Notable Analyst Rating Changes 3/9: KO, AMZN, BBY, GENZ Upgraded; PBR, BBD, AFL Downgraded

March 9, 2009 10:25 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Credit Suisse upgrades Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) from Neutral to Outperform, citing valuation and underlying fundamental strength in key markets outside the U.S.

Piper Jaffray is upgrading Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) today from Neutral to Buy and boosting its price target from $55 to $81, saying "The Party Is Just Getting Started." Here is the full report.

William Blair upgrades Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) from Market Perform to Outperform.

Deutsche Bank upgrades Genzyme (Nasdaq: GENZ) to Buy with a $63 price target, citing valuation after recent share slide. Here is some more color on the upgrade.

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

DOWNGRADES:
J.P. Morgan downgrades Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) to Neutral from Overweight.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Banco Bradesco SA (NYSE: BBD) from Neutral to Sell.

UBS downgrades Aflac (NYSE: AFL) from Neutral to Sell.

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


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AFL 42.19

-0.38 -0.89%
Volume: 2,832,457
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AMZN 126.20

+5.59 +4.63%
Volume: 13,229,861
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BBD 20.68

+0.01 +0.05%
Volume: 6,961,571
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BBY 40.24

+0.19 +0.47%
Volume: 3,831,106
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GENZ 52.28

+0.26 +0.50%
Volume: 1,390,761
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KO 54.49

+0.09 +0.17%
Volume: 5,340,170
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PBR 49.01

-0.25 -0.51%
Volume: 10,885,867
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