Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: APEI, CPB, FSLR, GLW, KFT, PALM ...

Eric Buscemi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST

Analyst Upgrades

Sterne Agee upgraded American Public Education (APEI) to buy from neutral following the Q4 report and guidance. The firm has a $50 target on the stock.
Jefferies upgraded Lamar Advertising (LAMR) to hold from underperform citing valuation and the improved ad market. The firm raised its target $30 from $22.
Janney Montgomery upgraded Wilmington Trust (WL) to neutral from sell following the company's $250M stock offering and raised its target price on shares to $13 from $10.
AeroVironment (AVAV) was upgraded to buy from neutral at SunTrust.
Scripps Networks (SNI) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
TheKnot (KNOT) was raised to buy from hold at ThinkEquity.

Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: CME, AZO, XOM, DNB, GENZ ...

Eric Buscemi — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:50:00 EST

Analyst upgrades:

Jefferies upgraded CME Group (CME) to Buy from Hold and has a $330 target on the stock. The firm believes increased regulatory concerns have created a buying opportunity and notes that CME Group's fundamentals are stable-to-improving.
Susquehanna upgraded Priceline.com (PCLN) to Positive from Neutral and has a $230 target on the stock. The firm believes Priceline.com likely outperformed expectations in Q4.
Citigroup upgraded AutoZone (AZO) to Buy from Hold citing an attractive valuation, favorable industry trends, and the potential for margin expansion. The firm raised its target price on shares to $188 from $176.
Genzyme (GENZ) was raised to Sell from Conviction Sell at Goldman.
Disney (DIS) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) was upgraded at Collins Stewart to Buy from Hold.