Notable Analyst Rating Changes 3/25: CBG, PEP, CTCM, WDC Upgraded; AXP, RTP, WSM, CRM Downgraded

March 25, 2009 9:26 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
JPMorgan and JMP Securities upgrade CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG) to Overweight and Market Outperform, respectively. Click here for more color on each upgrade.

UBS upgrades PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades CTC Media (Nasdaq: CTCM) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) from Neutral to Buy.

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DOWNGRADES:
JP Morgan downgrades American Express (NYSE: AXP) from Overweight to Underweight, saying U.S. consumers will continue to decrease discretionary spending.

RBS downgrades Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) from Hold to Sell.

Barclays Capital downgrades Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) from Equalweight to Underweight. The firm maintained its $8 price target.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) from Equalweight to Underweight.

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NEW COVERAGE:
JPMorgan and Kaufman Bros. start Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) at Underweight and Hold, respectively.

Thomas Weisel initiates coverage on Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) with a Marketweight. Price target $28.

RBC Capital initiates coverage on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) with an Outperform rating.

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ARO 17.18

+0.27 +1.60%
Volume: 708,882
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AXP 51.81

-0.50 -0.96%
Volume: 1,076,884
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CBG 17.94

-0.39 -2.13%
Volume: 875,156
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CRM 127.36

+1.75 +1.39%
Volume: 1,750,748
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CTCM 10.48

-0.07 -0.66%
Volume: 100,621
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HPQ 28.75

-0.36 -1.24%
Volume: 2,618,963
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PEP 63.96

-0.31 -0.48%
Volume: 2,404,220
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RIMM 15.57

-0.33 -2.08%
Volume: 4,893,055
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RTP 62.17

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,442,185
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WDC 38.48

-0.71 -1.81%
Volume: 1,014,245
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WSM 36.52

-0.56 -1.51%
Volume: 280,567
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