Notable Analyst Rating Changes 9/29: RL, PVH, COP, USB, BRCM, ATHN, MOV Upgraded; SNV, AZN, PD, FRP Downgraded

September 29, 2009 11:38 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) from Neutral to Buy with a $90 price target.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgrades Phillips-Van Heusen (NYSE: PVH) from Neutral to Buy. The firm raised its price target from $45 to $54.

Collins Stewart upgrades ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) from Hold to Buy. Price target $60. Here is more color on the upgrade.

FBR Capital upgrades U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) to Market Perform from Underperform, raises price target to $21 from $14. Click here to see the full report.

Barclays upgrades Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) from Equalweight to Overweight. The firm raised its price target from $30 to $35.

Baird upgrades athenahealth (Nasdaq: ATHN) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target increased to $46 from $33.

Morgan Joseph upgrades Movado (NYSE: MOV) from Hold to Buy. Price target $16.

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DOWNGRADES:
FBR Capital downgrades Synovus (NYSE: SNV) from Market Perform to Underperform; lowers price target to $2.50 from $3.00. Click here for the full report.

Collins Stewart downgrades AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) from Hold to Sell.

Oppenheimer downgrades ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) from Outperform to Perform.

Gabelli & Co downgrades FairPoint Communications (NYSE: FRP) from Hold to Sell.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Standpoint Research initiates coverage on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) with a Sell.

Citi initiates coverage on Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) with a Buy rating and a $61 price target.

Susquehanna initiates coverage on MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) with a Positive rating and $244 price target. The firm likes MasterCard for three primary reasons: operating margin expansion, Europe, and Canada. Here is the full report.

Hapoalim Securities initiates coverage on SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) with an Underperform rating. Price target $11. Click here to see more color.

Gabelli & Co initiates coverage on Transocean (NYSE: RIG) with a Buy.

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


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AMZN 118.03

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 9,227,158
Track AMZN

ATHN 39.63

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 304,011
Track ATHN

AZN 44.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,755,875
Track AZN

BRCM 29.54

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 11,622,598
Track BRCM

COP 48.49

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 13,346,727
Track COP

FRP 0.37

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 5,500
Track FRP

KO 54.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 15,747,991
Track KO

MA 223.45

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,649,324
Track MA

MOV 10.84

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 76,977
Track MOV

PLD 12.31

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 6,820,107
Track PLD

PVH 39.26

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 353,670
Track PVH

RIG 84.77

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,036,179
Track RIG

RL 78.59

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,514,237
Track RL

SNV 2.57

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 16,571,386
Track SNV

SVU 14.80

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,605,253
Track SVU

USB 23.49

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 13,742,785
Track USB


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