Analyst upgrades and downgrades
Posted Dec 24th 2007 10:50AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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MOST NOTEWORTHY UPGRADES:
- Hilliard Lyons upgraded Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ: SYPR) to Buy from Neutral on valuation, and expected improvements in the company's Industrial Group and Electronics Group.
- TD Newcrest upgraded Quebecor World (NYSE: IQW) to Hold from Reduce, while UBS upgraded Quilmes Industrial (NYSE: LQU) to Neutral from Sell.
MOST NOTEWORTHY DOWNGRADES:
- Respironics Inc. (NASDAQ: RESP) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform by BMO Capital, following the company's acquisition by Philips.
- Think Equity downgraded Nanophase Technologies (NASDAQ: NANX) to Accumulate from Buy, citing checks that indicate sales for architectural coatings remain sluggish.
- Golden Telecom (NASDAQ: GLDN) was lowered to Equal Weight from Overweight by Morgan Stanley.
- First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN) was downgraded to Sell from Hold on Friday by Sandler, O'Neill & Partners.
Tags: FHN, GLDN, IQW, LQU, NANX, RESP, SYPR
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