MOST NOTEWORTHY:

• Jefferies upgraded shares of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D) and raised their target to $90 from $68 as the firm believes shares are fairly valued based on assumed higher spark spreads in New England.

• Syniverse Holdings (NYSE: SVR) was raised to Peer Perform from Underperform at Bear Stearns after its Q1 report.

• Credit Suisse upgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) and raised their target to $145 from $100 as the firm believes the company will benefit from smart phone market growth and improving international traction. However, FBCO still believes RIMM's increasing exposure to the consumer market will continue to pressure margins.

• Prudential said Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is showing signs of improving revenue growth and accelerating FiOS TV subscriber additions, as well as continued dominance in wireless, and upgraded shares to Neutral from Underweight.

• Matrix USA raised Comcast Corp's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) rating to Hold from Sell on valuation...

• Goldman upgraded Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) to Buy from Neutral with an $81 target.

• NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.

• Bear Stearns raised Ingersoll-Rand's (NYSE: IR) rating to Peer Perform from Underperform.

• Needham upgraded Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) to Buy from Hold with a $28 target.

• Wachovia raised Innkeepers USA Trust (NYSE: KPA) rating to Market Perform from Underperform.

Analyst upgrades 5-01-07: CMCSA, D, RIMM and VZ originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.