Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (CAT, CRUS, EQ, HCCI, MAR, MTG, PPC, R, SLB, WFC)

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

• Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
• Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) Cut to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.
• Embarq (NYSE: EQ) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ: HCCI) started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
• Marriott (NYSE: MAR) Cut to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs.
• MGIC Investment Corp (NYSE: MTG) Raised to Outperform from Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
• Pilgrims Pride (NYSE: PPC) Raised to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
• Ryder System (NYSE: R) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Baird.
• Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) Raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
• Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) cut to Underperform from Perform at Oppenheimer.

Jon C. Ogg
April 21, 2008