Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (JOBS, AUO, AVR, CRDN, CLX, DKS, GR, MPEL, PLXS, VSE)

These are not all of the downgrades or negative calls we have seen, but these are some calls moving shares this Monday morning:

• 51jobs (JOBS) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
• AU Optronics (AUO) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
• Aventine Renewable (AVR) Cut to Underweight at Lehman.
• Ceradyne (CRDN) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
• Clorox (CLX) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
• Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
• Goodrich (GR) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
• Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
• Plexus (PLXS) Cut to Neutral  at Baird.
• VeraSun Energy (VSE) Cut to Underweight at Lehman.

Jon C. Ogg
July 28, 2007