Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Analyst Actions: FSLR, VMW, MON, MOS

First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR): Jefferies upgraded its rating on the company to Buy from Hold to Buy. The firm lifted its pricde target on the stock to $132 from $115. In a research note to clients, the firm stated, "In our opinion FSLR is now the most defensive name in solar as risks to its 2H have moderated. We see positive risk/reward using a conservative Sum-of-the-Parts valuation sanity check, and upgrade to BUY from Hold with a new $132 PT. We note an upward bias to PT on potential identified catalysts."

VMware (NYSE: VMW) Inc. (NYSE: VMW): FBR Capital upgraded its rating on VMware to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target of $110.00.

Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON): BofA/Merrill Lynch this morning upgraded its rating on the company to Buy from Neutral.

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS): Ticonderoga Securities on Wednesday upgraded the company to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $80.

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