- Keefe Bruyette upgraded Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG) to Market Perform from Outperform to reflect the rebound in equity and fixed income markets as well as an attractive risk/reward profile. The firm raised its target on shares to $72 from $61.
- Jefferies upgraded AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AGCO) to Buy from Hold as it believes equipment sales in Brazil are holding up better than expected and farm stimulus should set a floor in sales. The firm raised its target on shares to $36 from $25.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) to Buy from Hold to reflect reduced balance sheet risk and a more positive view on the steel sector. The raised its target on shares to $42 from $23
- Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Synovus (NYSE: SNV) was raised to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust.
- First American (NYSE: FAF) was lifted to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens.
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Analyst downgrades 8-23-07: AMWD, DB, EV and TLB
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Eaton Vance (EV), American Woodmark (AMWD), Deutsche Bank (DB) and Talbots (TLB) were today's notable downgrades: - JP Morgan cut Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV) to Underweight from Neutral on the significant drop in municipal bond performance and valuation.
- Raymond James cut American Woodmark (NASDAQ: AMWD) to Underperform from Market Perform following the weak Q1 report and guidance.
- Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman based on valuation.
- JP Morgan cut Broadridge (NYSE: BR) to Neutral from Overweight.
- Sandler downgraded Flushing Financial (NASDAQ: FFIC) to Sell from Hold and TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) to Hold from Buy.
- RBC Capital downgraded Tween Brands (NYSE: TWB) to Sector Perform from Outperform.




