Stocks Upgrade Ryan, Amcore, Tenet January-05-10

ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0921 EST 5Jan2010-Citigroup resumes coverage on Lear as "buy" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Citigroup resumed coverage on Lear Corp with a "buy" rating and $85 price target on Tuesday. The firm wrote that as global auto demand recovers, the company could generate close to $900 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Citi also said past overhangs for the stock "have been addressed by Lear's impressive backlog growth and latest capital expenditure projections." Shares of Lear rose 1.3 percent at $70.23. Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0906 EST 5Jan2010-Berkshire votes no on Kraft share issue proposal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Tuesday it voted "no" on Kraft Foods Inc's proposal to issue 370 million shares to facilitate its proposed purchase of Cadbury Plc. Berkshire said "Kraft stock, at its current price of $27, is a very expensive 'currency' to be used in an acquisition." For details, see Shares of Kraft rose 3.3 percent to $28.33. Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0848 EST 5Jan2010-Wells Fargo upgrades Zimmer and Kinetic Concepts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wells Fargo upgraded orthopedic device maker Zimmer Holdings Inc and Kinetic Concepts Inc, a maker of advanced wound care products, to "outperform" from "market perform," saying it expects elective procedures to rebound. The company said it prefers larger-cap companies with a procedural rather than capital equipment orientation in the medical device sector in 2010. For details, see Shares of Zimmer rose 1.7 percent at $61, while Kinetic jumped 3 percent to $39.70. Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0833 EST 5Jan2010-Amcore shares gain on deal to sell branches ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares of Amcore Financial Inc surged on Tuesday after the company said it agreed to sell 12 branches and two stand-alone drive-ups in Illinois under a plan to raise capital. For details, see The stock climbed 12.3 percent to $1.46. Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net 0821 ET 5Jan2010-Tenet shares jump as Goldman adds to conviction buy list
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Tenet Healthcare Corp shares rose 10.6 percent to $6.02 on Tuesday after Goldman Sachs added the stock to its "conviction buy" list.

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