Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Caterpillar (CAT), American Express (AXP), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Analyst initiations
Analyst upgrades:
- Societe Generale upgraded shares of Veolia Environment (NYSE: VE) to Buy from Hold as they believe the company's new finance chief implement additional cost savings.
- Citigroup upgraded shares of Sun Healthcare (NASDAQ: SUNH) to Buy from Hold and added the stock to their Top Picks Live List as they believe the market is pricing in a more severe Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement outlook than is probable. The firm has a $14 target on the stock.
- Calyon believes in 2010, American Express (NYSE: AXP) will have easy comps, reserve releases, and income statement leverage. The firm upgraded shares to Outperform from Underperform.
- Societe Generale (OTC: SCGLY) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) was raised to neutral from Sell at UBS.
- Goldman upgraded Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) to Buy from Neutral and added shares to the Conviction Buy List; Goldman also added Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY) to the Conviction Buy List.
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