Analyst Upgrades

• Deutsche Bank upgraded Research in Motion (RIMM) to hold from sell to reflect the company's Q3 results and guidance. The firm raised its target price on shares to $75 from $60.
• Keefe Bruyette upgraded Northern Trust (NTRS) and State Street (STT) to outperform from market perform to reflect valuation and favorable longer-term secular trends. The firm keeps a $58 price target on Northern Trust and a $51 target on State Street.
• UBS upgraded Universal Health (UHS) to buy from neutral and raised its target to $38 from $31. The firm said hospital checks indicate bad debt has not increased vs. Q3 and that Universal Health should report an in-line to better-than-expected Q4.
• Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) was upgraded to hold from sell at Kaufman Bros.
• Whiting Petroleum (WLL) was raised to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
• BP Plc (BP) was upgraded at Goldman to buy from neutral.

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TheStreet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSCM): A volatile market must have helped this company. Shares jumped to $16.23 against a 52-week low of $8.20.

ShengdaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SDTH): Got approval for a critical patent. Jumped to $10.56 from 52-low of $3.55.

C.R. Bard, Inc (NYSE: BCR): This company predicted a strong 2008 at an analysts meeting. Traded up to $91.65 from a 52-week low of $76.61.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM): Archer moved up on news that the government would make offer incentives to biotech companies. Rose to $41.70 from a 52-week low of $30.20.

Douglas A. McIntyre is an editor at 247wallst.com.

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