Suntech (STP) (MANT) (SCGLY) (ABV) (MDR) (CVC) (CVS) Downgraded

Suntech Power (STP), ManTech (MANT), Societe Generale SA (SCGLY), Companhia De Bebidas (ABV), McDermott International (MDR), CVS Caremark (CVS) and Cablevision (CVC) were downgraded by analysts.

Nomura downgraded Suntech Power (STP) to a "Reduce" rating.

Wells Fargo & Co. downgraded ManTech (MANT) from a "Market Perform" rating to an "Underperform" rating.

HSBC downgraded Societe Generale SA (SCGLY) from a "Overweight" rating to an "Neutral" rating.

HSBC downgraded Companhia De Bebidas (ABV) to a "Neutral" rating.

Howard Weil downgraded McDermott International (MDR) from a "Outperform" rating to an "Market Perform" rating. They have a price target of $16.00 on the company.

Deutsche Bank downgraded Cablevision (CVC) from a "Buy" rating to an "Hold" rating.

BMO Capital Markets downgraded CVS Caremark (CVS) from a "Outperform" rating to an "Market Perform" rating.

Suntech (STP) (OTT) (PTEN) (SPR) (TLM) Upgraded

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Otelco, Inc. (NYSE: OTT), Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ: PTEN), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) and Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE: TLM) were upgraded by analysts.

Otelco, Inc. (OTT) was upgraded by Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) from a “Market Perform” rating to an “Outperform” rating.

Patterson-UTI (PTEN) was upgraded by Barclays Capital (NYSE:BCS) from an “Equal Weight” rating to an “Overweight” rating.

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Outperform” rating. They have a price target of $27.00 on the company.

Suntech Power (STP) was upgraded by The Oxen Group to a “Buy” rating.

Talisman Energy Inc. (TLM) was upgraded by TD Newcrest to an “Action List Buy” rating.

Suntech (STP) (ABT) (GES) (GPS) (GRPN) (FFIV) Ratings, Price Targets

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), Guess Inc. (NYSE: GES), The Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) ratings and price targets.

Suntech Power (STP) was upgraded by The Oxen Group to a “Buy” rating.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is now covered by Cowen. They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Guess Inc. (GES) had its “Overweight” rating reiterated by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC).

The Gap Inc. (GPS) had its “Neutral” rating reiterated by Piper Jaffray.

Groupon (GRPN) is now covered by Barrington Research. They placed an “Outperform” rating and a price target of $30.00 on the company.

F5 Networks (FFIV) had its price target raised by Dahlman Rose from $107.00 to $127.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Suntech (STP) (COST) (CSTR) (SNDK) (SNI) (CPRT) Ratings Reiterated

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Costco (NASDAQ: COST), Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), SanDisk Co. (NASDAQ: SNDK), Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: SNI) and Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) had ratings on them reiterated by analysts.

Axiom Securities reiterated its "Sell" rating on Suntech Power (STP). They have a price target of $2.00 on the company.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Costco (COST).

Piper Jaffray reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Coinstar (CSTR). They have a price target of $68.00 on the company.

Sterne Agee reiterated its "Neutral" rating on SanDisk Co. (SNDK).

Wunderlich reiterated its "Buy" rating on Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (SNI). They have a price target of $53.00 on the company.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) reiterated its "Neutral" rating on Copart (CPRT).

Suntech (STP) (DD) (SPR) (STO) (DDAIF) (DDS) Ratings, Price Targets

Suntech Power (STP), DuPont (DD), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR), Statoil (STO), Daimler AG (DDAIF) and Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) ratings and price targets.

Sterne Agee initiated coverage on Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR). They placed a “Buy” rating and a price target of $28.00 on the company.

Collins Stewart upgraded Statoil (STO) from a “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” rating.

Axiom Securities reiterated its “Sell” rating on Suntech Power (STP). They have a price target of $2.00 on the company.

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) initiated coverage on DuPont (DD). They placed a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) downgraded Daimler AG (DDAIF) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Sterne Agee downgraded Dillard’s Inc. (DDS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $47.00 on the company.

Deere (DE) (STP) (NUAN) (CUB) (BSX) (EV) (JASO) Ratings, Price Targets

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), Cubic (NYSE: CUB), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX), Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) and JA Solar (JASO) ratings and price targets.

Deere & Company (DE) was given a reiterated “Buy” rating by ISI Group. They have a price target of $90.00 on the company.

Suntech Power (STP) was given a reiterated “Sell” rating by Auriga. They have a price target of $1.00 on the company.

Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) was given a reiterated “Buy” rating by Needham & Company.

