Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/20: MCD, EPIQ, PG, IRE, TLB Upgraded; CL, BWY Downgraded

May 20, 2009 9:51 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Deutsche Bank upgrades McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) from Hold to Buy, citing valuation, positive upcoming catalysts and attractive cash flow. The firm raised its price target from $60 to $65. Click here for more color.

KeyBanc upgrades EPIQ Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPIQ) from Hold to Buy. Price target $17. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

Barclays Capital upgrades Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) from Equal-weight to Overweight and raises its price target from $56 to $60.

Deutsche Bank upgrades Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) to Buy. Price target raised to E2. Click here for the full report.

FBR Capital upgrades Talbots (NYSE: TLB) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target increased from $2 to $4. Here is the full report.

For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades

DOWNGRADES:
Barclays downgrades Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) from Overweight to Equalweight. Price target $68.

Deutsche Bank downgrades BWAY Corporation (NYSE: BWY) from Buy to Hold. Here is the full report.

For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades

NEW COVERAGE:
Goldman Sachs restarted coverage on WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) with a Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Buy List.

Wachovia resumes coverage on Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) with an Outperform rating. Valuation Range of $82
to $84. Click here to see full color on the coverage.

FBR Capital initiates coverage on Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) with an Outperform and sets an $18 price target.

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


Related Categories

Special Reports

Stocks Mentioned

BWY 16.28

+0.36 +2.26%
Volume: 264,666
Track BWY

CL 85.75

+1.56 +1.85%
Volume: 3,069,878
Track CL

DSX 16.24

+0.69 +4.44%
Volume: 3,320,798
Track DSX

EPIQ 12.92

-0.03 -0.23%
Volume: 220,682
Track EPIQ

IRE 10.17

+0.38 +3.88%
Volume: 473,749
Track IRE

MCD 63.54

+0.29 +0.46%
Volume: 9,616,214
Track MCD

PG 62.91

+0.56 +0.90%
Volume: 9,560,539
Track PG

TLB 6.91

+0.30 +4.54%
Volume: 822,895
Track TLB

V 82.97

+1.97 +2.43%
Volume: 6,102,903
Track V

WCG 34.78

+1.79 +5.43%
Volume: 791,664
Track WCG


Related Entities


Add Your Comment