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 15.12

+0.03 +0.20%
Volume: 26,616,267
Track CMCSA

CS 54.78

-0.49 -0.89%
Volume: 551,131
Track CS

EL 48.05

-0.24 -0.50%
Volume: 1,765,589
Track EL

ERJ 20.70

+0.07 +0.34%
Volume: 521,165
Track ERJ

GERN 5.51

+0.05 +0.92%
Volume: 1,206,141
Track GERN

GNW 11.05

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 10,340,017
Track GNW

JWN 33.84

-0.15 -0.44%
Volume: 2,252,261
Track JWN

MOT 8.19

-0.11 -1.33%
Volume: 22,374,859
Track MOT

PALM 11.10

-0.37 -3.23%
Volume: 8,466,281
Track PALM

PLCM 22.55

-0.11 -0.49%
Volume: 786,301
Track PLCM

PNR 30.45

-0.10 -0.33%
Volume: 485,624
Track PNR

RCL 23.85

-0.23 -0.96%
Volume: 2,342,201
Track RCL

RIMM 59.53

-0.47 -0.78%
Volume: 8,292,032
Track RIMM

UFS 54.17

+1.09 +2.05%
Volume: 982,684
Track UFS

WCRX 23.80

+0.55 +2.37%
Volume: 2,083,619
Track WCRX

WY 38.33

-0.78 -1.99%
Volume: 1,633,107
Track WY


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