Here are some of the top individual analyst calls in pre-market trading:
Clorox (NYSE: CLX) downgraded to Underweight at Lehman.
Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) raised to Equal-weight at Lehman.
Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ: LAMR) started as Buy at Jefferies.
Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Citigroup.
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) raised to Buy from Hold at Jefferies.
Below are some sector calls:
COMM. TOWERS: American Tower (NYSE: AMT) & Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
ONLINE TRAVEL DOWNGRADES: Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) downgraded to Underweight at Morgan Stanley. Priceline.com (NASDA: PCLN) and Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW) downgraded to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley. There was an upgrade though, as Credit Suisse raised its Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) raised to Outperform from Neutral.
US AUTO’s: Ford (NYSE: F) downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Bear Stearns. General Motors (NYSE: GM) downgraded to Underperform at Bear Stearns.
Jon C. Ogg February 6, 2008
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