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UPGRADES, DOWNGRADES, REITERATIONS, INITIATIONS

Upgrades 
  
 Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target  
 American Capital ACAS Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Neutral » Buy  
   
 Dawson Geophys. DWSN Matrix Research Buy » Strong Buy  
   
 EDS EDS RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform  
   
 Fossil FOSL Wachovia Mkt Perform » Outperform  
   
 Gorman-Rupp Company GRC Matrix Research Hold » Buy  
   
 Marchex MCHX RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform  
   
 Mattel MAT Lehman Brothers Underweight » Equal-weight  
   
 Powell Inds POWL Matrix Research Hold » Buy  
   
 Progress Energy PGN JP Morgan Underweight » Neutral  
   
 Sony SNE HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral  
   
 Texas Roadhouse TXRH JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight  
   
 Vail Resorts MTN Prudential Neutral » Overweight $50 » $58  
 Warner Music Group WMG Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy $24 » $25  
 Warner Music Group WMG Soleil Hold » Buy $23  
 Wells Fargo WFC CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform $42 
  
  
   
  
  
 Downgrades 
  
 Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target  
 Aaron Rents RNT Merriman Curhan Ford Buy » Neutral  
   
 Acorda Therapeutics ACOR Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $21 » $26  
 American Capital ACAS Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $45 » $46  
 Apollo Investment AINV Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $22.50 » $23.50  
 Buenaventura SA BVN Citigroup Hold » Sell   
   
 Cascade CAE Ferris Baker Watts Buy » Neutral  
   
 Cascade CAE Rodman & Renshaw Mkt Outperform » Mkt Perform  
   
 China Life Insurance LFC Bear Stearns Peer Perform » Underperform   
   
 CSX Corp CSX UBS Buy » Neutral  
   
 GMX Resources GMXR AG Edwards Buy » Hold  
   
 Hana Biosciences HNAB Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $13 » $6  
 Hasbro HAS Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight  
   
 Intermec IN Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform  
   
 KB Home KBH Matrix Research Strong Buy » Hold  
   
 KC Southern KSU UBS Buy » Neutral  
   
 Motorola MOT Lehman Brothers Overweight » Equal-weight  
   
 Novastar Fin NFI Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold $29 » $8  
 Novastar Fin NFI Friedman Billings Mkt Perform » Underperform  $27 » $10  
 OMI Corp OMM Lazard Capital Buy » Hold  
   
 Pogo Producing PPP Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform  
   
 Qualcomm QCOM AG Edwards Buy » Hold  
   
 SAFECO SAF JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight   
   
 Scotts Miracle-Gro SMG Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Buy » Neutral  
   
 Shire Pharm SHPGY HSBC Securities Overweight » Neutral  
   
 SLM Corp SLM Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform $55 » $52  
 Vectren VVC Matrix Research Buy » Hold 
  
  
   
   
  
  
 Coverage Initiated 
  
 Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target  
 Acorda Therapeutics ACOR Morgan Joseph Sell  $15  
 Amgen AMGN UBS Neutral  
   
 Biogen Idec BIIB UBS Neutral  
   
 Celgene CELG UBS Buy  
   
 CKX CKXE Bear Stearns Peer Perform  
   
 Gilead Sciences GILD UBS Buy  
   
 Innophos Holdings IPHS Bear Stearns Peer Perform  
   
 Legacy Reserves  LGCY Wachovia Mkt Perform  
   
 Polo Ralph Lauren RL Lehman Brothers Overweight $100  
 Precision Drilling PDS CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform  
   
 Rudolph Tech RTEC Nollenberger Capital Buy $26  
 Warner Chilcott PLC WCRX Oppenheimer Buy $19  
 Zumiez ZUMZ Susquehanna Financial Positive 
  
  
   
   
  
  
 Coverage Resumed 
  
 Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target  
 NASDAQ(b;) NDAQ Banc of America Sec Neutral $31 
  
  
   
  
  
 Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed* 
  
 Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target  
 Alltel AT RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $62 » $65  
 Alltel AT Goldman Sachs Neutral $52 » $56  
 American Tower AMT Banc of America Sec Buy $43 » $45  
 American Tower AMT RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $40 » $45  
 CBRL Group CBRL RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $46 » $53  
 Century Aluminum  CENX Friedman Billings Outperform $47 » $55  
 Crocs CROX Piper Jaffray Outperform $57 » $70  
 Crocs CROX Nollenberger Capital Buy $58 » $64  
 EDS EDS Stifel Nicolaus Buy $31 » $33  
 EV3 EVVV Banc of America Sec Buy $19 » $23  
 Genuine Parts GPC BMO Capital Markets Market Perform $49 » $52  
 Genuine Parts GPC Kevin Dann Buy $54 » $60  
 Gilead Sciences GILD Jefferies & Co Buy $77 » $84  
 Hasbro HAS BMO Capital Markets Market Perform $21 » $25  
 Hewlett-Packard HPQ Goldman Sachs Neutral $48 » $50  
 IntercontinentalExchange ICE Prudential Overweight $160 » $205  
 Johnson Controls JCI Banc of America Sec Buy $110 » $120  
 Kite Realty KRG Stifel Nicolaus Buy $19 » $23  
 Medtronic MDT RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $54 » $58  
 NuVasive NUVA Banc of America Sec Buy $27 » $30  
 Shire Pharm SHPGY RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $57 » $72  
 SI International SINT Friedman Billings Outperform $38 » $34  
 Simple Tech STEC Northland Securities Outperform $18 » $17  
 Sovran Self Storage SSS RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $62 » $63  
 Superior Essex SPSX Morgan Joseph Buy $45 » $41  
 Ultrapertol ULTR Jefferies & Co Buy $16 » $21  
 Utd Nat Foods UNFI RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $42 » $40  
 Valero Energy VLO Friedman Billings Outperform $79 » $82  
 ValueClick VCLK Oppenheimer Buy $29 » $30  
 Wal-Mart WMT HSBC Securities Neutral $52 » $53