Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/02: MOT, UFS, GNW, EL, JWN, WY, RCL, CS Upgraded; RIMM, PALM, CMCSA, ERJ, GERN Downgraded

November 2, 2009 10:48 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Citigroup upgraded Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Hold to Buy and lifted their price target from $9 to $10.50.

JPMorgan, Raymond James and RBC upgrade Domtar (NYSE: UFS) to Overweight, Outperform and Top Pick, respectively.

Fox-Pitt upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from In-Line to Outperform. Price target $15.

UBS and Caris upgrade Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL).

Deutsche Bank upgrades Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) to Buy. Price target $45. Click here for the full report.

Credit Suisse upgrades Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) to Neutral. Price target increased to $37.

Wells Fargo upgrades Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) to Outperform w/ $24-$26 valuation range on '11 estimates. Click here for full color on the report.

Citi upgrades Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) from Hold to Buy.

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DOWNGRADES:
Citigroup downgrades RIM (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Buy to Sell, and lowers their
price target to $54.

Citi downgrades Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) from Hold to Sell, target cut from $19.50 to $10

Kaufman Bros. downgrades Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) from Buy to Hold. Price
target to $17 from $18. href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Kaufman+Bros.+Downgrades+Comca
st+%28CMCSA%29+to+Hold%3B+Value+Trap/5062733.html">Click Here for more
color.

Bank of America downgrades Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) from Neutral to Underperform.
Credit Suisse also downgraded Embraer to Underperform, and set a price
target of $22.

Needham & Co downgrades Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) from Buy to Hold.
href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Needham+%26+Co+Downgrades+Gero
n+Corporation+%28GERN%29+to+Hold/5063121.html">Click Here for more
information.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Bank of America initiates coverage on Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) with a Buy
rating. Price target $27.

J.P. Morgan resumes coverage on Warner Chilcott (Nasdaq: WCRX) with an
Overweight rating. Price target $27.

Longbow Research initiates coverage on Pentair (NYSE: PNR) with a Buy
rating.

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CMCSA 14.88

-0.19 -1.26%
Volume: 7,556,041
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CS 52.25

-2.14 -3.93%
Volume: 445,158
Track CS

EL 46.99

-1.23 -2.55%
Volume: 799,663
Track EL

ERJ 20.36

-0.42 -2.02%
Volume: 320,859
Track ERJ

GERN 5.33

-0.13 -2.38%
Volume: 658,718
Track GERN

GNW 10.68

-0.41 -3.70%
Volume: 10,306,197
Track GNW

JWN 34.02

-0.81 -2.33%
Volume: 1,909,044
Track JWN

MOT 8.20

-0.08 -0.97%
Volume: 16,554,951
Track MOT

PALM 11.00

-0.24 -2.14%
Volume: 4,225,105
Track PALM

PLCM 21.72

-0.55 -2.47%
Volume: 869,958
Track PLCM

PNR 30.34

-0.56 -1.81%
Volume: 270,077
Track PNR

RCL 24.14

-0.75 -3.01%
Volume: 1,727,438
Track RCL

RIMM 58.14

-1.62 -2.71%
Volume: 7,265,717
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UFS 53.61

-1.67 -3.02%
Volume: 569,282
Track UFS

WCRX 24.47

+0.25 +1.03%
Volume: 844,816
Track WCRX

WY 37.69

-1.15 -2.96%
Volume: 783,314
Track WY


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