Notable Analyst Rating Changes: ARO, CSX, PFWD, SIRI Upgraded; BRCD, BNI Downgraded

November 12, 2009 10:59 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) from Sell to Neutral but lowers their 6-month price target to $34 from $41. Click Here for more color.

Barclays upgrades CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) from Underweight to Equalweight and also raises its price target from $46 to $52.

UBS upgrades Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD) to Buy and raised their price target from $14 to $20.

Late yesterday, S&P has revised its outlook on Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) from Stable to Positive.

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DOWNGRADES:
ThinkEquity, Piper Jaffray, and Lazard all downgraded Brocade Communications (NASDAQ: BRCD) to Hold, Neutral, and Hold, respectively. Piper set a price target of $9, down from $10 previously. For more from Piper, Click Here.

Barclays downgrades Burlington Northern Sante Fe (NYSE: BNI) from Equalweight to Underweight. Price target increased from $90 to $100.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) with a Sell rating and $27 downside price target.

Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Merck (NYSE: MRK) with an Equalweight rating. Price target $34.

Wedbush initiates coverage on Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) with an Outperform rating. Price target $62. Click Here for more color.

Jesup & Lamont initiates coverage on Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) with a Hold. For more color, Click Here.

Dougherty & Co initiates coverage on FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR) with a Buy rating. Price target $35.

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ABT 55.39

+0.39 +0.71%
Volume: 8,096,359
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ARO 16.44

-0.20 -1.20%
Volume: 1,746,845
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BKE 44.83

-0.05 -0.11%
Volume: 188,387
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BNI 100.21

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 100
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BRCD 5.93

+0.02 +0.34%
Volume: 4,436,734
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CSX 22.32

-0.85 -3.67%
Volume: 14,460,949
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FLIR 26.05

-0.51 -1.92%
Volume: 865,315
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MRK 38.40

+0.03 +0.08%
Volume: 11,032,296
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PFWD 16.99

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 204,381
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SIRI 2.15

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 27,928,707
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TIF 65.16

-0.05 -0.08%
Volume: 1,331,084
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