Cubic (CUB) was given a reiterated “Hold” rating by Needham & Company.

Boston Scientific (BSX) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:JPC) to $6.00.

Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) had its price target lowered by Sterne Agee to $27.00.

ThinkEquity downgraded JA Solar (JASO) from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating.

Suntech (STP) (EV) (NUAN) (WGL) (CUB) (MDT) (JASO) Ratings, Price Targets

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL), Cubic (CUB), Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) and JA Solar (JASO) ratings and price targets.

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) was given a reiterated “Hold” rating by Needham & Company.

Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $26.50.

Nuance Communications Inc. (NUAN) was given a reiterated “Buy” rating by Canaccord Genuity.

Hilliard Lyons raised its price target on WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL) from $43.00 to $46.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Benchmark Co. reiterated its “Buy” on shares of Cubic (CUB). They have a price target of $52.00 on the company.

Brean Murray lowered its price target on Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) from $44.00 to $42.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Needham & Company reiterated its “Hold” rating on JA Solar (JASO).

Suntech (STP) (QADB) (SPA) (CPT) (EV) (FRO) (GCO) Price Targets Changed

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Qad Inc. (NASDAQ: QADB), Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA), Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT), Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO) and Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) had price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Suntech Power (STP) had its price target lowered by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) to $2.00.

Qad Inc. (QADB) had its price target raised by Benchmark Co. to $15.00.

Sparton Corporation (SPA) had its price target raised by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $19.00.

Camden Property Trust (CPT) had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) to $58.00.

Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) had its price target lowered by Citigroup to $20.00.

Frontline Ltd. (FRO) had its price target lowered by Evercore Partners to $2.50.

Genesco Inc. (GCO) had its price target raised by Sterne Agee to $70.00.

Suntech (STP) (STV) (VAL) (CENX) (CHKM) (CHS) Ratings, Price Targets

Suntech Power (STP), China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (STV), The Valspar Co. (VAL), Century Aluminum Company (CENX), Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP (CHKM) and Chico’s (CHS) ratings and price targets.

Auriga reiterated its “Sell” rating on Suntech Power (STP). They have a price target of $1.00 on the company.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) lowered its price target on China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (STV) to $5.50.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) downgraded The Valspar Co. (VAL) from an “Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $37.00 on the company.

Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Century Aluminum Company (CENX). They placed a “Hold” rating on the company.

Janney Montgomery Scott initiated coverage on Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP (CHKM). They placed a “Buy” rating on the company.

FBR Capital lowered its price target on Chico’s (CHS) from $15.00 to $13.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Suntech (STP) (IOC) (MBT) (CBM) (TSL) (YGE) Top NYSE Gainers

Suntech Power (STP), InterOil (IOC), Mobile Telesystems (MBT), Cambrex Co. (CBM), Trina Solar (TSL) and Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) were top gainers on the NYSE, Tuesday, November 22.

Suntech Power (STP) ended up 17.49 percent, closing at $2.62. They traded in a range of $2.13 to $2.63. A total of 4,533,170 shares changed hands.

InterOil (IOC) ended up 10.23 percent, closing at $61.18. They traded in a range of $54.36 to $61.79. A total of 1,816,306 shares changed hands.

Mobile Telesystems (MBT) ended up 9.05 percent, closing at $15.18. They traded in a range of $13.70 to $15.35. A total of 7,690,184 shares changed hands.

Cambrex Co. (CBM) ended up 7.86 percent, closing at $6.31. They traded in a range of $5.87 to $6.40 . A total of 390,839 shares changed hands.

Trina Solar (TSL) ended up 7.70 percent, closing at $6.71. They traded in a range of $5.80 to $6.86. A total of 3,738,832 shares changed hands.

Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (YGE) traded up 7.60 percent, closing at $3.54. They traded in a range of $3.24 to $3.59. A total of 3,593,867 shares changed hands.

Suntech (STP) (T) (VECO) (CEDC) (DGX) (FN) Downgraded

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO), Central European Distribution Corp. (NASDAQ: CEDC), Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) and Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) were downgraded by analysts.

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) was downgraded by Nomura to a “Neutral” rating.

AT&T Inc. (T) was downgraded by Sanford C. Bernstein from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Central European Distribution Corp. (CEDC) was downgraded by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX) was downgraded by Standpoint Research from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Fabrinet (FN) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Suntech (STP) (CSIQ) (TXI) (VECO) (BMY) (CAT) Price Targets Changed

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI), Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO), Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) had price targets on them adjusted by analysts.

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) to $1.00.

