Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/2: AMR/UAUA, RFMD, STI, SAY, KBH, BBT Upgraded; STZ, MTL, BWP, POM Downgraded

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley upgrades the airline sector to Attractive. Morgan upgraded two companies:

• AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) from Equal Weight to Overweight; and
  
  
• UAL Corp. (NYSE: UAUA) from Equal Weight to Overweight.

UBS upgrades RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) from Neutral to Buy.

Credit Suisse upgraded SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) form Neutral to Outperform and raised their price target to $29.

JPMorgan has upgraded Satyam (NYSE: SAY) from Neutral to Overweight.

Credit Suisse upgrades KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Neutral to Outperform.

Credit Suisse upgrades BB&T Corp (NYSE: BBT) from Underperform to Neutral.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) from Neutral to Sell. Click Here for more color.

Credit Suisse downgrades Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL) from Neutral to Underperform. Price target increased from $13.30 to $16.

Wells Fargo downgrades Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: BWP) from Outperform to Market Perform. Valuation range: $27-$29.

Credit Suisse downgrades Pepco Holdings (NYSE: POM) from Buy to Neutral. Price target $16.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Morgan Stanley started coverage on several healthcare companies:

• Lifepoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT) with an Overweight rating;
  
  
• Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA) with an Equalweight rating;
  
  
• Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) with an Equalweight;
  
  
• Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) with an Underweight; and
  
  
• Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) with an Underweight rating.

Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Dole Food (NASDAQ: DOLE) with a Neutral rating and $15 price target. Wells Fargo also initiated coverage on Dole Food with a Market Perform rating and valuation range $12-14. Click Here for more color.

Calyon Securities initiates coverage on QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) with an Outperform rating and a $52 price target.

J.P. Morgan resumes coverage on Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) with an Overweight rating. Price target increased to $102.

Macquarie initiates coverage on JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO) with an Outperform rating. Price target $5.

Hapoalim Securities initiates coverage on Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) with a Hold. Price target $55.

BMO Capital initiates coverage on CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) with a Market Perform rating.

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

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