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Technology giant Dell [DELL
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Goldman also raised its overall view on the U.S. hardware sector to attractive from neutral, adding that the outlook for IT spending looked encouraging.
Hewlett Packard, [HPQ
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] Seagate Technology [STX
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] were also upgraded by Goldman.
Hewlett Packard now has a price target of $47 per share, up from $39, due to a rebound in its printer business and second-half PC seasonality, Goldman said. Apple now has a Goldman price target of $160, up from $145 per share.
The investment bank said it also favors Arrow Electronics [AAPL
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Both IBM, [IBM
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] Western Digital [WDC
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] were cut to neutral from buy.
- Reuters contributed to this report.
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