- UBS upgraded Wendy's/Arby's (NYSE: WEN) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $5.50 from $4.90 based on improving sales momentum at Wendy's and potential improvements at Arby's.
- Goldman upgraded 3M (NYSE: MMM) to Buy from Neutral and raised its target to $85 from $78. The firm cites 3M's short-cycle exposure and relative valuation for the upgrade.
- Thomas Weisel upgraded JCPenney (NYSE: JCP) to Market Weight from Underweight citing comfort in the company's intermediate-term recovery potential.
- UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at ING Group.
- Gap (NYSE: GPS) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.
- Alliance Healthcare (NYSE: AIQ) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
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Analyst upgrades: WCG, BCON, TUES, WST and VVC
MOST NOTEWORTHY: WellCare Health, Beacon Power, Tuesday Morning, West Pharmaceutical Services and Vectren were today's noteworthy upgrades:- Jefferies upgraded shares of WellCare Health (NYSE: WCG) to Buy from Hold, as they believe the investigation could most likely result in fines as opposed to the loss of contracts with the company's government customers.
- Merriman raised its rating on Beacon Power (NASDAQ: BCON) to Buy from Neutral, as they believe the company is well-positioned for significant penetration of the growing frequency regulation markets.
- Piper upgraded shares of Tuesday Morning (NASDAQ: TUES) to Outperform from Market Perform as they believe the company's sales and margins trends are stabilizing.
- UBS upgraded West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST) to Buy from Neutral on valuation.
- Citigroup upgraded shares of Vectren (NYSE: VVC) to Buy from Hold, as they believe 2008 will be an inflection point with the share issuance and rate relief aiding earnings.
- Goldman added Roche (OTC: RHHBY) to its Conviction Buy List.
- Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at McAdams, Wright.
- Thomas Weisel upgraded MasterCard (NYSE: MA) to Market Weight from Underweight.
- UBS upgraded Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) to Buy from Hold.




