Analyst upgrades: JDSU, M, MA and TAP

MOST NOTEWORTHY: JDSU (JDSU), MasterCard (MA), GlobalSanta Fe (GSF), Molson Coors (TAP) and TRW Inc (TRW) were today's notable upgrades:

BMO Capital upgraded JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) to Market Perform from Underperform based on valuation and good industry fundamentals.

AG Edwards considers MasterCard (NYSE: MA) a defensive payments play, upgraded shares to Buy from Hold, and would use weakness to build positions in the stock.

GlobalSanta Fe (NYSE: GSF) was upgraded at Bernstein to Market Perform from Underperform based on the merger with Transocean (RIG).

Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman based on valuation and potential increased free cash flow in 2008.

OTHER UPGRADES:

Thomas Weisel raised Network Appliance (NASDAQ: NTAP) to Overweight from Market Weight.

Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Piper Jaffray.

Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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