Equity Brief: Ratings Changes for November 19th: ETFC, FLO, FLT, GCAP, GMLP, GOLD, H, HAL, HOT

2012-11-19 16:16:41 -

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:



Evercore Partners upgraded shares of E TRADE Financial Co. (NASDAQ: ETFC) from

an underweight rating to an equal weight rating. Evercore Partners now has a

$7.75 price target on the stock.



KeyBanc upgraded shares of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) from a hold rating to

a buy rating. KeyBanc now has a $25.00 price target on the stock.



Evercore Partners initiated coverage on shares of FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

(NYSE: FLT). They issued an overweight rating on the stock.



BGB Securities initiated coverage on shares of Gain Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:

GCAP). They issued a hold rating on the stock and set a $4.25 price target.



Citigroup upgraded shares of Golar LNG Partners (NASDAQ: GMLP) from a neutral

rating to a buy rating. Citigroup now has a $33.50 price target on the stock.



RBC Capital upgraded shares of Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD) from a sector

perform rating to an outperform rating.



MKM Partners upgraded shares of Hyatt Hotels (H) from a neutral rating to a buy

rating.



Macquarie upgraded shares of Halliburton (HAL) from a neutral rating to an

outperform rating. Macquarie now has a $38.00 price target on the stock.



Jefferies Group initiated coverage on shares of Starwood Hotels (HOT). They

issued a buy rating on the stock. They wrote, "We find a lot to like about

Starwood. An asset-light operator, the company has a strong domestic heritage,

but the business is evolving towards faster-growing Emerging Markets. Starwood

comes top on our qualitative Jefferies Scorecard. The company stands on 10.3x

FY13E EV/EBITDA, an 8% discount to Marriott, despite its more positive

attributes. Our price target offers 17% upside potential."



Jefferies Group upgraded shares of Infineon Technologies AG (IFNNY) from an

underperform rating to a hold rating.



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