Analyst upgrades: TSN, UN, BRKS, AKZOY and YHOO
Posted Nov 13th 2007 11:30AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Yahoo! (YHOO), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), Yamana Gold (AUY), Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), POSCO (PKX)
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Tyson Foods, Unilever, Brooks Automation, Akzo Nobel and Yahoo! were today's noteworthy upgrades:
- Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) to Buy from Hold on valuation and the potential for protein complex improvement.
- Goldman upgraded shares of Unilever (NYSE: UN) to Neutral from Sell to reflect the company's diversified product range and growing exposure to developing and emerging markets.
- Bear Stearns raised its rating on Brooks Automation (NASDAQ: BRKS) to Outperform from Peer Perform. The firm cited the company's compelling valuation and growth drivers.
- Akzo Nobel (OTC: AKZOY) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at SNS Securities, as they see absolute total return greater than 20%.
- CIBC upgraded Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) to Sector Outperformer from Sector Performer on valuation following the recent pullback and their analysis of Yahoo's non-operating assets. They believe Yahoo's stake in Alibaba Group is now worth about $4/share and raised their target to $31 from $28.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- First Analysis upgraded Spss Inc (NASDAQ: SPSS) to Overweight from Equal Weight.
- UBS upgraded Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) to Buy from Neutral.
- WestLB upgraded Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) to Hold from Reduce.
- HSBC upgraded Posco (NYSE: PKX) to Overweight from Neutral.
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