The Upgrades: Intel, Boeing and Tesoro (NASDAQ:INTC),(NYSE:BA),(NYSE:TSO)

Today’s upgrades include Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO).  Read on to learn more about upgrades for these stocks.

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the story analyst stock of the day as Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from a Neutral to Outperform.  They set a price target at $26 which is a sharp 24% above the last trade of $20.91.  Still, that last trade of $20.91 is +0.51/+2.50% from the previous close of $20.40 a share.  The chart for Intel looks a little choppy as of late but still shows signs of some uptrends for the stock.

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) received great analyst news as both Barclays Capital and Jesup & Lamont upgraded the stock.  Jesup & Lamont raised their outlook from a Hold to a Buy and staked their price target at $63.  Barclays Capital moved from Equal Weight to Overweight on the stock set a price target at $65.  The news helped the shares gap up to a $55.72 open versus the previous close of $54.13 a share.  The chart for Boeing looks pretty good with the stock making some gains.  The last trade rolled in at $56.22, which is +2.09/+3.86%.

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) got some help this morning from Deutsche Bank as they upgraded their outlook on the stock from a Hold to a Buy.  The price target set by Deutsche Bank is $18.  Shares jumped on the news to open at $14.15 a share, up +$0.60 from previous close of $13.55.  Shares continued climb during the trading day with the last at $14.82 and +9.37% from the previous close. 

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