Analyst upgrades: MSC Industrial, Prudential plc, GrafTech


MOST NOTEWORTHY: MSC Industrial, Prudential plc and GrafTech were today's noteworthy upgrades:

  • William Blair upgraded shares of MSC Industrial (NYSE: MSM) to Outperform from Market Perform on valuation and improved execution following the company's Q2 results.
  • Keefe Bruyette raised Prudential plc (NYSE: PUK) to Outperform from Underperform as they believe the company's targets will be exceeded.
  • Oppenheimer upgraded GrafTech (NYSE: GTI) to Outperform from Perform based on strong fundamentals, improving margins, and a strong 2008 order book.

OTHER UPGRADES:

  • HFF Inc. (NYSE: HF) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Lehman raised Canadian Natural (NYSE: CNQ) to Overweight from Equal Weight.

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Last updated: February 13, 2012: 05:36 AM

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