- Walgreen (WAG) and Triumph Group (TGI) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Focus Media (FMCN) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Home Depot (HD) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Arbitron (ARB) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Waddell & Reed (WDR) and Legg Mason (LM) to overweight from equal weight, and Janus Capital (JNS) to overweight from underweight, at Barclays.
- Central Euro Media (CETV) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- GenOn Energy (GEN) and Ntelos (NTLS) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Cooper Tire (CTB) to buy from neutral and Goodyear Tire (GT) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
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Analyst upgrades:- RBC Capital believes software stock fundamentals have bottomed and that the next several quarters should see reduced earnings risk, easier comps, stimulus spending benefits, and lower FX headwinds. The firm upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO), Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC) to Outperform from Sector Perform.
- Rodman & Renshaw upgraded Provectus (OTC: PVCT) to Outperform from Market Perform. The firm has increased conviction in the success of the company's ongoing trial of PV-10 in melanoma.
- Citigroup upgraded shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) to Hold from Sell as it believes the risk/reward is balanced at current levels and that there are signs of potential credit market stabilization. The firm raised its price target on shares to $16 from $9.
- Brinker (NYSE: EAT) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wachovia.
- PG&E (NYSE: PCG) was raised to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Federal-Mogul (NASDAQ: FDML) was lifted to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman.
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