Analyst Upgrades for November 4th
Nov 04, 2009 (SmarTrend(R) Upgrades/Downgrades via COMTEX) --
Companies: Aecom Merger Corp (AEO), Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX), Burger King Holdings Inc (BKC), C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH), Digital River, Inc. (DRIV), Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), Gaylord Entertainment Co. (GET), General Dynamics Corp. (GD), Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE), Hecla Mining Co. (HL), Netlogic Microsystems Inc (NETL), Provident Financial Services Inc (PFS), Rehabcare Group, Inc. (RHB), Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (SNDA), STERIS Corp. (STE), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX), Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
Analyst Upgrades for 11/4/2009... Affymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX) upgraded to Hold from Sell, $6.50 target, at Deutsche Bank... American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) added to Top Picks List at FBR Capital... Burger King (NYSE:BKC) initiated as Buy at Janney Montgomery... C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $88 target, at Deutsche Bank... Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo... Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Societe Generale... EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Gaylord (NYSE:GET) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Wells Fargo... Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE:GET) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at FBR Capital... General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) reiterated Overweight, $25 target, at Piper Jaffray... Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS... NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:NETL) maintained Overweight, $47 target, at Piper Jaffray... Provident Financial (NYSE:PFS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Montgomery... Rehabcare (NYSE:RHB) upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight, $28 target, at Thomas Weisel... Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ:SNDA) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna... Steris (NYSE:STE) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens... Vertex (NASDAQ:VRTX) upgraded to Overweight, $50 target, at Morgan Stanley... Viacom (NYSE:VIA.B) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer... Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) initiated as Buy at Janney Montgomery...
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Companies: Aecom Merger Corp (AEO), Affymetrix, Inc. (AFFX), Burger King Holdings Inc (BKC), C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH), Digital River, Inc. (DRIV), Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), Gaylord Entertainment Co. (GET), General Dynamics Corp. (GD), Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE), Hecla Mining Co. (HL), Netlogic Microsystems Inc (NETL), Provident Financial Services Inc (PFS), Rehabcare Group, Inc. (RHB), Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (SNDA), STERIS Corp. (STE), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX), Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
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