Notable Analyst Rating Changes: TSO, KR Upgraded; CFC, CAT Downgraded

December 17, 2007 10:05 AM EST

Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $51 to $65.

Bear Stearns upgrades American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) from Peer Perform to Outperform.

Credit Suisse upgrades Kroger (NYSE: KR) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target $32.

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DOWNGRADES:
Citi downgrades Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC) from Buy to Hold.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) from Equal Weight to Underweight with a $67 price target, citing concerns construction equipment volumes will decline.

Citi downgrades JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) from Buy to Hold. Price target lowered from $57 to $46.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Banc of America initiates coverage on Dollar Tree (Nasdaq: DLTR) with a Neutral.

J.P. Morgan, CIBC and Piper Jaffray initiate coverage on BioForm Medical (Nasdaq: BFRM) with an Overweight, Outperform and Buy rating, respectively.

Susquehanna initiates coverage on Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) with a Neutral.

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AEO 13.77

+0.08 +0.58%
Volume: 3,024,761
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BFRM 5.44

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 665
Track BFRM

CAT 111.75

-1.08 -0.96%
Volume: 6,352,297
Track CAT

CFC 4.25

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track CFC

DLTR 86.83

-0.07 -0.08%
Volume: 560,422
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JPM 37.61

-0.25 -0.66%
Volume: 22,623,380
Track JPM

KR 23.63

+0.05 +0.21%
Volume: 5,874,366
Track KR

OWW 3.36

-0.11 -3.17%
Volume: 122,312
Track OWW

TSO 27.76

-0.26 -0.93%
Volume: 4,460,015
Track TSO


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