Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/10: AEO, NSC, EV, NUE Upgraded; MRK, DRIV, STI, MPEL Downgraded

September 10, 2008 9:53 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
BofA upgrades American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) from Neutral to Buy.

UBS upgrades Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV) from Neutral to Buy and raises its price target from $35 to $44.

Soleil Securities upgrades Nucor (NYSE: NUE) from Hold to Buy. Price target $65.00.

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DOWNGRADES:
Bernstein downgrades Merck (NYSE: MRK) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Thomas Weisel downgrades Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV) from Overweight to Marketweight.

Morgan Keegan downgrades SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Citi downgrades Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL) from Buy to Hold.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
BofA initiates coverage on Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) with a Buy.

Credit Suisse initiates coverage on YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM) with a Neutral.

Credit Suisse initiates coverage on Burger King (NYSE: BKC) with an Outperform rating.

Morgan Keegan initiates coverage on Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq: CERN) with an Outperform rating.

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


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AEO 16.25

+0.09 +0.56%
Volume: 4,108,071
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BKC 17.29

-0.21 -1.20%
Volume: 1,664,179
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BSX 8.27

-0.04 -0.48%
Volume: 16,180,679
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CERN 78.97

-0.60 -0.75%
Volume: 747,921
Track CERN

DRIV 25.85

-0.13 -0.50%
Volume: 962,424
Track DRIV

EV 29.37

-0.38 -1.28%
Volume: 539,946
Track EV

MPEL 4.63

-0.30 -6.09%
Volume: 33,946,485
Track MPEL

MRK 33.61

+0.18 +0.54%
Volume: 15,866,464
Track MRK

NSC 51.80

-0.15 -0.29%
Volume: 3,096,753
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NUE 40.75

-0.63 -1.52%
Volume: 4,960,064
Track NUE

STI 20.29

-0.71 -3.38%
Volume: 6,851,792
Track STI

YUM 35.58

-0.22 -0.61%
Volume: 2,977,426
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