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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst upgrades: MSC Industrial, Prudential plc, GrafTech]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/#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></p><strong><a href="http://www.theflyonthewall.com/splashPage.php?source=AOL"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/04/fly-logo-(aol).gif" alt="" /></a>MOST NOTEWORTHY:</strong> MSC Industrial, Prudential plc and GrafTech were today's noteworthy upgrades:
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    <li>William Blair upgraded shares of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/msc-industrial-direct-co-inc/msm/nys">MSC Industrial</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/msc-industrial-direct-co-inc/msm/nys">MSM</a>) to Outperform from Market Perform on valuation and improved execution following the company's Q2 results. <br /></li>
    <li>Keefe Bruyette raised <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/prudential-plc-sc/puk/nys">Prudential plc</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/prudential-plc-sc/puk/nys">PUK</a>) to Outperform from Underperform as they believe the company's targets will be exceeded. <br /></li>
    <li>Oppenheimer upgraded <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/graftech-international-ltd/gti/nys">GrafTech</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/graftech-international-ltd/gti/nys">GTI</a>) to Outperform from Perform based on strong fundamentals, improving margins, and a strong 2008 order book.</li>
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<p><strong>OTHER UPGRADES:</strong></p>
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    <li><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hff-inc/hf/nys">HFF Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hff-inc/hf/nys">HF</a>) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley. <br /></li>
    <li>Lehman raised <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/canadian-natural-resources-limited/cnq/nys">Canadian Natural</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/canadian-natural-resources-limited/cnq/nys">CNQ</a>) to Overweight from Equal Weight.</li>
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<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/">Analyst upgrades: MSC Industrial, Prudential plc, GrafTech</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:00 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/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/1162659/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/04/09/analyst-upgrades-msc-industrial-prudential-plc-graftech/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>analyst</category><category>canadian natural res...</category><category>CanadianNaturalRes...</category><category>cnq</category><category>graftech</category><category>gti</category><category>hf</category><category>hff</category><category>msc</category><category>msm</category><category>prudential</category><category>puk</category><category>upgrade</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Buscemi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
