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CHANGE IN RATINGS
Barrick Gold
(ABX)
downgraded at BMO from Outperform to Market Perform, BMO Capital said. $46 price target. Estimates also cut, as the company is facing higher operating costs.
Berry Petroleum
(BRY) - Get Report
downgraded at Wunderlich from Buy to Hold, Wunderlich said. $40 price target. Company is seeing slower production growth.
CBOE
(CBOE) - Get Report
upgraded at KBW from Underperform to Market Perform, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said. $30 price target. Volatility complex is growing and the company may soon pay a special dividend.
Charter Communications
(CHTR) - Get Report
rated new Hold at Deutsche. $83 price target. Company faces numerous operational challenges.
Eldorado Gold
(EGO) - Get Report
rated new Overweight at Morgan Stanley. $19 price target. Company can deliver industry-leading growth over the next several years.
Exelon
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downgraded at Jefferies from Buy to Hold, Jefferies said. $34 price target. Company is seeing lower prices and may have to cut its dividend.
Fluor
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downgraded at Baird from Outperform to Neutral, Robert Baird said. $62 price target. Backlog is likely to trend lower.
First Solar
(FSLR) - Get Report
downgraded at Cantor from Buy to Hold, Cantor Fitzgerald said. Valuation call, based on a $23 price target.
Guess
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downgraded at Jefferies Buy to Hold, Jefferies said. $25 price target. Company continues to lose managers and lacks near-term catalysts.
Iconix
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upgraded at Benchmark from Hold to Buy, Benchmark said. $23 price target. Company is carrying a lot of momentum into the new year and buying back stock.
Lifepoint Hospitals
(LPNT)
downgraded at Cantor from Buy to Hold, Cantor Fitzgerald said. $35 price target. Company has relatively weak earnings leverage.
Las Vegas Sands
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downgraded at Cantor from Buy to Hold, Cantor Fitzgerald said. $46 price target. Company is seeing slower growth in Singapore.
Mednax
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upgraded at Deutsche from Sell to Hold, Deutsche Bank said. $76 price target. Company is posting higher volumes and margins.
Pioneer Natural
(PXD) - Get Report
downgraded at Canaccord from Hold, Canaccord Genuity said. Valuation call, based on a $110 price target.
Rockwell Automation
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upgraded at JP Morgan from Neutral to Overweight, JP Morgan said. $91 price target. Expect a catch up of pent-up demand to cause growth to re-accelerate in the coming quarters.
True Blue
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upgraded at Deutsche from Hold to Buy, Deutsche Bank said. $16 price target. Company is leveraged to rising ISM new orders index and could see more demand following Hurricane Sandy.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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downgraded at Goldman from Neutral to Sell, Goldman Sachs said. $43 price target. Have a more cautious outlook for the company's cystic fibrosis portfolio.
Watson Pharmaceuticals
(WPI)
upgraded at Piper from Neutral to Overweight, Piper Jaffray said. $103 price target. Company offers growth at a reasonable price.
STOCK COMMENTS / EPS CHANGES
(LNKD)
numbers boosted at Citi. Shares of LNKD now seen reaching $135, according to Citigroup. Estimates also upped, as the company is gaining market share. Buy rating.
Priceline.com
(PCLN)
numbers raised at Goldman. Shares of PCLN now seen reaching $770, according to Goldman Sachs. Estimates also increased, as the company is realizing higher bookings growth. Buy rating.
Pfizer
(PFE) - Get Report
estimates, target reduced at BMO. PFE estimates were cut through 2013, BMO Capital said. Company is being hurt by the stronger dollar. Outperform rating and new $29 price target.
Starbucks
(SBUX) - Get Report
estimates, target raised at BofA/Merrill. Shares of SBUX now seen reaching $60, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Estimates also increased, as new products are driving growth. Buy rating.
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