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.

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

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 15.90

+0.34 +2.19%
Volume: 6,287,125
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BKC 18.27

+0.18 +1.00%
Volume: 2,689,250
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BSX 8.52

+0.05 +0.59%
Volume: 22,787,378
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CERN 77.22

+1.07 +1.41%
Volume: 327,210
Track CERN

DRIV 25.81

+0.35 +1.37%
Volume: 532,296
Track DRIV

EV 30.54

+0.47 +1.56%
Volume: 624,624
Track EV

MPEL 4.27

-0.14 -3.17%
Volume: 5,612,738
Track MPEL

MRK 36.70

-0.07 -0.19%
Volume: 16,615,146
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NSC 52.84

+1.36 +2.64%
Volume: 2,456,900
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NUE 43.14

+0.11 +0.26%
Volume: 4,724,168
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STI 22.80

+0.45 +2.01%
Volume: 10,200,301
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YUM 34.03

-1.10 -3.13%
Volume: 15,261,672
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