ATR started as Buy at Merrill Lynch.
AVZ raised to Outperform at CIBC.
CDWC cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.
CEP started as Outperform at Wachovia.
CEPH raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
COF reitr Buy at Jefferies.
CSCO cut to Neutral at Bank of America.
CYCL raised to Overweight at Lehman.
DIOD reitr Buy at AGEdwards.
DJO cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
FDX raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
GE reitr Buy and target raised from $41 to $43 at Deutsche Bank.
ITT cut to Market Perform at FBR.
JNS cut to Sector Underperform at CIBC.
LAMR cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
MOT started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs (resumed coverage).
NHP cut to Underperform at Wachovia, raised to buy at UBS.
NT maintained Hold at AGEdwards.
OVTI cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
PTV started as Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
PVG started as Outperform at RBC, started as Buy at AGEdwards.
RFMD reitr Buy at Jefferies.
SIRF cut to Neutral at Oppenheimer.
SIRI raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
SNH cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
SPR started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
SPW raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
SYMC reitr Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
WDR cut to Hold at AGEdwards.
XMSR raised to Overweight at JPMorgan, but downgraded to Neutral at B of A.
YRCW raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
Pre-Market Analyst Calls (JAN 16, 2007)
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