Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/21: CAT, CSCO, SYK, FRX Upgraded; LMT, EAT, NVS Downgraded

October 21, 2009 10:59 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) from Sell to Neutral with a $64 price target.

Wedbush upgrades Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) to Outperform. Price target increased from $25 to $28. Click Here for more color.

Bank of America upgrades Stryker (NYSE: SYK) from Underperform to Neutral.

Cowen & Co upgrades Forest Laboratories (NYSE: FRX) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Morgan Keegan downgrades Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) from Outperform to Market Perform. Collins Stewart downgrades Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to Hold. Click Here for more color.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) from Buy to Neutral. Lowers price target from $19 to $17. Click Here for more color.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Novartis (NYSE: NVS) from Overweight to Equalweight.

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NEW COVERAGE:
FBR Capital initiates coverage on Barclays (NYSE: BCS) with an Outperform and a 488p price target.

RBC Capital initiates coverage on The Travelers (NYSE: TRV) with an Outperform rating. Price target $54.

Barclays initiates coverage on Stryker (NYSE: SYK) with an Underweight rating.

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BCS 14.82

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Volume: 73,800
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CAT 111.75

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,800
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CSCO 19.90

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 25,795
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EAT 27.15

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,060,297
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FRX 31.54

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,326,892
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LMT 87.51

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 100
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NVS 55.89

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 7,900
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SYK 53.54

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,330,712
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TRV 59.38

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Volume: 1,859,525
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