Comtex SmarTrend Alert

Analyst Upgrades for 3/17/2010... Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) upgraded to Buy, $42 target, at Brigantine Advisors... American Oil & Gas (NYSE:AEZ) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $7 target, at Wunderlich... AnnTaylor (NYSE:ANN) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform, $22 target, at BofA/Merrill... Athenahealth (NASDAQ:ATHN) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $51 target, at Deutsche Bank... Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman... Blackrock (NYSE:BLK) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $280 target, at Credit Suisse... Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Stifel Nicholaus... Greenhill (NYSE:GHL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, $110 target, at KBW... Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $27 target, at Goldman... Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) upgraded to Buy, $33 target, at BofA/Merrill... Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) initiated as Buy at Auriga... NGAS Resources (NASDAQ:NGAS) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $3 target, at Wunderlich... Noah Education (NYSE:NED) upgraded to Outperform from Perform, $7.50 target, at Oppenheimer... Potash (NYSE:POT) reiterated Buy, target raised to $150 from $130, at Morgan Joseph... Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) initiated as Buy at Canaccord... Sterling Bancorp (NYSE:STL) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, $11 target, at BMO Capital... Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) upgraded to Buy from Underperform, $27 target, at BofA/Merrill...