These are not the only key analyst calls coming out of Wall Street analysts today, but these are the key calls that a673b.bigscoots-temp.com is focusing on in pre-market hours:
- AU Optronics (AUO) raised to Outperform at Lehman.
- Express Scripts (ESRX) downgraded to Market Perform at Wachovia.
- Family Dollar (FDO) downgraded to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
- Garmin (GRMN) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank.
- Petrobras Brasiliero (PBR) downgrades to Sell from Hold at Citigroup.
- Petrobras Energia (PZE) downgraded to Underperform from Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
- PPD Inc. (PPDI) raised to Buy at UBS.
- Shutterffly (SFLY) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
- Tesoro (TSO) downgraded to Underperform from Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
- Zumiez (ZUMZ) raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
- UBS RAISED AIRLINES: Continental (CAL), Delta (DAL), Northwest Airlines (NWA), UAL (UAUA), and United (LCC) all raised to Buy from neutral; AMR (AMR) raised to Neutral from Sell. Incidentally, Bear Stearns also raised Delta (DAL) to an Outperform rating.
Jon C. Ogg
January 9, 2008