Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/20: MCD, EPIQ, PG, IRE, TLB Upgraded; CL, BWY Downgraded

May 20, 2009 9:51 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Deutsche Bank upgrades McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) from Hold to Buy, citing valuation, positive upcoming catalysts and attractive cash flow. The firm raised its price target from $60 to $65. Click here for more color.

KeyBanc upgrades EPIQ Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPIQ) from Hold to Buy. Price target $17. Click here for more color on the upgrade.

Barclays Capital upgrades Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) from Equal-weight to Overweight and raises its price target from $56 to $60.

Deutsche Bank upgrades Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) to Buy. Price target raised to E2. Click here for the full report.

FBR Capital upgrades Talbots (NYSE: TLB) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target increased from $2 to $4. Here is the full report.

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DOWNGRADES:
Barclays downgrades Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) from Overweight to Equalweight. Price target $68.

Deutsche Bank downgrades BWAY Corporation (NYSE: BWY) from Buy to Hold. Here is the full report.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Goldman Sachs restarted coverage on WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) with a Buy and added the stock to their Conviction Buy List.

Wachovia resumes coverage on Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) with an Outperform rating. Valuation Range of $82
to $84. Click here to see full color on the coverage.

FBR Capital initiates coverage on Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) with an Outperform and sets an $18 price target.

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BWY 20.00

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 59,551
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CL 91.64

+0.47 +0.52%
Volume: 1,340,749
Track CL

DSX 9.52

+0.61 +6.85%
Volume: 1,787,429
Track DSX

EPIQ 12.15

+0.08 +0.66%
Volume: 58,617
Track EPIQ

IRE 7.38

+0.03 +0.41%
Volume: 1,547,130
Track IRE

MCD 99.65

+0.18 +0.18%
Volume: 2,971,647
Track MCD

PG 64.23

+0.35 +0.55%
Volume: 6,899,319
Track PG

TLB 3.18

+0.03 +0.95%
Volume: 243,020
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V 112.71

-1.19 -1.04%
Volume: 5,519,971
Track V

WCG 63.24

+2.41 +3.96%
Volume: 518,607
Track WCG


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