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Cramer thinks Starbucks will be a comeback story, similar to McDonald’s in 2003, especially since a new group of value investors are interested in the leading coffee chain. With the return of CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks has cut costs dramatically by closing 800 stores and reducing expenses. These savings accounted for the company’s earnings beat, in spite of a 6% reduction in same store sales domestically. Starbucks is redesigning stores to fit the atmosphere of local neighborhoods, is introducing healthier offerings, cheaper coffee and may reinvent instant coffee with its VIA product. Cramer thinks Starbucks, trading at 19.5% 2010 earnings with a 18% growth rate, is a buy.

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BE Aerospace (NASDAQ: BEAV) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital.

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RBC Capital upgraded Gardner Denver (NYSE: GDI) to Outperform from Sector Perform and raised its target to $34 from $28 citing the additional scale of restructuring, better tone to end-markets, and few downside catalysts. Baird upgraded Gardner Denver to Outperform from Neutral and raised its target to $35 from $32 based on a bottom in fundamentals and compelling valuation.

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B. Riley upgraded Finish Line (NASDAQ: FINL) to Buy from Neutral to reflect the potential for improving trends in second half of 2009. The firm raised its target on shares to $10.50 from $9.

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A Credit Suisse analyst upgraded shares of Con-way Inc. on Monday, citing the trucking operator’s better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. CNW

Christopher J. Ceraso raised the stock to “Neutral” from “Underperform” in a note to investors. He also lifted his price target to $47 from $23 – a premium of 14 percent over the stock’s Friday close.

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