StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/01

November 1, 2007 10:20 AM EDT

Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Thomas Weisel upgrades Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) from Market Weight to Overweight, saying strong free cash flow supports stock buybacks.

Stifel, Nicolaus upgrades Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) from Hold to Buy with a $39 price target. The firm said it can see a better outlook due to management being confident that it can meet its announced guidance.

Bear Stearns upgrades China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE: LFC) from Underperform to Peer Perform.

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DOWNGRADES:
Bear Stearns downgrades MasterCard (NYSE: MA) from Outperform to Peer Perform. Shares of MasterCard surged nearly $33 points, or 21%, yesterday, following strong third quarter results.

Merrilll Lynch downgrades Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) from Neutral to Sell.

CIBC downgrades Citigroup (NYSE: C) from Sector Perform to Sector Underperform. The firm expects the company to sell assets, raise capital or cut its dividend to shore up its capital ratios.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Caris initiates coverage on athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN) with an Average rating and $26 price target.

UBS resumes coverage on CVS (NYSE: CVS) with a Buy rating and $50 price target. Also, the firm resumes coverage on Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) with Neutral ratings.

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ATHN 63.79

-1.03 -1.59%
Volume: 331,907
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C 32.93

-0.73 -2.17%
Volume: 40,682,716
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CVS 43.18

+0.18 +0.42%
Volume: 6,481,987
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CYH 20.03

+0.18 +0.91%
Volume: 2,310,394
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GRMN 43.59

+0.11 +0.25%
Volume: 448,191
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LFC 42.38

-1.73 -3.92%
Volume: 690,801
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M 35.68

-0.53 -1.46%
Volume: 3,386,794
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MA 396.14

-0.26 -0.07%
Volume: 748,309
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RAD 1.54

-0.05 -3.14%
Volume: 3,474,050
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WAG 34.54

+0.33 +0.96%
Volume: 11,761,383
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