Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: LEN, RDC, FFIN, SII, AN, ACHN, UA, LULU, JST - Laurie Pasternack

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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: LEN, RDC, FFIN, SII, AN, ACHN, UA, LULU, JST
May 18, 2009 03:30 PM UTC

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Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Brinker Intl (EAT), Allegheny Energy (AYE), AutoNation Inc (AN), Dean Foods (DF), Morgan Stanley (MS), Under Armour'A' (UA), Analyst initiations

Analyst upgrades:

Citigroup upgraded Lennar (NYSE: LEN) to Buy from Hold as it believes the company's near-term liquidity profile is improved following the $400M debt issuance. The firm raised its target price to $12 from $11.

Jefferies upgraded Rowan Companies (NYSE: RDC) to Buy from Hold as it believes jack-up drillers will continue to outperform deepwater names. The firm raised its target price to $27 from $20.

Keefe Bruyette upgraded First Financial (NASDAQ: FFIN) to Market Perform from Underperform to reflect more positive loan data for the Texas banks. The firm raised its target price on shares to $44 from $38.

MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities.

Brinker (NYSE: EAT) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.

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