- Goldman upgraded SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) to Buy from Neutral and raised their target to $22 from $16 citing the renegotiated royalty agreement with Samsung.
- Goldman also upgraded Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT) to Buy from Sell and raised their target to $27 from $11 citing strong operating leverage as RevPAR recovers.
- KeyBanc upgraded Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) to Hold from Underweight citing a recent improvement in freight demand.
- J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) was upgraded to buy from Underperform at Banc of America/Merrill.
- Savvis (NASDAQ: SVVS) was raised to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer.
- Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) was upgraded at Citigroup to Buy from Hold.
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Analyst upgrades:- Citigroup upgraded Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) to Hold from Sell to reflect improving macro indicators and a belief negative earnings revisions are unlikely going forward. The firm raised its target price to $37 from $28.
- Royal Bank of Scotland upgraded Siemens (NYSE: SI) to Buy from Hold on expectations the company will benefit from an economic recovery.
- Banc of America/Merril upgraded State Street (NYSE: STT) to Buy from Neutral and raised their price target to $50 from $40 following stress test results that show the company does not need additional capital. The analyst said the news "clears one of the bars on capital concerns."
- Teradata (NYSE: TDC) was raised to Market Weight from Underweight at Thomas Weisel.
- Target (NYSE: TGT) was lifted to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan.
- Diageo (NYSE: DEO) was upgraded at UBS to Neutral from Sell.
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Cramer's SELL BLOCK on recent IPO picks
He says that of his recent picks in IPO's he wants to review Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ:CLWR). He would Sell Fortress Investment Group (NYSE:FIG) to switch into Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS). He would also Sell Melco PBL Entertainment (NASDAQ:MPEL) in Macau, as he was wrong and it is down 16%, and IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) which is down 21% from the first day's close. Cramer likes trying to get in on the IPO pricing because you have a lower chance of getting hurt.
Cramer does have ones that he likes from the recent IPO pool: Switch & Data Facilities Co. (NASDAQ:SDXC) is one he likes right now. AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) and Opnext Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXT) are ones that you can buy on weakness.



