Analyst upgrades: BP, THC and BEN

MOST NOTEWORTHY: BP Plc, Tenet Healthcare Franklin Resources were today's noteworthy upgrades:

Lehman upgraded shares of BP Plc (NYSE:BP) to Equal Weight from Underweight on valuation and positive benefits from the company's TNK joint venture in Russia.
Lehman also upgraded Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) to Overweight from Equal Weight, citing increased confidence the company can meet guidance following the company's analyst day.
Keefe Bruyette upgraded shares of Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) to Outperform from Market Perform as they believe flow trends have improved.

OTHER UPGRADES:

Goldman added Allied Waste (NYSE:AW) to its Conviction Buy List.
China Unicom (NYSE:CHU) and China Netcom (NYSE:CN) were raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank.
UBS upgraded Ryland (NYSE:RYL) to Buy from Neutral.

Tags: analyst upgrades, AnalystUpgrades, AW, BEN, BP, CHU, CN, RYL, THC

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