Notable Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (NASDAQ: JBLU) (TSX: MRT-U)

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A Canadian gold project developer and a U.S. bank holding company both received analyst upgrades, one of which has an implied upside of nearly 50%.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on November 20, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust TSX MRT-U 18.51 1,150.5 Initiate with hold Jonathan Kelcher TD Securities 19.50 5.3%
Metro Inc TSX MRU 88.18 7,472.7 Downgrade to underperform from neutral David Hartley Credit Suisse 75.00 -14.9%

Coverage on Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: MRT-U), engaged in the business of holding a portfolio of retail, office and mixed-use properties in Canada, was initiated with a hold rating at TD Securities, assigning a 12-month price target of C$19.50, indicating an upside potential of 5.3% from current levels.

Credit Suisse downgraded Metro Inc (TSX: MRU), engaged in the business of distributing food and pharmaceutical products, to underperform from neutral with a price target of C$75.00, indicating a downside of 14.9% from current levels.

The following stocks were upgraded/downgraded on November 20, 2014
Company Name Exchange Ticker Last Price Market Cap Recommendation Analyst Name Rating Company Target Price Upside/
Downside (%)
JetBlue Airways Corp NASDAQ JBLU 13.44 3,921.9 Upgrade to neutral from underperform Julie Yates Credit Suisse 15.00 11.6%
Rayonier Inc NYSE RYN 26.86 3,403.9 Upgrade to outperform from sector perform Paul Quinn RBC Capital Markets 30.00 11.7%
Primerica Inc NYSE PRI 51.65 2,744.7 Upgrade to buy from neutral Mark D Hughes SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 62.00 20.0%
SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc NASDAQ SSNC 49.98 4,316.8 Initiate with buy Brad A Zelnick Jefferies 58.00 16.0%
Denbury Resources Inc NYSE DNR 9.83 3,465.7 Downgrade to equalweight from overweight Jeffrey W Robertson Barclays 11.00 11.9%

Credit Suisse upgraded JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ: JBLU), engaged in providing nonstop passenger flight service to various destinations in the U.S., to neutral from underperform raising its price target to $15.00 from $12.00, indicating an upside of 11.6% from current levels.

Rayonier Inc (NYSE: RYN), engaged in producing and selling cellulosic fibers, standing timber, real estate and timberland acreage, was upgraded by RBC Capital Markets to outperform from sector perform raising its price target to $30.00 from $28.00, indicating an upside potential of 11.7% from current levels.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgraded Primerica Inc (NYSE: PRI), engaged in distributing financial products to middle income households in North America that include term life insurance, mutual funds, variable annuities and other financial products, to buy from neutral raising its price target to $62.00 from $50.00, indicating an upside of 20.0% from current levels.

Jefferies initiated coverage on SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SSNC), engaged in developing and marketing computer software for financial services providers, with a buy rating assigning a 12-month price target of $58.00, indicating an upside of 16.0% from current levels.

Denbury Resources Inc (NYSE: DNR), engaged in acquiring, developing, operating and exploring oil and gas properties, was downgraded by Barclays to equal weight from overweight by reducing its price target to $11.00 from $15.00, implying an upside potential of 11.9% from current levels.

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