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 15.01

-0.03 -0.20%
Volume: 33,635,140
Track CMCSA

CS 53.23

-0.17 -0.32%
Volume: 670,307
Track CS

EL 47.86

+0.25 +0.53%
Volume: 2,081,211
Track EL

ERJ 20.49

+0.13 +0.64%
Volume: 408,292
Track ERJ

GERN 5.58

-0.15 -2.62%
Volume: 1,044,857
Track GERN

GNW 11.01

-0.12 -1.08%
Volume: 12,342,772
Track GNW

JWN 33.95

-0.28 -0.82%
Volume: 3,274,150
Track JWN

MOT 8.28

-0.20 -2.36%
Volume: 22,742,048
Track MOT

PALM 11.74

+0.11 +0.95%
Volume: 10,574,123
Track PALM

PLCM 22.23

+0.01 +0.05%
Volume: 2,202,335
Track PLCM

PNR 30.50

-0.17 -0.55%
Volume: 254,205
Track PNR

RCL 23.55

+0.30 +1.29%
Volume: 5,907,607
Track RCL

RIMM 59.72

+0.88 +1.50%
Volume: 17,546,424
Track RIMM

UFS 52.00

-0.71 -1.35%
Volume: 908,613
Track UFS

WCRX 22.98

-0.17 -0.73%
Volume: 9,668,918
Track WCRX

WY 37.86

-0.92 -2.37%
Volume: 1,981,712
Track WY


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