Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MO, STZ, LVS, LYV, RF, AXP, CMS, DELL, SOLR, TIBX)

These are the top ten early bird upgrades and downgrades we have seen this Thursday morning with about two hours until the open:

• Altria (MO) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Banc of America.
• Constellation Brands (STZ) Raised to Buy at UBS.
• Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Raised to Neutral from Sell at Banc of America.
• Live Nation (LYV) Raised to Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research.
• Regions Financial (RF) Raised to Buy at Ladenburg Thalman.
• American Express (AXP) Started as Underperform at Jefferies.
• Comerica (CMA) Cutto Hold at Deutsche Bank.
• Dell (DELL) added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Sell List.
• GT Solar (SOLR) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
• TIBCO Software (TIBX) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
November 13, 2008