Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/14: CSC, GSK, SNY, ABX, CNO, HOG, TEL Upgrade; VLO, JBLU, AGCO Downgrade

October 14, 2009 11:03 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgraded Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) from Sell to Neutral and revised its 12-month price target from $46 to $54.

UBS upgrades GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) to Buy.

UBS upgrades Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) from Sell to Neutral.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) from Neutral to Overweight. Price target increased from $40 to $54.

FBR Capital upgrades Conseco Inc. (NYSE: CNO) to Outperform. Price target raised from $4 to $9.

Wells Fargo upgrades Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) to Outperform. Valuation range increased from $19-21 to $30-$32

Longbow Research upgrades Tyco Electronics (NYSE: TEL) from Neutral to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Soleil Securities downgrades Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) from Buy to Sell. Price target lowered from $25 to $17.

Barclays downgrades JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) downgraded from Overweight to Equalweight, target lowered from $8 to $7.50

J.P. Morgan downgrades AGCO (Nasdaq: AGCO) from Neutral to Underweight.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Wells Fargo initiates coverage on F5 Networks (Nasdaq: FFIV) with an Outperform rating and $44-46 Valuation Range.

ING Group initiates coverage on Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) with a Buy rating.

Jesup & Lamont initiates coverage on Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) with a Buy. Price target $44.

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage on Sonoco (NYSE: SON) with a Hold. Price target $31.

Hapoalim Securities initiates coverage on MannKind (Nasdaq: MNKD) with a Sell rating and a $1 price target.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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ABX 43.85

-0.13 -0.30%
Volume: 11,289,879
Track ABX

AGCO 29.38

+0.38 +1.31%
Volume: 1,195,343
Track AGCO

CBE 42.82

+0.18 +0.42%
Volume: 415,658
Track CBE

CNO 5.08

+0.05 +0.99%
Volume: 2,563,090
Track CNO

CSC 55.39

+1.06 +1.95%
Volume: 540,334
Track CSC

DT 14.42

+0.27 +1.91%
Volume: 460,710
Track DT

FFIV 48.05

+1.14 +2.43%
Volume: 553,245
Track FFIV

GSK 42.00

+0.47 +1.13%
Volume: 1,682,885
Track GSK

HOG 28.69

+0.85 +3.05%
Volume: 2,979,556
Track HOG

JBLU 5.29

+0.09 +1.73%
Volume: 1,877,634
Track JBLU

MNKD 6.97

+0.09 +1.31%
Volume: 755,599
Track MNKD

SNY 38.57

+0.90 +2.39%
Volume: 706,632
Track SNY

SON 28.28

+0.36 +1.29%
Volume: 327,987
Track SON

TEL 23.98

+0.14 +0.59%
Volume: 1,443,970
Track TEL

VLO 16.24

-0.23 -1.40%
Volume: 8,572,287
Track VLO


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