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Top 10 Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, XLNX, BMRN, FWLT, PALM, VRTX, EIX, MGM, POM, TIF)

These are the top 10 analyst calls we have seen this Wednesday morning with about two hours until the market opens:

  • Altera (ALTR) and Xilinx (XLNX) Raised to Overweight at Global Crown.
  • Biomarin Pharma    (BMRN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
  • Foster Wheeler (FWLT) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
  • Palm (PALM) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray.
  • Vertex Pharm (VRTX) Raised to Accumulate at ThinkEquity.
  • Edison (EIX) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • MGM Mirage (MGM) Cut to Hold at KeyBanc.
  • Pepco Holdings (POM) was downgraded at both Barclays and at Wachovia.
  • Tiffany (TIF) target cut by over 60% to $21.00 at HSBC.

JON C. OGG
March 4, 2009

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