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FeedPosted Oct 30th 2008 11:31AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations, , CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. (CX)
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Analyst upgrades:
- Jefferies upgraded Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) to Buy from Hold on valuation following the recent sell-off, as they find the risk/reward attractive at current levels. However, the firm lowered their target to $23 from $44.
- Merriman raised First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) to Buy from Neutral after the company showed "industry leading growth" in Q3. The firm has a 12-month price target range of $185 to $195 per share.
- Ladenburg upgraded KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) to Buy from Neutral.
- Citigroup upgraded shares of Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ: SLAB) to Buy from Hold on valuation and expects the company to post above average industry growth in 2009.
- Janus Capital (NYSE: JNS) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.
- Associated Estates Realty (NYSE: AEC) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
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