Analyst upgrades: LINC, SONS and NVS
Posted May 9th 2008 10:56AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Novartis AG ADS (NVS), Burger King Hldgs (BKC)
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MOST NOTEWORTHY: Lincoln Educational, Sonus Networks and Novartis were today's noteworthy upgrades:
- Lehman upgraded Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ: LINC) to Overweight from Equal Weight based on improving student enrollment growth and valuation.
- Merriman upgraded Sonus Networks (NASDAQ: SONS) to Buy from Neutral on the company's strong AT&T (NYSE: T) outlook and near-term upside potential from Japan. They believe shares can trade towards the $5-$6 range.
- Bernstein raised Novartis (NYSE: NVS) to Outperform from Market Perform as they believe the company's diversification position it well to withstand future generic expiries.
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