Home Depot (HD, News, Press Releases: 32.3901 -0.0099 -0.03%, yield: 2.81, cap: 54.383B, 1yr target: 33.52) upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley…
Home Depot (HD, News, Press Releases: 32.3901 -0.0099 -0.03%, yield: 2.81, cap: 54.383B, 1yr target: 33.52) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $35 target, at Morgan Stanley…
IDACORP (IDA, News, Press Releases: 34.9199 -0.0301 -0.09%, yield: 3.43, cap: 1.674B, 1yr target: 36.17) upgraded to Buy, $33 target, at KeyBanc…
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, News, Press Releases: 108.97 -0.57 -0.52%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.021B, 1yr target: 119.74) upgraded to Positive, $114 target, at Susquehanna…
K12 (LRN, News, Press Releases: 22.98 -0.01 -0.04%, yield: N/A, cap: 691.3M, 1yr target: 23.13) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse…
Metro Bancorp (METR, News, Press Releases: 13.14 +0.05 +0.38%, yield: N/A, cap: 176.4M, 1yr target: 14.75) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $14 target, at Janney Montgomery…
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL, News, Press Releases: 15.38 -0.34 -2.16%, yield: 1.27, cap: 4.273B, 1yr target: 17.77) upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley…
Nordstrom (JWN, News, Press Releases: 40.99 +0.73 +1.81%, yield: 1.59, cap: 8.923B, 1yr target: 42.29) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital…
Petrohawk Energy (HK, News, Press Releases: 20.45 -0.34 -1.64%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.160B, 1yr target: 32.60) upgraded to Market Perform at Bernstein…
Priceline.com (PCLN, News, Press Releases: 239.14 -3.67 -1.51%, yield: N/A, cap: 10.900B, 1yr target: 257.25) upgraded to Positive from Neutral, $230 target, at Susquehanna…
Retail Properties (NNN, News, Press Releases: 22.89 -0.51 -2.18%, yield: 6.41, cap: 1.887B, 1yr target: 21.38) upgraded to Hold, $21 target, at Citi…
RightNow Tech (RNOW, News, Press Releases: 17.09 -0.02 -0.12%, yield: N/A, cap: 545.8M, 1yr target: 18.68) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird…
St. Jude Medical (STJ, News, Press Releases: 39.43 -0.57 -1.42%, yield: N/A, cap: 12.832B, 1yr target: 43.04) downgraded to Conviction Sell from Sell, $35 target, at Goldman…
Southern Copper (PCU, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna…
Torchmark (TMK, News, Press Releases: 53.28 -0.40 -0.75%, yield: 1.06, cap: 4.411B, 1yr target: 51.23) upgraded to Overweight, $53 target, at JP Morgan…
Total System (TSS, News, Press Releases: 15.18 -0.04 -0.26%, yield: 1.84, cap: 2.994B, 1yr target: 15.17) initiated as Sell at Goldman…
Washington Federal (WSFL, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Outperform, $22 target, at FBR…
Weyerhaeuser (WY, News, Press Releases: 44.33 -0.49 -1.09%, yield: 0.89, cap: 9.341B, 1yr target: 48.92) upgraded to Neutral, $42 target, at Credit Suisse…
Winnebago (WGO, News, Press Releases: 13.68 0.00 0.00%, yield: N/A, cap: 397.7M, 1yr target: 12.50) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at RW Baird…

Accuray (ARAY, News, Press Releases: 7.17 -0.14 -1.92%, yield: N/A, cap: 414.0M, 1yr target: 6.80) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies…
Aetna (AET, News, Press Releases: 34.25 +1.01 +3.04%, yield: 0.12, cap: 14.762B, 1yr target: 35.67) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Collins Stewart…
Airgas (ARG, News, Press Releases: 64.049 -0.111 -0.17%, yield: 1.18, cap: 5.299B, 1yr target: 59.89) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird…
Alumina Limited (AWC, News, Press Releases: 6.25 -0.02 -0.32%, yield: 1.12, cap: 3.819B, 1yr target: 3.92) upgraded to Outperform at Macquarie…
Amazon.com (AMZN, News, Press Releases: 130.1201 -2.6399 -1.99%, yield: N/A, cap: 57.844B, 1yr target: 161.96) upgraded to Buy, $150 target, at Collins Stewart…
AutoZone (AZO, News, Press Releases: 172.77 +0.56 +0.33%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.480B, 1yr target: 176.45) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $188 target, at Citigroup…
