Analyst upgrades: ABH, ZUMZ and VSE


MOST NOTEWORTHY: AbitibiBowater, Zumiez and VeraSun Energy were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • RBC Capital upgraded AbitibiBowater (NYSE:ABH) to Outperform from Sector Perform and said capacity reductions were double what they expected.
  • Susquehanna upgraded Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) to Positive from Neutral based on solid underlying business trends.
  • Soleil raised its rating on VeraSun Energy (NYSE:VSE) to Hold from Sell, as they are positive on the merger with US BioEnergy (NASDAQ:USBE).
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Goldman upgraded the U.S. steel sector to Attractive from Neutral and upgraded Olympic Steel (NASDAQ:ZEUS) to Buy from Neutral.
  • The firm also added Nucor (NYSE:NUE) to its Conviction Buy List.
  • Varian Semi (NASDAQ:VSEA) was raised to Overweight from Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
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Last updated: February 08, 2012: 12:32 PM

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