Analyst Calls: AMZN, BCS, BEZ, DOW, FSLR, HAL, HBI, PFE, RIMM, WSM ...

Eric Buscemi — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:40:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Raymond James upgraded Research in Motion (RIMM) to outperform from market perform based on valuation. The firm has a $70 price target on the stock.
Macquarie upgraded Halliburton (HAL) to outperform from neutral and has a $40 price target on the stock. The firm said recent pressure pumping activity is above their expectations and pricing has firmed.
Canaccord upgraded Baldor Electric (BEZ) to buy from speculative buy, citing improving business trends and the upcoming mandatory transition to premium efficiency motors. The firm has a $47 price target on the stock.
Wells Fargo upgraded Williams-Sonoma (WSM) to outperform from market perform.
Medco Health (MHS) was upgraded to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
Repsol (REP) was upgraded to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: CVS, FICO, HOTT, INTC, MNTA, TXN ...

Eric Buscemi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Analyst upgrades:

Oppenheimer upgraded Momenta Pharmaceuticals (MNTA) to outperform from perform as it finds the stock attractive ahead of FDA's decision on M-enoxaparin. The firm has a $15 price target on the stock.
Wells Fargo upgraded Symmetry Medical (SMA) to market perform from underperform. The firm cited several factors for the upgrade, including valuation and its belief that Symmetry's customers have begun to deplete their inventories.
Piper Jaffray upgraded Myriad Pharmaceuticals (MYRX) to neutral from underweight after the company announced Phase 2a date for Azixa. The firm has a $5 price target on shares.
AvalonBay (AVB) and Mid-America Apartment (MAA) were upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
GSI Commerce (GSIC) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
FICO (FICO) was upgraded to equal weight from Underweight at Stephens.