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) had its price target lowered by Piper Jaffray to $3.30.

Texas Industries (TXI) had its price target raised by Citigroup (NYSE:C) to $36.00.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity from $18.00 to $14.00. They have a “Sell” rating on the company.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) had its price target raised by Citigroup to $40.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) had its price target raised by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) to $117.00. They have an “Outperform” rating on the company.

Suntech (STP) (COL) (EGO) (HRL) (IHG) (LNCR) (PEG) Downgraded

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL), Eldorado Gold Co. (NYSE: EGO), Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE: HRL), Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG), Lincare (NASDAQ: LNCR) and Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG) downgraded by analysts.

Suntech Power (STP) was downgraded by Ardour Capital from a “Hold” rating to a “Sell” rating. They have a price target of $3.00 on the company, down from $7.50.

Rockwell Collins (COL) was downgraded by Wedbush from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $53.00 on the company, down from $71.00.

Eldorado Gold Co. (EGO) was downgraded by Macquarie from a “Neutral” rating to an “Underperform” rating.

Hormel Foods Co. (HRL) was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets from an “Outperform” rating to a “Market Perform” rating.

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) was downgraded by Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) from an “Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” rating.

Lincare (LNCR) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE:C) from a “Buy” rating to a “Hold” rating.

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) was downgraded by UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) from a “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” rating. They have a price target of $33.00 on the company, down from $35.00.

JA Solar (JASO) (JNPR) (NVDA) Upgraded; (STP) (WAG) (PEG) Downgraded

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO), Coach (NYSE: COH), NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) upgraded by analysts.

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG), Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) and Eldorado Gold Corp (NYSE: EGO) are downgraded.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) was upgraded by Axiom Capital from a "Sell" to a "Hold."

Coach (NYSE: COH) was upgraded by Jefferies (NYSE:JEF) from a "Hold" to a "Buy." They have a price target of $60 on the company.

NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) was upgraded by Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) from a "Market Perform" to an "Outperform." They boosted their price target from $14 to $16 on the company.

Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) was upgraded by Morgan Keegan from a "Market Perform" to an "Outperform." They have a price target of $27 on the company.

Downgrades

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) was downgraded by Macquarie from "Neutral" to "Underperform." They slashed their price target on the solar company from $6.50 to $3.35. Collins Stewart and ThinkEquity also lowered their ratings on the company.

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) was downgraded by Barclays from an "Equalweight" to an "Underweight. They had their price target cut from $39 to $29.

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG) was downgraded by UBS (NYSE:UBS) from "Buy" to "Neutral."

Eldorado Gold Corp (NYSE: EGO) was downgraded by Macquarie from a "Neutral" to an "Underperform."

Suntech (STP) (LXK) (MDC) (MRVL) (TECD) Price Target Changed

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK), MDC Holdings (NYSE: MDC), Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ: MRVL) and Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) price target adjusted by analysts.

Lexmark International, Inc. (LXK) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $36.00 to $31.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

MDC Holdings (MDC) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $38.00 to $34.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) had its price target lowered by Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) from $22.00 to $18.00. They have a “Buy” rating on the company.

Suntech Power (STP) had its price target lowered by Collins Stewart from $7.50 to $5.50. They have a “Neutral” rating on the company.

Tech Data Corporation (TECD) had its price target lowered by Barclays Capital from $51.00 to $46.00. They have an “Equal Weight” rating on the company.

Suntech (STP) (YGE) (SOL) (CLX) (NRGY) Downgraded

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP), Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE: YGE), ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL), Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) and Inergy (NASDAQ: NRGY) downgraded by analysts.

Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) downgraded Suntech Power (STP) from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Yingli Green Energy (YGE) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Clorox Co (NYSE: CLX) was downgraded by RBC Capital from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They have a price target of $73.00 on the company, up from $72.00.

Inergy (NASDAQ: NRGY) was downgraded by Citigroup (NYSE: C) from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Ratings on (NLCI) (OMX) (SMT) (SPLS) (STP) Downgraded

Ratings on shares of Nobel Learning Communities (NASDAQ: NLCI), Officemax Inc (NYSE: OMX), SMART Technologies Inc (NYSE: SMT), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) were downgraded by analysts.

Signal Hill downgraded Nobel Learning Communities (NLCI) to a “hold” rating.

Oppenheimer downgraded Officemax Inc (OMX) from an “outperform” rating to a “perform” rating. They have a price target of $9.50 on the company, down from $14.00.

Cowen downgraded SMART Technologies Inc (SMT) from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Piper Jaffray (NYSE:PJC) downgraded SMART Technologies Inc (SMT) from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating.

