Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ANN, CS, MCO, NRG, RHT, TJX ...

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Citigroup upgraded Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) to Hold from Sell following the company's Q2 results, believing the worst may be behind the company. Citi raised its target on shares to $24 from $18.
  • Goldman upgraded AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $13 from $6.50, citing improved merchandising and inventories.
  • Baird upgraded TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) to Outperform from Underperform and raised its target to $12 from $9, citing the better-than-expected Q2 report and guidance, strong balance sheet, and valuation.
  • F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • Sanmina (NASDAQ: SANM) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.

Analyst downgrades:

  • Jefferies downgraded Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) to Hold to Buy on valuation and believes a near-term takeout is unlikely. The firm keeps a $23 target on the stock.
  • Oppenheimer downgraded Microsemi (NASDAQ: MSCC) to Perform from Outperform ahead of tonight's Q3 report. The firm believes Microsemi will beat/raise when it reports but views risk/reward as balanced.
  • William Blair downgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) to Market Perform from Outperform on news Warren Buffet lowered his stake in the company to 40M from 48M shares.
  • HealthFitness (AMEX: FIT) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at B. Riley.
  • American Capital (NASDAQ: AGNC) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette.
  • Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman.

Analyst initiations:

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Last updated: March 22, 2010: 06:10 AM

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