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

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