Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/12: WM, GILD, LCC, PBG Upgraded; BBY, BWLD, DHR Downgraded

September 12, 2008 9:59 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM) from Sell to Neutral, but lowers its price target from $5 to $4.

Baird upgrades Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target $57.

Credit Suisse upgrades US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) from Neutral to Outperform.

BofA upgrades Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) from Neutral to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
UBS downgrades Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) from Buy to Neutral.

Morgan Keegan downgrades Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Deutsche Bank downgrades Danaher (NYSE: DHR) from Buy to Hold. The firm lowered its price target on Danaher to $85.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Sonic Corp. (Nasdaq: SONC) with a Neutral rating.

Caris & Co initiates coverage on ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq: EVVV) with a Buy. Price target $14.

Citi starts Transocean (NYSE: RIG) at Buy and calls the stock its Top Pick for the offshore drilling services sector.

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


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BBY 43.54

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 6,887,018
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BWLD 39.70

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 700,762
Track BWLD

DHR 71.48

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,170,629
Track DHR

EVVV 13.12

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 810,896
Track EVVV

GILD 46.26

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 7,398,579
Track GILD

LCC 4.06

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 12,774,831
Track LCC

PBG 38.19

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,106,691
Track PBG

RIG 84.22

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,869,447
Track RIG

SONC 9.73

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 408,432
Track SONC

WM 33.05

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,632,952
Track WM


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