Top Analyst Upgrades (AMAT, BP, CPST, EGLT, ELON, ITRI, KLAC, NSC, PQ, PCLN)

These are some of the top UPGRADES we are seeing from Wall Street analysts this Thursday morning:

• Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
• BP plc (NYSE: BP) raised to Overweight from Neutral at HSBC Securities.
• Eagle Test Systems (NASDAQ: EGLT) started as Buy at Banc of America.
• KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
• Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
• PetroQuest Energy (NYSE: PQ) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
• Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) started as Buy at Stanford Research.

Jon C. Ogg
July 10, 2008