Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/02: MOT, UFS, GNW, EL, JWN, WY, RCL, CS Upgraded; RIMM, PALM, CMCSA, ERJ, GERN Downgraded

November 2, 2009 10:48 AM EST

UPGRADES:
Citigroup upgraded Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Hold to Buy and lifted their price target from $9 to $10.50.

JPMorgan, Raymond James and RBC upgrade Domtar (NYSE: UFS) to Overweight, Outperform and Top Pick, respectively.

Fox-Pitt upgrades Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) from In-Line to Outperform. Price target $15.

UBS and Caris upgrade Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL).

Deutsche Bank upgrades Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) to Buy. Price target $45. Click here for the full report.

Credit Suisse upgrades Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) to Neutral. Price target increased to $37.

Wells Fargo upgrades Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) to Outperform w/ $24-$26 valuation range on '11 estimates. Click here for full color on the report.

Citi upgrades Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) from Hold to Buy.

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DOWNGRADES:
Citigroup downgrades RIM (Nasdaq: RIMM) from Buy to Sell, and lowers their
price target to $54.

Citi downgrades Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) from Hold to Sell, target cut from $19.50 to $10

Kaufman Bros. downgrades Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) from Buy to Hold. Price
target to $17 from $18. href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Kaufman+Bros.+Downgrades+Comca
st+%28CMCSA%29+to+Hold%3B+Value+Trap/5062733.html">Click Here for more
color.

Bank of America downgrades Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) from Neutral to Underperform.
Credit Suisse also downgraded Embraer to Underperform, and set a price
target of $22.

Needham & Co downgrades Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) from Buy to Hold.
href="http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades/Needham+%26+Co+Downgrades+Gero
n+Corporation+%28GERN%29+to+Hold/5063121.html">Click Here for more
information.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Bank of America initiates coverage on Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) with a Buy
rating. Price target $27.

J.P. Morgan resumes coverage on Warner Chilcott (Nasdaq: WCRX) with an
Overweight rating. Price target $27.

Longbow Research initiates coverage on Pentair (NYSE: PNR) with a Buy
rating.

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CMCSA 27.09

-0.06 -0.22%
Volume: 12,939,752
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CS 27.47

-0.49 -1.75%
Volume: 1,468,141
Track CS

EL 57.41

-0.07 -0.12%
Volume: 3,263,643
Track EL

ERJ 28.52

+0.24 +0.85%
Volume: 763,063
Track ERJ

GERN 2.03

-0.05 -2.40%
Volume: 1,441,793
Track GERN

GNW 8.94

-0.23 -2.51%
Volume: 12,260,949
Track GNW

JWN 49.79

-0.48 -0.95%
Volume: 1,945,552
Track JWN

MOT 9.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 81,157
Track MOT

PALM 5.69

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 931,932
Track PALM

PLCM 20.73

-0.05 -0.24%
Volume: 2,264,228
Track PLCM

PNR 38.07

-0.19 -0.50%
Volume: 270,637
Track PNR

RCL 30.56

-0.03 -0.10%
Volume: 2,803,680
Track RCL

RIMM 16.58

-0.30 -1.78%
Volume: 12,777,680
Track RIMM

UFS 91.33

+0.59 +0.65%
Volume: 284,545
Track UFS

WCRX 16.78

+0.24 +1.45%
Volume: 1,243,174
Track WCRX

WY 20.70

-0.60 -2.82%
Volume: 6,259,204
Track WY


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