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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades: Ford, Imperial Tobacco, Schlumberger]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-reports/" rel="tag">Analyst Reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/analyst-upgrades-and-downgrades/" rel="tag">Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/f/" rel="tag">Ford Motor (F)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/slb/" rel="tag">Schlumberger Limited (SLB)</a></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/04/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> Ford, Imperial Tobacco and Schlumberger were today's noteworthy upgrades:</p>
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    <li>Soleil upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ford-motor-company/f/nys">Ford Motor Company</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/ford-motor-company/f/nys">F</a>) to Buy from Sell as they expect improved sentiment towards shares given new product launches, cost cutting efforts, North American capacity reductions, and better than expected performance on the cash side.</li>
    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/imperial-tobacco-group-plc/ity/nys">Imperial Tobacco Group Plc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/imperial-tobacco-group-plc/ity/nys">ITY</a>) was raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup to reflect FX benefits and pricing in continental Europe. </li>
    <li>Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/schlumberger-limited/slb/nys">Schlumberger Limited</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/schlumberger-limited/slb/nys">SLB</a>) to Overweight from Equal Weight following the company's Q1 results, as they expect consensus estimates to move higher over the coming quarters.</li>
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<p><strong>OTHER UPGRADES: </strong></p>
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    <li>B. Riley raised <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wilmington-trust-corporation/wl/nys">Wilmington Trust Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wilmington-trust-corporation/wl/nys">WL</a>) to Buy from Neutral. </li>
    <li>Morgan Keegan upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/healthcare-services-group-inc/hcsg/nas">Healthcare Services Group Inc</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/healthcare-services-group-inc/hcsg/nas">HCSG</a>) to Outperform from Market Perform. </li>
    <li>Bear upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mgic-investment-corporation/mtg/nys">MGIC Investment Corporation</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/mgic-investment-corporation/mtg/nys">MTG</a>) to Outperform from Peer Perform.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/">Analyst upgrades: Ford, Imperial Tobacco, Schlumberger</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1173133/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/21/analyst-upgrades-f-ity-and-slb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>F</category><category>Ford Motor</category><category>FordMotor</category><category>HCSG</category><category>Healthcare Services</category><category>HealthcareServices</category><category>Imperial Tobacco</category><category>ImperialTobacco</category><category>inthenews</category><category>ITY</category><category>MGIC Investment</category><category>MgicInvestment</category><category>MTG</category><category>Schlumberger</category><category>SLB</category><category>Wilmington Trust</category><category>WilmingtonTrust</category><category>WL</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laurie Pasternack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
