Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about companies for which stock analysts upgraded shares in the Financial sector for the week ending December 2nd, 2011.

• BRE Properties (NYSE:BRE): RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating on this company from Sector Perform to Outperform and changed its price target from $52 to $55 on Nov 28th. The shares recently traded at $48.06, up $1.5, or 3.22% since the analyst’s rating. About the company: BRE Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust which owns and operates multi-family communities and other income-producing properties in the Western United States. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW): Ticonderoga upgraded its rating on this company from Neutral to Buy and changed its price target to $57 on Nov 28th. The shares recently traded at $58.01, up $5.19, or 9.83% since the analyst’s rating. About the company: T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is a financial services holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional investors. T. Rowe manages a broad range of U.S. and international stock, blended asset, bond, and money market mutual funds and other investment portfolios. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• Citizens Rep Bancorp (NASDAQ:CRBC): Boenning & Scattergood upgraded its rating on this company from Neutral to Outperform and changed its price target to $14 on Nov 29th. The shares recently traded at $11.25, up $0.87, or 8.38% since the analyst’s rating. About the company: Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc., through subsidiaries, attracts deposits and offers commercial banking services. The banks offer residential and commercial mortgage, equipment, small business administration and construction loans, and lease financing. Citizens Republic serves customers in several Midwestern states. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
• SL Green Rlty (NYSE:SLG): JMP Securities upgraded its rating on this company from Mkt Perform to Mkt Outperform and changed its price target to $77 on Nov 30th. The shares recently traded at $67.53, up $1.69, or 2.57% since the analyst’s rating. About the company: SL Green Realty Corp. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Trust is exclusively focused on owning and operating office buildings in Manhattan. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

(Note: Selected financial data are sourced from Briefing.com via the Wall St. Journal. All data are assumed to be accurate.)

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