Analyst Upgrades for 11/4/2009... Affymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX) upgraded to Hold from Sell, $6.50 target, at Deutsche Bank... American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) added to Top Picks List at FBR Capital... Burger King (NYSE:BKC) initiated as Buy at Janney Montgomery... C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) upgraded to Buy from Hold, $88 target, at Deutsche Bank... Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo... Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray... Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Societe Generale... EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Gaylord (NYSE:GET) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Wells Fargo... Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE:GET) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at FBR Capital... General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse... Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) reiterated Overweight, $25 target, at Piper Jaffray... Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at UBS... NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ:NETL) maintained Overweight, $47 target, at Piper Jaffray... Provident Financial (NYSE:PFS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Montgomery... Rehabcare (NYSE:RHB) upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight, $28 target, at Thomas Weisel... Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ:SNDA) upgraded to Positive at Susquehanna... Steris (NYSE:STE) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens... Vertex (NASDAQ:VRTX) upgraded to Overweight, $50 target, at Morgan Stanley... Viacom (NYSE:VIA.B) upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer... Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) initiated as Buy at Janney Montgomery...

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