Analyst Upgrades

• U.S. Steel (X) to buy from neutral and Barnes & Noble (BKS) to neutral from sell at Goldman.
• Salesforce.com (CRM) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
• Dollar Tree (DLTR) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
• Edison International (EIX) to hold from sell at Citigroup.
• Analog Devices (ADI) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.

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• Deutsche Bank downgraded Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) shares to Sell from Hold after channel checks indicated that licensing costs are rising sharply for the mobile rights to popular content.
  
• Morgan Stanley cut American International (NYSE: AIG) to Equal Weight from Overweight citing expectations for larger than expected CDS losses vs. management's forecast.
  
• UBS downgraded Federated Investors (NYSE: FII) to Neutral from Buy citing reduced attractiveness for money markets given yield.

• Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) was downgraded to Market Weight from Overweight at Thomas Weisel and to Sell from Neutral at Merrill.
  
• Oppenheimer cut ORBComm (NASDAQ: ORBC) to Perform from Outperform.
• PNC Financial (NYSE: PNC) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette.

Analyst downgrades: GLUU, AIG and FII originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Merriman initiated Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) with a Buy rating and thinks the valuation already reflects the potential effects of a slowdown in consumer spending. The firm believes shares have the potential to trade to a range of $8-$10.
  
• Merriman also started USA Technologies (NASDAQ: USAT) with a Buy rating. The firm believes the company is uniquely positioned in the wireless machine-to-machine market given its initial traction with Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) in deploying a cashless payment solution for the beverage vending industry.
  
• B. Riley believes Fulton Financial (NASDAQ: FULT) can return to its legacy of achieving consistent earnings growth with the resolution of the Resource Mortgage tribulations. The firm initiated shares with a Buy rating and $14 target.

• JP Morgan assumed Taser (NASDAQ: TASR) with an Overweight rating.
  
• Calyon initiated Rowan Cos (NYSE: RDC) with an Add rating and $42 target.
  
• Credit Suisse started VisionChina Media (NASDAQ: VISN) with an Outperform rating and $14 target.

Analyst initiations: Glu Mobile, USA Technologies, Fulton Financial originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Jefferies downgraded shares of General Communications (NASDAQ: GNCMA) to Hold from Buy after the company's mixed quarter to reflect increased uncertainty from the recent weakness in its network access and commercial business.
  
• Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank and to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs following its Q3 report. Cantor downgraded shares after the company issued reduced growth expectations.
  
• William Blair downgraded shares of Town Sports (NASDAQ: CLUB) to Market Perform from Outperform to reflect the recent slowdown in new membership additions at mature clubs which they believe creates enhanced risk of operating margin contraction and decelerating EPS growth in 2008.
  
• Baird downgraded Blackboard (NASDAQ: BBBB) to Neutral from Outperform on valuation and expectations for only modest margin expansion.
  
• Lance (NASDAQ: LNCE) was downgraded at Oppenheimer to Neutral from Buy, as they expect higher wheat costs to significantly impact Q4 and 2008 EPS.

• Citigroup downgraded Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) to Hold from Buy.
  
• eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) was downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Bear Stearns.
  
• DaVita (NYSE: DVA) was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Piper Jaffray and to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James.
  
• UBS lowered its rating on YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM) to Neutral from Buy.

Analyst downgrades: GNCMA, GLUU, CLUB, BBBB and LNCE originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• JP Morgan upgraded Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) to Overweight from Neutral based on improved risk/return and conservative near-term estimates. UBS upgraded Lowe's to Buy from sell on valuation.

• Cooper Tire & Rubber (NYSE: CTB) was upgraded to Buy from Sell, as the firm thinks Copper is benefiting from surging demand for tires in Asia and considers the recent weakness a buying opportunity.

• UBS upgraded shares of Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) to Buy from Neutral, citing expected growth acceleration, productivity savings, and attractive valuation.

• Deutsche Bank is positive on the Thomson (TOC)-Reuters combination and expected synergies, upgrading Reuters Group (NASDAQ: RTRSY) to Buy from Hold.

• Netease.com (NASDAQ: NTES) was upgraded to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna based on valuation and checks that indicate better than expected performance of Westward Journey Online III...

• Georgia Gulf (NYSE: GGC) was raised to Neutral from Sell.

• US Airways (NYSE: LCC) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral.

• Banc of America upgraded Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) to Buy from Neutral.

• Think Equity upgraded Jazz Technologies (AMEX: JAZ) to Buy from Source of Funds.

Analyst upgrades: CPB, LCC, LOW, NTES and RTRSY originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Nollenberger believes Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ: COOL) is an attractive turnaround story on track to start delivering accelerating revenue growth with expanding margins and started shares with a Buy rating and $3.00 target.

• Nollenberger started Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) with a Neutral rating, citing concerns about competitive pressures, summer seasonality, IPO lockup expiration and valuation.

• JP Morgan's believes Cache Inc's (NASDAQ: CACH) initiatives, including loyalty and credit card programs, show the potential for longer term growth, but the uncertainty in the women's apparel space makes the company cautious, and started shares off with a Neutral rating...

• Bear Stearns started Haynes International (NASDAQ: HAYN) with an Outperform rating and L-1 Identity Solutions (NYSE: ID) with a Peer Perform rating.

Analyst initiations 7-06-07: CACH, COOL and ID originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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• Friedman Billings views Marriott International's (NYSE: MAR) relatively low-risk, capital efficient fee income model as an attractive investment opportunity and started shares with an Outperform rating.

• Wedbush believes VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) is on the highest quality names in the space given the company's superior growth, high margins and consistent execution and started shares with a Strong Buy rating.

• Rodman believes Generex Biotech's (NASDAQ: GNBT) oral insulin, Oral-lyn could be a significant player in the non-injectable insulin market and initiated shares with an Outperform rating.

• Quality Systems (NASDAQ: QSII) was initiated with a Market Weight rating at Thomas Weisel.

• Morgan Keegan started Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) with a Market Perform rating citing the slowdown in the North American housing market.

• William Blair started Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) with an Outperform rating.

• Kaufman started Glu Mobile Inc (NASDAQ: GLUU) with a Buy rating.

• Fuel Tech Inc (NASDAQ: FTEK) was started with a Buy rating.

• Wedbush initiated shares of Hypercom Corp (NYSE: HYC) with a Hold rating.

• Archer Daniels Midland Co (NYSE: ADM) was initiated with an Accumulate rating at Buckingham.

Analyst initiations 6-12-07: ADM, GNBT, MAR and PAY originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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