Goldman Sachs Makes Adjustment To its Conviction Buy List (CME, CBG, BKD, BX, SPG)

Goldman Sachs GS is out with a research report this morning, where it makes adjustments to its Conviction Buy List. Some of the companies added to the list, solidifying GS’s bullishness on the names, include: • Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD: note that this stock was seeing enormous call buying yesterday over 4,500% of the daily call volume. I wonder who knew what? $20 price target • Blackstone Group LP BX: $14.50 price target • Simon Property Group Inc. SPG: $100 price target Some names that have been removed from the list include: • CME Group Inc. CME: downgraded to Neutral; price target of $290, down from $350 • CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. CBG: maintains Buy rating; $21 price target, which is unchanged.