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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/04: (AMR) (SODA) (PLCM) Upgraded; (MDR) (GMR) (GTIV) Downgraded

October 4, 2011 11:08 AM EDT
UPGRADES
Avondale Partners ups AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) from Underperform to Market Outperform, maintaining a price target of $6.50.

Deutsche Bank upgrades SodaStream International (Nasdaq: SODA) from Hold to Buy with its price target moved from $50 to $40. Click Here for more color.

Barclays lifts Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) from Equalweight to Overweight, price target raised from $25 to $28.

Canaccord Genuity raises Forest Oil (NYSE: FST) from Hold to Buy, lowering its price target from $30 to $22. Click Here for more color.

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DOWNGRADES
Goldman Sachs removes McDermott (NYSE: MDR) from its Conviction Buy List, but retained a Buy rating and $17 price target.

Cantor Fitzgerald downgrades General Maritime (NYSE: GMR) from Hold to Sell, slashing its price target from $1.00 to $0.05. Click Here for more color.

Deutsche Bank lowers Gentiva Health Services (Nasdaq: GTIV) from Buy to Hold, price target cut from $14 to $5.50. Click Here for more color.

Barclays reduces Riverbed (Nasdaq: RVBD) from Overweight to Equalweight, price target reduced from $30 to $22.

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NEW COVERAGE
Jefferies assumes Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) at Buy rating, its price target moves from $18 to $28. Click Here for more color.

Oppenheimer initiates Express Scripts (Nasdaq: ESRX) with an Outperform, and $54 price target.

Cowen begins Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) with an Outperform.

Jefferies starts American Express (NYSE: AXP) with a Hold rating and $50 price target (down from $53). Click Here for more color.

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