American Airlines, United Continental & Burger King Upgraded

Upgrades for American Airlines (AAL), United Continental (UAL) and Burger King (BKW) in Wednesday's Analysts' Actions. Barclays upgraded American Airlines to OVERWEIGHT from EQUAL WEIGHT. The price target was also bumped up to $63 from $47. The firm says 'fuel declines would take a long time to squander.' United Continental made a bigger leap at Barclays. The firm is now rating the stock an OVERWEIGHT from UNDERWEIGHT and bumped up the price target to $76 from $52. Barclays now has OVERWEIGHT ratings for all four major airlines. An upgrade for Burger Kings at RBC Capital to OUTPERFORM from SECTOR PERFORM. The price target was raised to $38 from $30. RBC's reasons for the upgrade include cost cutting, overseas growth and the likelihood the fast-food chain will return more cash to investors.