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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ACN, COO, KMB, KR, LMT, MMM, PEP ...]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/12/09/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/12/09/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/12/09/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-reports/" rel="tag">Analyst Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/pep/" rel="tag">PepsiCo (PEP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mmm/" rel="tag">3M Corporation (MMM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/kr/" rel="tag">Kroger Co (KR)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/kmb/" rel="tag">Kimberly-Clark (KMB)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/lmt/" rel="tag">Lockheed Martin (LMT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-initiations/" rel="tag">Analyst Initiations</a></p><p><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com"><img border="1" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/12/flywall_final_logo_mini.gif" /></a><strong>Analyst Upgrades</strong><br /></p>
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    <li>Citigroup upgraded 3M Company (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/3m-company/mmm/nys">MMM</a>) to buy from hold on expectations the company will deliver superior financial returns over the next 9 to 12 months and on valuation. The firm raised its target on shares to $92 from $84. </li>
    <li>Deutsche Bank upgraded CA Inc. (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ca-inc/ca/nas">CA</a>) to buy from hold as it believes cloud computing could accelerate the company's growth over the next 2 to 3 years. The firm raised its target on shares to $28 from $22. </li>
    <li>Wells Fargo upgraded Cooper Companies (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-cooper-companies-inc/coo/nys">COO</a>) to outperform from market perform as it believes that the company has largely eliminated its execution risks while its new products should enable it to grow more quickly than the market. </li>
    <li>BioMarin (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/biomarin-pharmaceutical.../bmrn/nas">BMRN</a>) was upgraded to buy from hold at Collins Stewart. </li>
    <li>Liquidity Services (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/liquidity-services-inc/lqdt/nas">LQDT</a>) was upgraded to outperform from perform at Oppenheimer. </li>
    <li>RealNetworks (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/realnetworks-inc/rnwk/nas">RNWK</a>) was upgraded to neutral from underweight at JPMorgan. </li>
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