NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- CHANGE IN RATINGS
American Express (AXP) rated new Overweight at Morgan Stanley. Company should be one of the first credit card lenders to emerge from the downturn. $51 price target. Capital One (COF) rated new Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. Recovery could lag peers, given the company's exposure to subprime. $45 price target. Deere(DE) upgraded at Morgan Stanley to Overweight. $64 price target. Demand is improving for farm equipment in the US. Higher corn prices could also drive a recovery in Brazil. DR Horton (DHI) price target lowered at Barclays by a dollar to $12. 2010 EPS estimate lifted to $0.21 from $0.03. Maintain Overweight rating. DR Horton (DHI) upgraded at Citigroup from Sell to Hold. $10.50 price target. Valuation call, as the stock is down 23% over the past three months. Evercore Partners (EVR) upgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Buy. Company has attractive growth opportunities in M&A. Genessee & Wyoming (GWR) rated new Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley. Stock is already pricing in the company's solid track record. Jefferies(JEF) downgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Sell. Company will be hurt by widening credit spreads. NewAlliance Bancshares (NAL) upgraded at FBR from Market Perform to Outperform. $13 price target. Company could have opportunity to make FDIC-assisted acquisitions. Nasdaq (NDAQ) upgraded at Goldman from to Buy from Neutral. Company has attractive growth potential outside of the U.S. NII Holdings (NIHD) upgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Buy. $35.40 price target. Stock is down 13% since earnings, but it's largest market is Brazil, which is growing rapidly.TheStreet Premium Services
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