Updated 06-Nov-09 13:35 ET

Upgrades


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Amazon.com AMZN Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform $125 » $160
ANSYS ANSS Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy $44 » $46
Arena Resources ARD Global Hunter Securities Neutral » Buy $40 » $48
CBS Corp CBS Piper Jaffray Underweight » Neutral
Delhaize Group DEG JP Morgan Underweight » Neutral
DivX DIVX Maxim Group Hold » Buy $8.50
Eclipsys ECLP Caris & Company Average » Above Average $18 » $23
EnerNOC ENOC Ardour Capital Accumulate » Buy $27 » $40
General Electric GE Oppenheimer Perform » Outperform $17 » $18
General Electric GE Bernstein Mkt Perform » Outperform $19
Genesco GCO Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform $25 » $34
Gerdau AmeriSteel GNA Longbow Sell » Neutral
Hellenic Telecom OTE Citigroup Hold » Buy
InterNAP INAP Jefferies & Co Underperform » Hold $3
Jo-Ann Stores JAS Wedbush Morgan Neutral » Outperform $30 » $37
Lennar LEN Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform $15 » $16
Macy's M JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Magna MGA UBS Neutral » Buy
Manulife Financial MFC Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral
Manulife Financial MFC RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
Meritage MTH Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral $17 » $19
Moog MOG.A Boenning & Scattergood Neutral » Outperform
Occam Networks OCNW Jefferies & Co Hold » Buy $3.50 » $5
Oceaneering Intl OII CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add
Polypore Intl PPO Ardour Capital Reduce » Hold $10 » $11
Realty Income O Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform
TASER TASR JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight
Tempur-Pedic TPX William Blair Mkt Perform » Outperform
Ternium S.A. TX Barclays Capital Equal Weight » Overweight
Torchmark Corp TMK Citigroup Sell » Buy $50
Visa V Argus Hold » Buy $100
Vivo Participacoes VIV Oscar Gruss Hold » Buy $23.50 » $31
Willbros Group WG Jesup & Lamont Hold » Buy $30
Willbros Group WG CapitalOne southcoast Neutral » Add $15 » $18
Zymogenetics ZGEN Wedbush Morgan Neutral » Outperform $6 » $8

Downgrades


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Aeropostale ARO UBS Buy » Neutral
Arena Resources ARD CapitalOne southcoast Add » Neutral $45 » $43
bebe stores BEBE Brean Murray Buy » Hold
Cardinal Health CAH Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $35 » $30
Conceptus CPTS Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Buy » Neutral
Continental Resources CLR Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $43 » $44
CVS Caremark CVS William Blair Outperform » Mkt Perform
Evergreen Solar ESLR Citigroup Hold » Sell
Evergreen Solar ESLR Ardour Capital Hold » Reduce $2 » $1
Fred's FRED Wedbush Morgan Neutral » Underperform $14 » $11
Medical Properties Trust MPW Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold $9
Move MOVE ThinkEquity Buy » Source of Funds
Ormat Tech ORA Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $45 » $42
Quicksilver Resrcs KWK Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $13 » $14
Red Robin Gourmet RRGB KeyBanc Capital Mkts Buy » Hold
ResMed RMD Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $50 » $53
Rosetta Stone RST Piper Jaffray Overweight » Neutral
Rosetta Stone RST Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $24
Sunoco SUN Howard Weil Market Outperform » Market Perform $30
The Knot KNOT Kaufman Bros Buy » Hold $11
Vanguard Natural Resources VNR Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $18.50 » $18
W&T Offshore WTI Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $11.50 » $12

Coverage Initiated


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Agilent A Jefferies & Co Buy $40
Becton Dickinson BDX Jefferies & Co Buy $100
Bio-Rad Labs BIO Jefferies & Co Buy $130
Life Technologies LIFE Jefferies & Co Buy $57
Mettler-Toledo MTD Jefferies & Co Buy $125
Millipore MIL Jefferies & Co Buy $85
O2Micro OIIM GC Research Overweight $7
Peet's Coffee PEET Janney Mntgmy Scott Buy
Select Medical SEM Wells Fargo Market Perform
Sigma-Aldrich SIAL Jefferies & Co Hold $54
Thermo Fisher TMO Jefferies & Co Hold $50
Vitacost.com VITC Roth Capital Buy $15

Coverage Resumed


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
United Western Bancorp UWBK FBR Capital Mkt Perform $4

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
SXC Health Solutions SXCI Dougherty & Company Buy $60 » $65

(a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO.
(b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage.
(c) Brokerage firm participated in the secondary offering.
* This list of reiterations/target changes is not comprehensive.