Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/21: CAT, CSCO, SYK, FRX Upgraded; LMT, EAT, NVS Downgraded

October 21, 2009 10:59 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) from Sell to Neutral with a $64 price target.

Wedbush upgrades Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) to Outperform. Price target increased from $25 to $28. Click Here for more color.

Bank of America upgrades Stryker (NYSE: SYK) from Underperform to Neutral.

Cowen & Co upgrades Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Morgan Keegan downgrades Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) from Outperform to Market Perform. Collins Stewart downgrades Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to Hold. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) from Buy to Neutral. Lowers price target from $19 to $17. Click Here for more color.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Novartis (NYSE: NVS) from Overweight to Equalweight.

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NEW COVERAGE:
FBR Capital initiates coverage on Barclays (NYSE: BCS) with an Outperform and a 488p price target.

RBC Capital initiates coverage on The Travelers (NYSE: TRV) with an Outperform rating. Price target $54.

Barclays initiates coverage on Stryker (NYSE: SYK) with an Underweight rating.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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BCS 20.27

-0.49 -2.36%
Volume: 2,623,009
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CAT 57.95

-0.66 -1.13%
Volume: 8,698,427
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CSCO 23.46

-0.22 -0.93%
Volume: 36,322,371
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EAT 13.64

-0.09 -0.66%
Volume: 2,599,477
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FRX 29.57

+0.46 +1.58%
Volume: 3,444,409
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LMT 76.10

+0.82 +1.09%
Volume: 2,844,121
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NVS 53.13

-0.16 -0.30%
Volume: 1,373,129
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SYK 48.73

-0.09 -0.18%
Volume: 1,427,417
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TRV 52.38

-0.30 -0.57%
Volume: 4,107,115
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