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 15.39

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 24,394,685
Track CMCSA

CS 42.44

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,010,477
Track CS

EL 56.25

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,572,068
Track EL

ERJ 21.22

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 790,723
Track ERJ

GERN 5.39

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 992,368
Track GERN

GNW 14.00

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 12,123,217
Track GNW

JWN 34.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,490,724
Track JWN

MOT 6.54

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 35,057,275
Track MOT

PALM 9.45

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 17,304,163
Track PALM

PLCM 23.76

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,806,840
Track PLCM

PNR 30.79

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 570,188
Track PNR

RCL 25.61

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,094,452
Track RCL

RIMM 66.15

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 200
Track RIMM

UFS 51.16

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 649,020
Track UFS

WCRX 25.51

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,048,245
Track WCRX

WY 39.79

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,044,870
Track WY


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