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Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, APC, APSG, CENX, CRDN, CVS, DRI, GOOG, QCOM, STLD, SPWR, YUM)
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There seemed to be more upgrades this morning than there were downgrades from Wall Street analysts. Here is a snapshot of some of our key analyst calls we saw:
- Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
- Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Raised to Outperform from Perform at Wachovia.
- Applied Signal Tech (NASDAQ: APSG) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
- Century Aluminum (NASDAQ: CENX) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
- Ceradyne (NASDAQ: CRDN) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
- Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
- Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
- Microsoft (N ASDAQ: MSFT) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
- Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) Added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
- Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup.
- Sunpower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) Raised To Neutral from Underperform at Merrill Lynch.
- Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
Jon C. Ogg
July 11, 2008
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