medco health solutions

Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose 38 percent on higher prices for brand name drugs and new clients, topping Wall Street forecasts.

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: Citi upgrades Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) from Hold to Buy.

Oppenheimer upgrades Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) from Perform to Outperform. Price target increased from $57 to $61.

Merrill Lynch upgrades Kroger (NYSE: KR) from Neutral to Buy.

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Price target $3. Deutsche Bank upgrades National City (NYSE: NCC) from Sell to Buy with a $9 price target, saying with the stock down 84% over the last 12 months it trades at a large discount to its franchise value even after assuming that almost all of the new $7 billion of capital will be used for new loans.