StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: 09/17

Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:

Citigroup upgrades Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) from Hold to Buy

Thomas Weisel upgrades Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) from Market Weight to Overweight with a $21 price target.

Wachovia upgrades Bebe Stores (Nasdaq: BEBE) from Market Perform to Outperform.

Bear Stearns upgrades Ford (NYSE: F) from Peer Perform to Outperform.

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DOWNGRADES:

Citigroup downgrades Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) from Buy to Hold. Morgan Stanley downgrades Marsh McLennan from Equal Weight to Underweight.

Merrill Lynch downgrades Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE), McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) and the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) from Neutral to Sell, citing slowing economy and says housing problems will hurt advertising.

UBS downgrades Alcatel (NYSE: ALU) from Buy to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE:

A number of firms start coverage on recent IPO HireRight (Nasdaq: HIRE): Piper Jaffray Starts HireRight (HIRE) at Market Perform, $13 target; CIBC Starts HireRight (HIRE) at Sector Outperform, $16 target; Baird starts at Neutral, $15 price target; William Blair starts at Market Perform.

A number of firms start coverage on recent IPO Masimo Corp (Nasdaq: MASI): Deutsche Bank starts at Buy, $30 target; Piper Jaffray starts at Outperform, $30 target; Cowen starts at Neutral.

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