Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ACI, RATE, BKS, GS, HAS, MOS, OXPS, POT, SIRF, YHOO)

These are not the only analyst calls impacting stocks this morning, but these are the key calls that a673b.bigscoots-temp.com is focusing on this morning:

• Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
• Bankrate (NASDAQ: RATE) downgraded to Hold at Jefferies.
• Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
• Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) downgraded to Market Perform at Oppenheimer.
• Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) raised to Buy at Banc of America.
• Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
• OptionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS) started as Sell at Merriman Curhan Ford.
• Potash (NYSE: POT) raised to Buy at Citigroup
• SiRF Tech (NASDAQ: SIRF) downgraded across the board: Jefferies, Lehman, Oppenheimer.
• Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) raised to Buy at Canaccord Adams; downgraded to Neutral at Banc of America.

Jon C. Ogg
February 5, 2008