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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades: NICE, WPI and MU]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <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/wpi/" rel="tag">Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI)</a></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/02/fly-logo-(aol).gif" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> NICE Systems, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Micron Tech were today's noteworthy upgrades:<br />
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    <li>NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS, as they believe NICE is well-positioned to leverage its offerings in VoIP recording, call centre analytics, and other applications with its extensive enterprise customer base. <br /></li>
    <li>Hambrecht upgraded shares of Watson Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: WPI) to Buy from Hold ahead of the company's Q4 results to reflect valuation and low expectations. <br /></li>
    <li>Thomas Weisel upgraded Micron Tech (NYSE: MU) to Overweight from Market Weight citing expectations DRAM pricing will stabilize in 2008, potential upside from high growth DRAM segments such as mobile, and notes cost cutting efforts and valuation.</li>
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<strong>OTHER UPGRADES:</strong><br />
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    <li>JP Morgan added Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) to its Focus List. <br /></li>
    <li>Keefe Bruyette raised Franklin Bank (NASDAQ: FBTX) to Market Perform from Underperform. <br /></li>
    <li>Morgan Stanley upgraded Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) to Overweight from Equal Weight. <br /></li>
    <li>Citigroup upgraded Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) to Buy from Hold and added shares to its Top Picks List.</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/">Analyst upgrades: NICE, WPI and MU</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:15:00 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/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1118707/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/19/analyst-upgrades-nice-wpi-and-mu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fbtx</category><category>ment</category><category>mu</category><category>nice</category><category>wab</category><category>wpi</category><category>wye</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
