VarianMedical posts
FeedPosted Jul 2nd 2009 9:50AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Contl Airlines'B' (CAL), Analyst Initiations, Johnson Controls (JCI), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Delta Air Lines (DAL)
Analyst upgrades:
- Citigroup upgraded Adtran (NASDAQ: ADTN) to Buy from Hold on expectations the company will benefit from the broadband Stimulus funds.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) to Overweight from Equal Weight based on relative valuation and views the company as a "survivor." Additionally, the analyst lowered 2009 industry estimates but believes it is the last cut for the year and is incrementally more positive on the sector.
- Morgan Stanley also upgraded EXFO Electro-Optical (NASDAQ: EXFO) to Overweight from Market Weight based on valuation.
- Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Ascent Solar (NASDAQ: ASTI) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.
- Mechel Steel (NYSE: MTL) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ADTN, CAL, EXFO, JCI, LUV, VAR, CSCO, KMT, EZCH