Oppenheimer downgraded Staples, Inc. (SPLS) from an “outperform” rating to a “perform” rating. They have a price target of $19.00 on the company, down from $26.00.

Collins Stewart downgraded Suntech Power (STP) from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating. They have a price target of $8.00 on the company, down from $10.00.

Solar's (TSL) (LDK) (SOL) (JKS) (JASO) Honeymoon Appears Over

Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL) LDK Solar (NYSE:LDK), Renesola (NYSE:SOL), JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO) got crushed Tuesday on growing concerns over the sustainability of the solar industry.

The results and outlook from Trina Solar (TSL), along with many other factors, such as the two largest solar markets in the world - Germany and Italy - saying they're either cutting back on solar subsidies or taking a close second look at slashing even more on them, seems to be pointing to the honeymoon period of 2010 for solar being over, hitting the share prices of solar firms.

If the sector, which has no real legitimate market (outside of government force) wants to grow, it'll have to be at the sacrifice of margins, which will make it more of a movement than profitable business.

Solar is increasingly looked upon as quaint, and "cute," as Bill Gates recently said, and is irrelevant as far as being a legitimate so-called alternative energy source.

That doesn't bode well for the industry, as governments will look towards energy sources that have a chance to meet real needs, and not being promoted for political and media purposes of appearing green.

As for pricing, that is also degrading in the wafer segment of the sector, revealing the extreme volatility and unpredictability inherent in the industry.

Trina Solar closed Tuesday at $23.11, falling $1.68, or 6.78 percent. LDK Solar ended the session at $8.61, down $0.67, or 7.22 percent. Renesola closed at $7.57, dropping $0.45, or 5.61 percent. JinkoSolar closed at $25.79, falling $1.71, or 6.22 percent. JA Solar ended the day at $5.74, down $0.24, or 4.01 percent.

Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd.(NASDAQ:HSOL), JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO), Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) and Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE) all closed down Tuesday over 3 percent.

Suntech Power (STP) Weak on Industry Woes

Suntech Power (NYSE:STP) has been getting pummeled lately as funding in the industry around the U.S. and the world is starting to fizzle as governments look closely at the industry and question the value of the sector as a viable energy source.

Uncertainty surrounding Italy cutting back on its financial commitment to the solar industry while deciding to try to focus on rooftop solar has hurt some companies in the sector and possibly could help others. But it shows the reason there is so much volatility in the industry, as it is increasingly being questioned by governments as to the viability of solar and other non-convential energy sources being worth the cost and effort, as they are unreliable, expensive and won't help much over the long term.

Germany also announced on Friday they're probably going to revisit their commitment to the size of its feed-in-tariff, which is likely to be lowered, based on the comment itself.

Bill Gates also recently said solar and other so-called alternative energy sources have no real chance of dealing with our energy challenges, and rightly called solar and wind energy a "cute" idea but being no solution to our energy needs.

The truth is if an industry can't survive without the government, it's not a real market, but an artificial construct that needs to be abandoned as far as taxpayer subsidies and allowed to compete on its own in the marketplace. That includes all energy sectors.

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. participates in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic products.

Suntech Power (STP) closed Friday at $8.52, dropping another $0.01, or 0.12 percent.

Trina (TSL) (YGE) (SOLR) (STP) Under Pressure on Financing Uncertainty

Shares of Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), GT Solar International (SOLR) and Suntech Power Holdings (NYSE:STP) all closed down Friday as the solar sector continues to be under immense pressure in relationship to financing concerns.

With America facing its own sovereign debt crisis, masked by the seemingly endless amount of new money thrown at the economy by the Federal Reserve, the solar industry in the country is facing more uncertainty, as lawmakers look to make budget deals, which could cut financing from the U.S. Department of Energy for the sector.

That was after First Solar (FSLR) alleged they were told by the Department of Energy they were still being considered for financial assistance to construct three major solar plants in the country.

Funding challenges also face the international solar industry as many countries continue to struggle with the lack of capital to artificially prop up the industry.

It's widely known that the Italian has cut back on support for the solar industry, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested on Friday the country needs to take a another look at feed-in tariffs again, saying they may be too high. Germany and Italy have been the two leading markets for solar.

A lot of focus has been on the removing of subsidies from the big oil companies, but in fact we need to have all energy subsidies removed across the board and the let the free market decide how it wants to produce and consume energy and electricity, not politicians.

Trina Solar (TSL) closed Friday at $25.35, dropping $0.89, or 3.39 percent.