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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/23: STX, KMX, CTL, BLK, UDR, BBBY Upgraded; CTAS, ACV, HERO, CCL Downgraded

September 23, 2009 10:23 AM EDT
UPGRADES:
Deutsche Bank upgrades Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX) to Buy. Price target increased to $20. Click here for more color on the upgrade. Thomas Weisel also upgraded the stock to Overweight, setting a $20 target.

Goldman Sachs upgrades CarMax (NYSE: KMX) from Sell to Neutral and raised their price target from $15 to $22.

Morgan Stanley upgrades CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) from Equalweight to Overweight. Price target $36.

Deutsche Bank upgrades BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) from Hold to Buy. Raises price target to $230 from $180. Click here for the full report.

BMO Capital upgrades UDR, Inc (NYSE: UDR) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target $12.

FTN Equity upgrades Bed Bath & Beyond (Nasdaq: BBBY) from Sell to Neutral.

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DOWNGRADES:
Baird downgrades Cintas (Nasdaq: CTAS) from Neutral to Underperform. Price target increased by $1 to $28.

Goldman Sachs downgraded Alberto-Culver Co. (NYSE: ACV) from Buy to Neutral with a new $32 price target. The firm cited valuation and tougher industy backdrop.

Jesup & Lamont downgrades Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) from Hold to Sell. Price target $4. Click here for the full report.

Credit Suisse downgrades Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target increased from $34 to $37.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Janney Montgomery Scott starts Kroger (NYSE: KR) at Buy, Safeway (NYSE: SWY), SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP) at Neutral. Click here for the full report.

UBS initiates coverage on NetLogic Microsystem (Nasdaq: NETL) with a Buy. Price target $51.

Hapoalim Securities initiates coverage on Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLN) with a Sell rating and $11 price target. Click here for more color.

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