Broadcom (BRCM, News, Press Releases: 33.475 -0.515 -1.52%, yield: 0.24, cap: 16.589B, 1yr target: 34.35) initiated as Buy at Citigroup…
CME Group (CME, News, Press Releases: 311.39 +0.50 +0.16%, yield: 1.48, cap: 20.753B, 1yr target: 340.89) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies…
CyberSource (CYBS, News, Press Releases: 18.43 -0.23 -1.23%, yield: N/A, cap: 1.300B, 1yr target: 20.67) initiated as Sell at Goldman…
Disney (DIS, News, Press Releases: 33.61 -0.17 -0.50%, yield: 1.04, cap: 65.187B, 1yr target: 34.87) upgraded to Neutral, $30 target, at JP Morgan…
Dun & Bradstreet (DNB, News, Press Releases: 74.09 +0.74 +1.01%, yield: 1.87, cap: 3.778B, 1yr target: 82.20) downgraded to Neutral, $80 target, at JP Morgan…
Essex Property Trust (ESS, News, Press Releases: 92.44 -0.48 -0.52%, yield: 4.43, cap: 2.742B, 1yr target: 82.80) upgraded to Buy, $87 target, at Janney Montgomery Scott…
Exxon Mobil (XOM, News, Press Releases: 66.7573 -0.6327 -0.94%, yield: 2.49, cap: 315.2B, 1yr target: 78.69) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $80 target, at Collins Stewart…
Home Depot (HD, News, Press Releases: 32.3901 -0.0099 -0.03%, yield: 2.81, cap: 54.383B, 1yr target: 33.52) upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley…
Home Depot (HD, News, Press Releases: 32.3901 -0.0099 -0.03%, yield: 2.81, cap: 54.383B, 1yr target: 33.52) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $35 target, at Morgan Stanley…
IDACORP (IDA, News, Press Releases: 34.9199 -0.0301 -0.09%, yield: 3.43, cap: 1.674B, 1yr target: 36.17) upgraded to Buy, $33 target, at KeyBanc…
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, News, Press Releases: 108.97 -0.57 -0.52%, yield: N/A, cap: 8.021B, 1yr target: 119.74) upgraded to Positive, $114 target, at Susquehanna…
K12 (LRN, News, Press Releases: 22.98 -0.01 -0.04%, yield: N/A, cap: 691.3M, 1yr target: 23.13) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse…
Metro Bancorp (METR, News, Press Releases: 13.14 +0.05 +0.38%, yield: N/A, cap: 176.4M, 1yr target: 14.75) downgraded to Neutral from Buy, $14 target, at Janney Montgomery…
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL, News, Press Releases: 15.38 -0.34 -2.16%, yield: 1.27, cap: 4.273B, 1yr target: 17.77) upgraded to Overweight at Morgan Stanley…
Nordstrom (JWN, News, Press Releases: 40.99 +0.73 +1.81%, yield: 1.59, cap: 8.923B, 1yr target: 42.29) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital…
Petrohawk Energy (HK, News, Press Releases: 20.45 -0.34 -1.64%, yield: N/A, cap: 6.160B, 1yr target: 32.60) upgraded to Market Perform at Bernstein…
Priceline.com (PCLN, News, Press Releases: 239.14 -3.67 -1.51%, yield: N/A, cap: 10.900B, 1yr target: 257.25) upgraded to Positive from Neutral, $230 target, at Susquehanna…
Retail Properties (NNN, News, Press Releases: 22.89 -0.51 -2.18%, yield: 6.41, cap: 1.887B, 1yr target: 21.38) upgraded to Hold, $21 target, at Citi…
RightNow Tech (RNOW, News, Press Releases: 17.09 -0.02 -0.12%, yield: N/A, cap: 545.8M, 1yr target: 18.68) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird…
St. Jude Medical (STJ, News, Press Releases: 39.43 -0.57 -1.42%, yield: N/A, cap: 12.832B, 1yr target: 43.04) downgraded to Conviction Sell from Sell, $35 target, at Goldman…
Southern Copper (PCU, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna…
Torchmark (TMK, News, Press Releases: 53.28 -0.40 -0.75%, yield: 1.06, cap: 4.411B, 1yr target: 51.23) upgraded to Overweight, $53 target, at JP Morgan…
Total System (TSS, News, Press Releases: 15.18 -0.04 -0.26%, yield: 1.84, cap: 2.994B, 1yr target: 15.17) initiated as Sell at Goldman…
Washington Federal (WSFL, News, Press Releases: 0.00 N/A N/A, yield: N/A, cap: N/A, 1yr target: 0.00) upgraded to Outperform, $22 target, at FBR…
Weyerhaeuser (WY, News, Press Releases: 44.33 -0.49 -1.09%, yield: 0.89, cap: 9.341B, 1yr target: 48.92) upgraded to Neutral, $42 target, at Credit Suisse…
Winnebago (WGO, News, Press Releases: 13.68 0.00 0.00%, yield: N/A, cap: 397.7M, 1yr target: 12.50) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at RW Baird…
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