Early-Bird Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANN, CSUN, VRGY, CVC, KNX, OSK, WERN)

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Published: August 25, 2008 6:25 am

As this is last week of August, the daily upgrades and downgrades are rather thin as firms are starting to run on skeleton crews for one of the lightest news weeks of the year. Here are today’s early-bird analyst upgrades and downgrades:

Ann Taylor (ANN) Raised to Hold from Sell at Citigroup.
China Sunergy (CSUN) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Verigy (VRGY) Raised to Hold at S&P.
Cablevision (CVC) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Knight Transportation (KNX) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
Oshkosh (OSK) Cut to Sell at S&P.
Werner Enterprises (WERN) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
August 25, 2008

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