Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Stocks that affect the Dow:


  • DIS Walt Disney Co. appears to top earnings, revenue estimates.
  • INTC Intel Matrix Research Downgraded from Strong Buy to Sell;


Upgrades/Downgrades by Sector:



    Airlines - Passenger


    • AMR AMR Corp Calyon Securities Downgraded from Buy to Add
    • CAL Continental Air Calyon Securities Downgraded from Buy to Add
    • LUV Southwest Air Calyon Securities Downgraded from Add to Neutral
    • PNCL Pinnacle Airlines Calyon Securities Upgraded from Neutral to Add $7.50

    Apparel


    • WRNC Warnaco Group Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Per $26 to $17
    • WRNC Warnaco Group Prudential Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $25 to $16

    Beverages


    • SAM Boston Beer Co Prudential Price Target raised Overweight $30 to $33

    Biotech


    • ONXX Onyx Pharma Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform $17 to $13
    • TECH Techne Leerink Swann Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
    • TECH Techne Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $65 to $60

    Business Services


    • EXBD Corp Exec Bd Lehman Brothers Upgraded from Underweight to Equal-weight
    • JUPM Jupitermedia Stifel Nicolaus Downgraded from Buy to Hold

    Chemicals-Ethanol


    • AVR Aventine Renewbl Energy Banc of America Sec Initiated at Buy $50

    Computer Hardware


    • ADIC Advanced Digital AG Edwards Downgraded from Hold to Sell
    • SNIC Sonic Solutions Kaufman Bros Price Target raised Buy $19 to $20
    • FFIV - reiterated buy at NCPI

    Computer Software


    • OPWV Openwave CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Per to Sector Outper $9

    Environmental Products


    • WCAA WCA Waste Friedman Billings Downgraded from Outperform to Mkt Perform $11 to $7.50

    Financial


    • AACC Asset Acceptance Capital William Blair Downgraded from Outperform to Mkt Perform

    Foods


    • GMKT GMarket Thomas Weisel Initiated at Peer Perform

    Healthcare


    • ATRC Atricure Piper Jaffray Upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform $8.50
    • BOL Bausch & Lomb Rochdale Securities Downgraded from Buy to Hold $46
    • OSUR OraSure Tech Needham & Co Downgraded from Buy to Hold
    • AMSG AmSurg Banc of America Sec Downgraded from Buy to Neutral $21
    • ALLI Allion Healthcare Thomas Weisel Downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform
    • DIGE Digene Montgomery & Co Price Target raised Buy $48 to $50
    • DUSA DUSA Pharma Roth Capital Upgraded from Sell to Hold $5
    • TEVA Teva Pharm Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Per $42 to $38
    • CMX - JP Morgan thinks Caremark's guidance is still conservative
    • ALKS - price target lowered to $19 at Jefferies

    Manufacturing


    • MFLX Multi-Fineline First Albany Downgraded from Strong Buy to Neutral

    Oil and Gas


    • BEXP Brigham Exploration BMO Capital Markets Upgraded from Underperform to Market Per

    Publishing


    • NWS News Corp UBS Price Target raised Buy $23 to $24

    Regional Banks


    • SBCF Seacoast Banking Sandler O'Neill Downgraded from Buy to Hold $32

    REITs


    • EDR Education Realty Trust Stifel Nicolaus Downgraded from Buy to Hold
    • TSY Trustreet Properties Banc of America Sec Downgraded from Neutral to Sell $11

    Retail Trade


    • AEOS American Eagle Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $42
    • ANF Abercrombie Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $60
    • ANN AnnTaylor Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $48
    • BEBE bebe stores Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $20
    • CHS Chico's FAS Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $20
    • DG Dollar General Bear Stearns Upgraded from Underperform to Peer Per
    • GYMB Gymboree Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $40
    • HOTT Hot Topic Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $13
    • PSUN Pacific Sunwear Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $17
    • TLB Talbots Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $29
    • URBN Urban Outfitters Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $15

    Savings & Loan


    • NTBK NetBank Friedman Billings Upgraded from Underperform to Mkt Perform $4.80
    • STSA Sterling Financial Sandler O'Neill Downgraded from Buy to Hold $35

    Semiconductors


    • TWB Tween Brands Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $49
    • TXN Texas Instruments Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy

    Steel and Iron Mining


    • OS Oregon Steel UBS Price Target raised Buy $55 to $60

    Telecommunications


    • CELL Brightpoint Jefferies & Co Upgraded from Hold to Buy $15 to $21
    • CSCO Cisco Systems JMP Securities Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Outper $23
    • GSL Global Signal RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded from Outperform to Sector Perform $54 to $47
    • IIVI II-VI Inc Roth Capital Price Target raised Buy $23 to $27.40
    • CELL - price target raised to $19 at DBAB

    Utilities


    • WTR Aqua America Boenning & Scattergd Initiated at Market Outperform



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