Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/11: (NUE) (SFD) (ARO) Upgraded; (COP) (PDLI) (STP) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Dahlman Rose upgrades Nucor (NYSE: NUE) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $47. Click Here for more color.

BofA/Merrill Lynch lifts Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) two notches, from Underperform to Buy.

Jefferies raises Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) from Hold to Buy, with a price target of $20. Click Here for more color.

Caris & Co. ups Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) from Above Average to Buy, price target cut from $45 to $31.

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DOWNGRADES
Macquarie downgrades ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) from Neutral to Underperform, lowering its price target from $74 to $67.

RBC Capital lowers PDL BioPharma (Nasdaq: PDLI) from Outperform to Sector Perform, reaffirming its price target of $6.

Raymond James cut Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) from Market Perform to Underperform.

Argus downgrades Sprint (NYSE: S) from Buy to Hold.

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NEW COVERAGE
Goldman Sachs initiates Emulex (NYSE: ELX) with a Neutral, and $6 price target. Click Here for more color.

Stifel Nicolaus starts Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) with a Hold.

Cowen begins Fossil (Nasdaq: FOSL) at Outperform.

Canaccord Genuity commences Mylan (Nasdaq: MYL) with a Hold, and $21 price target.

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