Upgrades
DNR – Denbury Resources initiated with a Positive at Susquehanna; tgt $30
HOG – Harley-Davidson upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
ATVI – Activision Blizzard initiated with Buy at Goldman
NBL – Noble Energy initiated with a Positive at Susquehanna
LINE – Linn Energy initiated with Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott; tgt $44
ROSE – Rosetta Resources upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord
DGX – Quest Diagnostics initiated with an Outperform at Raymond James
SFNC – Simmons First National upgraded to Overweight at boutique firm
LL – Lumber Liquidators upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James
ACOR – Acorda Therapeutics: Stifel discusses patent update; raises fair value price by $4 to $27
SVVS – SAVVIS Comm initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus; tgt $45
ARLP – Alliance Resource initiated with a Neutral at Davenport; tgt $83
HAS – Hasbro upgraded to Buy at Morgan Joseph; tgt $54
AAPL – Apple: March quarter should serve to address uncertainty and possibly relieve pressure – Brigantine Advisors
HCA – HCA initiated with a Buy at Gleacher; tgt $40
BPL – Buckeye Partners upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS; tgt raised to $68 from $65
WY – Weyerhaeuser upgraded to Sector Perform from Underperform at Scotia
TSLA – Tesla Motors tgt raised to $40 at Dougherty following factory tour
CBS – CBS initiated with a Buy at Lazard – tgt $34
ATML – Atmel: Collins Stewart incrementally more positive on the stock following meetings with mgmt
Downgrades
GOOG – Google target lowered to $650 from $715 at Oppenheimer
MA – MasterCard downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna
URBN – Urban Outfitters downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies
CSCO – Cisco Systems downgraded to Hold at Auriga U.S.A; tgt lowered to $19
CHL – China Mobile downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
CHA – China Telecom downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
T – 1Q11 likely uneventful for T and VZ – Collins Stewart
CSIQ – Canadian Solar target lowered to $18 from $20 at Auriga U.S.A
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