Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (ANPI, BP, CBS, JRCC, WFR, SVVS, SNN, SOHU, KNOT, UA)

These are not the only analyst calls affecting shares today, but these are ten of the calls that we are focusing on this Wednesday morning:

• Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ANPI) raised to Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.
• BP plc (NYSE: BP) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
• CBS (NYSE: CBS) downgraded to Market Perform at Wachovia; Raised to Hold at Citigroup.
• James River Coal (NYSE: JRCC) raised to Buy at UBS.
• MEMC Electronics (NYSE: WFR) downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
• SAVVIS (NASDAQ: SVVS) downgraded to Hold at Jefferies and downgraded to Equal-Weight at Lehman.
• Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN) raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
• Sohu.com (NASDAQ: SOHU) downgraded to Perform at Oppenheimer.
• The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
• Under Armour (NYSE: UA) downgraded to Hold at Citigroup.

Jon C. Ogg
April 30, 2008

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