These are not at all the only impact analyst calls kicking off the new year, but these are the calls we are focusing on this morning at a673b.bigscoots-temp.com:
- Advanced Micro Systems (AMD), LSI (LSI), and National Semiconductor (NSM) all downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Banc of America.
- Amazon.com (AMZN) raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Baker Hughes (BHI) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
- Becton Dickinson (BDX) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
- Humana (HUM) raised to Outperform at CIBC.
- IAC/Interactive (IACI) cut to Hold from Buy at Citigroup.
- Intel (INTC) & Texas Instruments (TXN) cut to Neutral from Buy at Banc of America.
- Priceline.com (PCLN) raised to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
- Starbucks (SBUX) downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Bear Stearns.
- United Health (UNH) downgraded to Sector Perform from Peer Perform at CIBC.
Jon C. Ogg
January 2, 2008