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Analyst Upgrades

  • Baird upgraded Visa (V) to outperform from neutral and raised its target to $100 from $88, citing valuation and an improvement in key trends that include transactions, volume and international travel.
  • FBR Capital upgraded Illinois Tool Works (ITW) to outperform from market perform to reflect valuation and expectations for earnings upside in the first half of 2010. The firm raised its target on shares to $58 from $55.
  • Goldman added Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) to its conviction buy list based on a bottom in fundamentals and positive senior housing trends. The firm raised its target to $22 from $20.
  • Exxon Mobil (XOM) was upgraded to buy from hold at Societe Generale.
  • Newfield Exploration (NFX) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
  • PPD (PPDI) was upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Citigroup upgraded shares of Cadbury (NYSE: CBY) to Hold from Sell on the company's pricing initiatives and their expectations for margin expansion.
  • Jefferies upgraded shares of Medicis (NYSE: MRX) to Buy from Hold and raised its target to $16 from $12.50 as they believe the company's settlement with Impax should lift valuation and drive higher earnings.
  • Cowen upgraded Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) to Neutral from Underperform on valuation. Shares were also upgraded at Merrill Lynch to Buy from Underperform.
  • Signet Group (NYSE: SIG) was raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman.
  • EMC Corp (NYSE: EMC) was upgraded to Buy from Accumulate at ThinkPanmure.
  • DSP Group (NASDAQ: DSPG) was upgraded at RBC Capital to Sector Perform from Underperform.
Analyst downgrades:

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