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Eric Buscemi — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:20:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Sterne Agee upgraded Wynn Resorts (WYNN) to buy from neutral and has a $115 price target on the stock. The firm believes Encore Macau will drive further share gains near-term.
Deutsche Bank upgraded PPL Corp. (PPL) to buy from hold and said the equity offering and the the stipulation reached in the KY utilities' rate cases removes important overhangs. The firm has a $30 price target on the stock.
UBS upgraded CarMax (KMX) to buy from neutral based on forecasts for higher consumer forecast income and positive used car trends. The firm has a $28 target on the stock.
Aeropostale (ARO) was upgraded to outperform from underperform at Oppenheimer.
Cardinal Financial (CFNL) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at Baird.
Pinnacle West (PNW) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.

Eric Buscemi — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EST

Analyst upgrades:

Natixis expects Alcatel-Lucent's (NYSE: ALU) results to improve in 2H09, driven by the CDMA segment and completion of Lucent integration. Shares were upgraded to Buy from Reduce.
RBC Capital upgraded Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) to Outperform from Sector Perform and raised its target to $67 from $49. The firm expects a return to "normalized" operating environment driven by Potash and MetCoal.
Credit Suisse upgraded Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG) to Outperform from Neutral and raised its target to $69 from $64. The firm cites valuation, potential upside from 2H09 deals, and expectations for positive 2H09 flows for the upgrade.
Kennametal (NYSE: KMT) coverage was assumed with a Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
Cardinal Financial (NASDAQ: CFNL) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
General Maritime (NYSE: GMR) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital.