Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (DVN, ECA, STR, RSG, APC, AIN, AVB, BRE, CBST, DLTR, MEOH, SOA, SU, UDR)

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Published: December 8, 2008 7:51 am

These are some of the top pre-market upgrades and downgrades we have seen from Wall Street analysts this Monday morning:

Devon Energy (DVN) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
EnCana (ECA) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Questar (STR) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Republic Services (RSG) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Anadarko Petroleum (APC) Cut to Sell from Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Apartment Investment (AIV) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
AvalonBay (AVB) Cut to Underperform at KBW.
BRE Properties (BRE) Cut to Underperform at KBW.
Cubist (CBST) Cut to Underperform at Leerink Swann.
Dollar Tree (DLTR) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Methanex (MEOH) Cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
Solution (SOA) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Suncor Energy (SU) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
UDR (UDR) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.

Jon C. Ogg
December 8, 2008

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