Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Motorola (MOT), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Analyst initiations, Freep't McMoRan Copper (FCX)
Analyst upgrades:
- Deutsche Bank upgraded Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) to Buy from Hold to reflect the company's better than expected Q3 results and improved volume outlook. Deutsche raised its target on shares to $100 from $72.
- Thomas Weisel upgraded Motorola (NYSE:MOT) to Overweight from Market Weight and raised its target to $11 from $7 and said they expect Motorola to benefit from several upcoming catalysts that include new Android-based smartphone products and they believe the handset division could break even by year end of 2010.
- Janney Montgomery upgraded Regal Entertainment (NYSE:RGC) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) to Buy from Neutral on expectations both companies will benefit from a strong box office in Q4. The firm has a $14 price target on Regal shares and a $13.50 target on Cinemark shares.
- Marshall & llsley (NYSE:MI) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.
- F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
- William Blair upgraded Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) to Outperform from Market Perform.
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