Analyst Upgrades for 11/20/2009... Aflac (NYSE:AFL) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Alpha Natural (NYSE:ANR) maintained Top Pick in coal sector, raised price target to $56 from $50, at Goldman... American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) upgraded to Buy, $40 target, at Needham... Brinker (NYSE:EAT) initiated as Buy at Jefferies... Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital... CoBiz Financial (NASDAQ:COBZ) upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicholaus... Cyberonics (NASDAQ:CYBX) upgraded to Overweight, $20 target, at Piper Jaffray... Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $28 target, at Deutsche Bank... Empresas ICA (NYSE:ICA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $11.40 target, at BofA/Merrill... Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) upgraded to Overweight, $18 target, at Stephens & Co.... Hess Corp (NYSE:HES) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) initiated as Outperform at BMO Capital... Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) maintained Buy, $36 target, at Soleil... Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) upgraded to Buy at Pali Research... Lexington Corporate Properties (NYSE:LXP) upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus... Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LINTA) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $13.25 target, at Citigroup... Martin Marietta (NYSE:MLM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS... Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) initiated as Outperform at BMO Capital... PetSmart (NASDAQ:PETM) upgraded to Outperform at William Blair... Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) maintained Buy, price target raised to $70 from $65, at Kaufman Bros.... Scansource (NASDAQ:SCSC) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $30 target, at RW Baird... Suntech Power (NYSE:STP) upgraded to Hold, $13.50 target, at Soleil... Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) initiated as Outperform at BMO Capital... Verigy (NASDAQ:VRGY) reiterated Buy at Soleil... Vulcan Materials (NYSE:VMC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS...

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