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Eric Buscemi — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:30:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Goldman upgraded Citigroup (C) to conviction buy from buy, Principal Financial (PFG) to buy from neutral, and Stancorp Financial (SFG) and Hartford Financial (HIG) to neutral from sell.
JetBlue (JBLU) was upgraded to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
Barclays upgraded Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Carnival (CCL) upgraded to overweight from equal weight.
Hollysys Automation (HOLI) was upgraded to buy from hold at Roth Capital.
RBC Capital upgraded Alliance Data Systems (ADS) to outperform from sector perform.
RRI Energy (RRI) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup.

Eric Buscemi — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:40:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Oppenheimer upgraded Alexion (ALXN) to outperform from perform, citing the recent pullback in shares and expected momentum in the second half of 2010. The firm has a $62 price target for shares.
FBR Capital upgraded Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) to outperform from market perform, citing positive channel checks and the recent pullback in shares. The firm maintains a $27 price target on the name.
Needham upgraded Hologic (HOLX) to buy from hold after its mammography survey confirmed that an upgrade cycle for digital mammography is emerging. The firm has a $20 price target for shares.
eBay (EBAY) was upgraded to neutral from sell at MKM Partners.
Athenahealth (ATHN) was upgraded to buy from hold at Auriga.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.

Eric Buscemi — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST

Analyst upgrades:

Wells Fargo transferred coverage of Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) with an Outperform rating, upgraded from the previous analysts' Market Perform rating. The firm believes commercial construction will be of less of a headwind for the company than the Street thinks, and has a $38-$41 valuation range on the stock.
Kaufman Bros. upgraded SuccessFactors (NASDAQ: SFSF) to Buy from Hold after channel checks indicated demand trends picked up in July. The firm raised its target on shares to $15 from $12.
UBS upgraded eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to Buy from Neutral and believes Marketplace transaction growth is "turning the corner." Additionally, the firm believes the secondary market represents a long-term opportunity for the company. The firm raised its target to $28 from $24.
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman.
Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform AMC Monday at Bernstein.

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.