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Analyst upgrades: MA, RAD, CPB, TER, OVTI and DMAN

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Teradyne, Omnivision and DemandTec were today's noteworthy upgrades:

Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Teradyne Inc (NYSE: TER) to Outperform from Perform after channel checks indicated several positive catalysts, including continued market share gains and that the company is benefiting from the inventory build of game consoles.
Jefferies upgraded Omnivision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI) to Buy from Hold and named the stock their Tuesday Value Pick, as they find the risk/reward favorable at current levels. Jefferies thinks fundamentals will likely bottom in the April quarter.
JMP Securities raised DemandTec Inc (NASDAQ: DMAN) to Strong Buy from Outperform, as they believe the company had a very strong close to the year and is seeing real traction with its Promotions product.

OTHER UPGRADES:

MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) was raised to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
JP Morgan upgraded Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) and Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) to Overweight from Neutral.
Bear raised Repsol SA (NYSE: REP) to Outperform from Peer Perform.

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Caliper Life Sciences, Network Appliance, EMC Corp, Concur Tech and TechTarget were today's noteworthy initiations:

Caliper Life Sciences Inc (NASDAQ: CALP) was initiated at Piper Jaffray with an Outperform rating and $8 target. Piper believes the company's collection of acquisitions offers a diverse portfolio targeting a $1.2B segment of the life science tools market.
Credit Suisse resumed coverage of Network Appliance Inc (NASDAQ: NTAP) and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) with Neutral ratings and a $28 target and $20 target, respectively, as they have concerns of near-term demand risk.
Concur Technologies (NASDAQ: CNQR) was started at Jefferies with a Buy rating and $40 target, as they believe the company is changing the landscape of employee expense management by integrating travel and expense reimbursement and feels shares deserve a premium valuation.
Oppenheimer sees limited upside from current levels at TechTarget Inc (NASDAQ: TTGT) and would consider an entry point in the low-to-mid teens. The firm started shares with a Neutral rating and $17 target.

OTHER INITIATIONS:

Banc of America initiated K Swiss Inc (NASDAQ: KSWS) with a Sell rating and $20 target.
Stephens initiated Comverge Inc (NASDAQ: COMV) with an Equal Weight rating and $29 target and Badger Meter Incorporated (AMEX: BMI) with an Overweight rating and $39 target.
JMP Securities resumed coverage of DemandTec Inc (NASDAQ: DMAN) with a Market Outperform rating and $16 target.