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Re: iconoclassic post# 152908

Tuesday, 03/25/2008 8:37:32 AM

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:37:32 AM

Post# of 376163
UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, REITERATIONS, INITIATIONS


http://www.briefing.com/Investor/Public/Calendars/UpgradesDowngradesAlphaSort.htm



Upgrades 

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Avant Immun AVAN Needham & Co Hold » Buy $10
Boardwalk Pipeline BWP Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform

Canadian Solar CSIQ Lazard Capital Hold » Buy

CIGNA CI Credit Suisse Neutral » Outperform

DR Horton DHI JMP Securities Mkt Outperform » Strong Buy

L-1 Identity Solutions ID Needham & Co Hold » Buy $16
Meritage MTH JMP Securities Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform

N Amer Palladium PAL HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral

Orleans Homebuilders OHB JMP Securities Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform

Packeteer PKTR Brean Murray Sell » Hold

Pulte Homes PHM JMP Securities Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform

THQ Inc THQI Citigroup Hold » Buy $26 » $29
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods WBD Citigroup Hold » Buy $114
XM Satellite XMSR Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy $18.40
Yahoo! YHOO Citigroup Hold » Buy $31 » $34


Downgrades

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals ABPI Rodman & Renshaw Mkt Outperform » Mkt Perform

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals ABPI Jefferies & Co Buy » Underperform $7 » $0.55
Amtrust Financial AFSI Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform $17
Bear Stearns BSC Sandler O'Neill Hold » Sell

C.H. Robinson CHRW UBS Buy » Neutral

Capital One COF Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform $40
Credit Suisse CS UBS Buy » Neutral

Extra Space Storage EXR Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $16
FPIC Insurance FPIC Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold

Gap Inc GPS Citigroup Buy » Hold $23
Heartland Payment Systems HPY Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Buy » Neutral

Liberty Media Capital LCAPA Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight $17
Prosperity Bancshares PRSP BMO Capital Markets Outperform » Market Perform

Public Storage PSA Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $92
Pzena PZN Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Underperform $9 » $10
Royal Philips Electronics PHG JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral

Starwood Hotels HOT Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold

Stillwater Mining SWC HSBC Securities Neutral » Underweight

Tiffany & Co TIF Oppenheimer Outperform » Perform

UnitedHealth UNH Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral $65 » $38
Zumiez ZUMZ Oppenheimer Outperform » Perform



Coverage Initiated

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
AGCO Corp AG Sterne Agee Hold $59
Akeena Solar AKNS Merriman Curhan Ford Buy

Bucyrus BUCY Sterne Agee Hold $97
Deere DE Sterne Agee Sell $73
Diamond Offshore DO Dahlman Rose Buy

Ensco ESV Dahlman Rose Hold

Esterline Techs ESL Stifel Nicolaus Buy $60
GTX GTXI Rodman & Renshaw Mkt Outperform $22
Ingersoll-Rand IR Sterne Agee Hold $46
Joy Global JOYG Sterne Agee Hold $72
Liberty Media A LMDIA Lehman Brothers Overweight $30
Newfield Expl NFX Broadpoint Capital Buy $63
NexMed NEXM Roth Capital Buy $2.50
Noble Corp NE Dahlman Rose Buy

Orbitz OWW Canaccord Adams Sell $4
priceline.com PCLN Canaccord Adams Hold $120
Pride Intl PDE Dahlman Rose Hold

Rowan Cos RDC Dahlman Rose Buy

Stereotaxis STXS Barrington Research Outperform $10
Steven Madden SHOO Sterne Agee Buy $21
TiVo TIVO GARP Research Avoid

Transocean RIG Dahlman Rose Buy



Coverage Resumed

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Ameristar Casinos(b;) ASCA Morgan Joseph Sell $16


Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
3Com COMS Lehman Brothers Underweight $3 » $2.50
3Com COMS Kaufman Bros Hold $4.50 » $3
Accenture ACN Stifel Nicolaus Buy $44 » $40
Cash America CSH Jefferies & Co Buy $38 » $44
Century Casinos CNTY Sterne Agee Buy $7 » $6
Glu Mobile GLUU Kaufman Bros Buy $10 » $7.50
Google GOOG UBS Buy $590 » $570
InterActive IACI Lehman Brothers Overweight $35 » $28
Mentor Corp MNT Oppenheimer Outperform $45 » $35
Nucor NUE Citigroup Buy $80 » $83
Sonic SONC Friedman Billings Outperform $24 » $26
U.S. Steel X Citigroup Buy $118 » $145
Valero Energy VLO Lehman Brothers Equal-weight $51 » $50


Coverage Dropped

Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Pharmacopeia PCOP Merriman Curhan Ford Buy

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