Analyst upgrades: NSM, SSP and DELL


MOST NOTEWORTHY: National Semi, E.W. Scripps and Dell were today's noteworthy upgrades.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of National Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: NSM) to Buy from Hold as it expects the company to benefit from a rebound in margins and revenue through 2008.
  • Bear upgraded E.W. Scripps (NYSE: SSP) to Outperform from Peer Perform based on strength in the network cable market and third party interest in potentially acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) to Overweight from Equal Weight based on the company's competitively priced systems and a broader product portfolio.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Goldman Sachs added Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to its Conviction Buy List.
  • The firm also raised Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) to Buy from Neutral and added shares to the Pan-European Buy List.
  • Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) was upgraded at Merrill to Buy from Neutral.
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Last updated: February 12, 2012: 09:47 PM

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