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FeedPosted Nov 11th 2008 12:12PM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Analyst initiations, Urban Outfitters (URBN), KKR Financial (KFN)
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Analyst upgrades:
- Baird upgraded Optimer Pharm (NASDAQ: OPTR) to Outperform from Neutral and raised its target to $13 from $8 citing the decidedly positive data from the OPT-80 trial.
- Banc of America upgraded Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) to Buy from Neutral on valuation and believes management has set expectations well.
- Credit Suisse views Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JEC) as a high quality name given the quality of management, execution track record, and relationship business model. Shares were upgraded to Outperform from Neutral.
- Horizon Lines (NYSE: HRZ) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens.
- Bancolombia SA (NYSE: CIB) was raised to Buy from Neutral.
- Great Lakes Dredge (NASDAQ: GLDD) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Morgan Joseph.
Analyst downgrades:Continue reading Analyst calls: OPTR, JEC, KFN, CAR, DISH, TSN, VMW, INFY, URBN, DKS
Closing Bell: Dubai sends jitters throughout the market (S, BBY)
Heinz looking good after the second quarter?
Why isn't Bank of America updating its shareholders on CEO situation?
