Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/18: (HOG) (USB) (TIBX) Upgraded; (STJ) (ABT) (HUSKF) Downgraded

UPGRADES
Goldman Sachs boosts Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) from Neutral to Buy, moving its target from $51 up to $54. Click Here for more color.

Susquehanna upgrades U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) from Neutral to Positive.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifts East West Bancorp (Nasdaq: EWBC) from Market Perform to Outperform, increasing its target by $1 to $24.

Macquarie raises Tibco Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) from Neutral to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES
St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) lowered by three firms today:

• Goldman Sachs from Buy to Neutral, moving its target from $48 down to $42. Click Here for more color;
  
  
• William Blair from Outperform to Market Perform; and
  
  
• Canaccord Genuity from Buy to Hold, cutting its price target from $50 to $43. Click Here for more color.

Raymond James downgrades Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) from Outperform to Market Perform.

Goldman Sachs cuts Husky Energy (OTCBB: HUSKF) from Neutral to Sell with a price target of C$23. Click Here for more color.

Nomura Securities reduces Linear Technology (Nasdaq: LLTC) from Buy to Neutral, moving its target from $34 to $29. Click Here for more color.

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NEW COVERAGE
Guggenheim assumes Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) at Buy and $17 price target.

Barclays initiates Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) with a Equalweight and $32 price target.

Guggenheim begins Cobalt International Energy (NYSE: CIE) with a Buy and $37 target.

Northland Securities starts Stryker (NYSE: SYK) at Market Perform and price target of $52.

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