Equity Brief: Ratings Changes for December 19th: BHI, BIDU, BJRI, BMA, BOBE, BPFH, BX, C

2012-12-19 16:18:03 -
A number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts
today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network ( bit.ly/equitybriefdaily)
and Equity Brief:

FBR Capital lowered its price target on shares of Baker Hughes (BHI) from $53.00
to $48.00. They have a market perform rating on the stock.

Maxim Group initiated coverage on shares of Baidu.com, Inc. (BIDU). They issued
a sell rating on the stock and set a $80.00 price target.

Wedbush downgraded shares of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI) from an outperform
rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $34.00 price target on the
stock.

Zacks upgraded shares of Banco Macro SA (BMA) from a neutral rating to an
outperform rating. Zacks now has a $19.50 price target on the stock.

Zacks upgraded shares of Bob Evans 
  
    
      
        

	    
  
  Farms, Inc. (BOBE) from an underperform
rating to a neutral rating. Zacks now has a $41.50 price target on the stock.

Zacks downgraded shares of Boston Private Financial Holdings Incorporated (BPFH)
from an outperform rating to a neutral rating. Their analysts now have a $10.40
price target on the stock.

Stifel Nicolaus raised its price target on shares of The Blackstone Group L.P.
(BX) from $18.00 to $20.00. They have a buy rating on the stock.

Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Citigroup (C) from an equal weight rating to
an overweight rating. Morgan Stanley now has a $51.00 price target on the stock.

Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of The Chubb Corp (CB) from an overweight
rating to an equal weight rating.

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