MOST NOTEWORTHY: JDS Uniphase (JDSU-old, JDSUD), Western Digital (WDC) and MGM Mirage (MGM) top today's list of upgrades.

• JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ:JDSUD) was upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at Needham. They believe the worst is over for JDSU and see upside to near-term estimates after the company's profitable first-quarter results. JDS Uniphase was also upgraded by Deutsche Bank to Buy from Hold, citing valuation and expectations of improved profitability.
• Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James following their strong earnings report.
• MGM Mirage (NYSE:MGM) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at KeyBank/McDonald based on valuation and fundamentals.

OTHER UPGRADES:

• Sina Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank. The firm cited Sina's strong results and a positive 2007 outlook for the upgrade. Citigroup also upgraded Sina Corp to Buy from Hold.
• DA Davidson upgraded Trident Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRID) to Buy from Neutral on valuation.
• Finally, JP Morgan upgraded Unilever N.V. (NYSE:UN) to Neutral from Underweight. The firm expects positive news flow and possible upside surprises over the next six to nine months driven by margin expansion and cost stabilization.

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Analyst upgrades 11-3-06: JDS Uniphase and MGM Mirage upgraded originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.