Analyst Upgrades

• Deutsche Bank upgraded Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) to buy from hold based on valuation. The firm keeps a $39 target on the stock.
• Piper Jaffray upgraded Kenexa (KNXA) to overweight from neutral, citing a strengthening of trends for the company. The firm has a $29 price target on the stock.
• Janney Montgomery upgraded Gaylord Entertainment (GET) to buy from neutral on expectations the company will benefit from strong trends in 2011. The firm raised its target for shares to $35 from $32.50.
• MeadWestvaco (MWV) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
• EADS (EADSY) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Canadian Solar, Qimonda and Eagle Test Systems were today's noteworthy upgrades:

• Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) to Outperform from Perform after channel checks indicated the company's internal cell ramp is proceeding on plan. They are more positive on shares following the recent pullback.
  
• Qimonda (NYSE: QI) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, as they expect the DRAM supply/demand to balance out in the second quarter 2008 followed by undersupply.
  
• Broadpoint raised Eagle Test Systems (NASDAQ: EGLT) to Buy from Neutral after the company reported Q1 results.

OTHER DOWNGRADES:

• EADS (OTC: EADSY) was upgraded to Buy from Sell at ABN Amro.
  
• Jefferies upgraded Unisys (NYSE: UIS) to Hold from Underperform.
  
• BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Bernstein.