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Analyst upgrades: U.S. semiconductors, TOO and OPLK

MOST NOTEWORTHY: U.S. semiconductors, Teekay Offshore and Oplink Communications were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Goldman upgraded the U.S. Semiconductor Sector, including Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) to Attractive from Neutral. The firm believes semi fundamentals are poised to improve in 2H08 and that valuations are reasonable.
  • Wachovia upgraded Teekay Offshore (NYSE: TOO) to Outperform from Market Perform based on valuation and increased distribution growth outlook following the acquisition of an additional 25% ownership interest in Teekay Offshore Operating, L.P.
  • Merriman upgraded shares of Oplink Communications (NASDAQ: OPLK) to Buy from Neutral as it believes the company is an attractive takeover target following the Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) and Optium (NASDAQ: OPTM) merger, given its low-cost Chinese manufacturing capacity and attractive $140M cash balance.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • Goldman upgraded Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to Buy from Neutral and added shares to its Conviction Buy List.
  • William Blair raised Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) to Outperform from Market Perform.
  • Citigroup upgraded Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) to Buy from Hold.

Analyst upgrades: Auto & truck suppliers, OPLK and WTSLA

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Auto & Truck Suppliers, Oplink Comm and The Wet Seal were today's noteworthy upgrades:
  • Baird upgraded the Auto & Truck Suppliers sector to Market Overweight from Market Weight citing valuations, lowered expectations, industry dynamics and a potential bottom in economic indicators. The firm upgraded Accuride Corp (NYSE: ACW) and Magna International (MGA) to Outperform from Neutral.
  • Merriman upgraded shares of Oplink Comm (NASDAQ: OPLK) to Neutral from Sell on valuation, as they believe Friday's sell-off fully reflects near-term operating concerns and that share price downside from here is limited.
  • Cowen raised The Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA) to Outperform from Neutral and has increased confidence that the new management's operational changes and cost cutting initiatives will lead to EPS upside.
OTHER UPGRADES:
  • BT Group (NYSE: BT) was raised to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Societe Generale raised Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) to Buy from Hold and ENI SpA (NYSE: E) to Hold from Sell.
  • Goldman raised Embarq (NYSE: EQ) to Neutral from Sell.

Analyst downgrades 5-10-07: CACH, RSH, RTP and WFMI

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Dendreon Corp (DNDN), Whole Foods Market, Inc (WFMI), Rio Tinto plc (RTP), El Paso Corp (EP), and Oplink Communications, Inc (OPLK) were today's more notable downgrades:
  • Banc of America downgraded shares of Dendreon Corp (NASDAQ: DNDN) to Sell from Neutral following the FDA's request for additional clinical data for Provenge.
  • BMO Capital downgraded Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) to Underperform from Market Perform based on valuation.
  • El Paso Corp (NYSE: EP) was cut to Sell from Buy at Matrix after the company's weak operating performance.
  • Merriman downgraded shares of Oplink Communications (NASDAQ: OPLK) to Sell from Neutral based on concerns over the OCP acquisitions and inventory...
OTHER DOWNGRADES:
  • Credit Suisse downgraded shares of RadioShack Corp (NYSE: RSH) to Neutral from Outperform.
  • Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of Cache, Inc (NASDAQ: CACH) to Market Perform from Outperform.
Analyst summaries provided by TheFlyOnTheWall.com (subscription required).

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