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.

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

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 20.78

+0.51 +2.52%
Volume: 1,764,455
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CAT 58.14

+0.19 +0.33%
Volume: 9,477,739
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CSCO 23.90

+0.44 +1.88%
Volume: 29,300,730
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EAT 13.79

+0.15 +1.10%
Volume: 1,761,587
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FRX 30.07

+0.50 +1.69%
Volume: 2,135,225
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LMT 77.28

+1.18 +1.55%
Volume: 2,249,075
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NVS 54.75

+1.62 +3.05%
Volume: 1,683,923
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SYK 49.52

+0.79 +1.62%
Volume: 1,014,604
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TRV 52.97

+0.59 +1.13%
Volume: 4,236,494
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