Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/09: RSH, ANF, NOC, ADBE, HERO Upgraded; RIMM, RHT, GPS, AZN, SGY Downgraded

November 9, 2009 11:14 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Credit Suisse upgraded RadioShack from Neutral to Outperform and raised its price target from $15 to $25. Click Herre for more color.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) from Neutral to Buy and added the stock to their Conviction List Buy. The firm raised their 6-month price target from $36 to $45. Click Here for more color. Credit Suisse has also upgraded shares of Abercrombie & Fitch from Neutral to Outperform this morning, also raising its price target on the stock from $30 to $49. For more color from Credit Suisse, Click Here.

Jefferies & Co upgrades Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $55 to $62.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) to Buy and raised their price target to $42. For more color, Click Here..

Credit Suisse upgrades Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO) from Neutral to Outperform and raises their price target from from $5 to $7.

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DOWNGRADES:
Susquehanna downgraded Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) from Positive to Neutral, also suspending the firm's $94 price target.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) from Buy to Neutral, citing valuaion as share approach their $29 price target.

Barclays downgrades Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) from Overweight to Equalweight. Price target $25.

J.P. Morgan downgrades AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) from Neutral to Underweight.

Capital One Southcoast downgrades Stone Energy (NYSE: SGY) from Add to Neutral. Price target $20. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Standpoint Research initiates coverage on Ford Motor (NYSE: F) with a Buy rating.

Barclays initiates coverage on Stone Energy (NYSE: SGY) with an Equal Weight rating.

Piper Jaffray & Co. initiates coverage on Veeco Instruments (Nasdaq: VECO) with an Overweight rating. Price target $30. For more color, Click Here.

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ADBE 32.31

+0.26 +0.81%
Volume: 8,047,643
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ANF 32.40

-0.04 -0.12%
Volume: 3,524,592
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AZN 44.11

+0.98 +2.27%
Volume: 2,755,875
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F 11.15

+0.18 +1.64%
Volume: 83,196,593
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GPS 19.93

+0.26 +1.32%
Volume: 8,327,537
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HERO 3.69

+0.09 +2.50%
Volume: 2,112,049
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NOC 59.55

+1.58 +2.73%
Volume: 2,720,614
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RHT 27.41

+0.22 +0.81%
Volume: 1,691,699
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RIMM 66.15

-0.52 -0.78%
Volume: 13,702,344
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SGY 15.19

+0.58 +3.97%
Volume: 757,916
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VECO 33.94

+2.88 +9.27%
Volume: 4,866,043
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