Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: AMAT, BDX, JPM, JWN, POT, SCHW, TSN ...

Eric Buscemi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Citigroup upgraded JPMorgan (JPM) to buy from hold on valuation as it finds the risk/reward on shares attractive following yesterday's sell-off. Citi keeps a $48 price target on the stock.
Oppenheimer upgraded International Game Tech (IGT) to outperform from perform as it believes fundamentals for slot suppliers will improve over the next two years. The firm has a $29 price target on the stock.
SunTrust believes Perry Ellis (PERY) is now positioned to deliver stronger margins and significant reductions in charge-backs. Shares were upgraded to buy from neutral.
Nordstrom (JWN) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
Tyson Foods (TSN) was upgraded to buy from hold at BB&T.
Consol Energy (CNX) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Goldman.

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

Eric Buscemi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST

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.