MOST NOTEWORTHY: Dell Inc (DELL), JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU), Time Warner Inc (TWX) and Spectrum Brands, Inc (SPC) were some of today's notable upgrades.
- Goldman Sachs upgraded Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) to Buy from Neutral with a $28 target to reflect the potential for buyback as well as other growth steps in the company's turnaround efforts.
- JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ: JBLU) was upgraded to Neutral from Reduce at UBS.
- Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) Inc was upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
- Prudential upgraded Spectrum Brands Inc (NYSE: SPC) to Neutral from Underweight with a $5 target on valuation.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral with a $79 target at Credit Suisse as the firm believes management can achieve better results across the company's commercial business.
- JP Morgan upgraded Applied Biosystems, Inc (NYSE: ABI) to Neutral from Underweight.
- Matrix USA upgraded Realnetworks, Inc (NASDAQ: RNWK) to Buy from Hold on valuation.
- Calyon upgraded Red Lion Hotels Corp (NYSE: RLH) to Add from Neutral with a $14 target.
- Prudential upgraded PDL BioPharma Inc (NASDAQ: PDLI) to Overweight from Neutral with a $28 target.
- Citigroup added Caterpillar Inc (NASDAQ: CAT) to its Recommended List.
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