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Dow Stocks News:

• BAC - posted great numbers and is sharply up in pre-market trading;
  
  
• UTX - Beat street estimates by $0.02;
  
  
• AXP American Express Stifel Nicolaus Price Target Raised Buy $62 to $67
  
• AXP American Express Friedman Billings Price Target Raised Mkt Perform $58 to $67
  
  
• PFE Pfizer Bear Stearns Downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform
  
• PFE Pfizer HSBC Securities Price Tgt Lowered Overweight $30.50 to $30
  
  
• MCD McDonald's AG Edwards Price Target Raised Buy $47 to $50
  

Breaking News:

• Under Armour Priced Too High - Barron's
  
  
• Hansen Natural shares could get a boost in '07-Barron's
  
  
• Gap (GPS) announced that Paul Pressler is stepping down as president and CEO, following a disastrous holiday season for the retailer. - WSJ
  
  
• Marsh & Mclennan said its insurance-brokerage unit has become the first foreign company to obtain a license to operate a wholly owned venture in China, in a sign of how Beijing is following through on pledges to allow strong competitors into parts of its financial sector. - WSJ
  
  
• VPHM - moving to S&P 600;
  
  
• Macau's gaming revenue surged 22% in 2006, surpassing the Las Vegas Strip as the world's biggest casino market. The Chinese city's gambling industry reaped $6.95B in revenue. Analysts estimate the Las Vegas Strip took in between $6.5 billion and $6.6 billion last year. Foreign investors are staking $20B on making the city the gambling capital of Asia. (Bloomberg)
  
  
• CYBX Carl Icahn raises stake in Cyberonics to 2.51M shares from prior 606.7K;
  
  
• TIN up 5% - Icahn files 13D....declares 6.73% stake;
  
  
• China's Internet users increased 23% to 137 million, covering 10.5% of the country's population, at the end of 2006, and will likely grow more quickly in future, the China Internet Network Information Center said Tuesday.
  
  
• China, the world's second-largest Internet market after the U.S., had 123 million users at the end of June, according to the center, which is directed by China's Ministry of Information Industry. - MarketWatch

Stocks that affect the Dow:

• DIS Walt Disney Co. appears to top earnings, revenue estimates.
  
• INTC Intel Matrix Research Downgraded from Strong Buy to Sell;
  

Upgrades/Downgrades by Sector:

Airlines - Passenger

• AMR AMR Corp Calyon Securities Downgraded from Buy to Add
  
• CAL Continental Air Calyon Securities Downgraded from Buy to Add
  
• LUV Southwest Air Calyon Securities Downgraded from Add to Neutral
  
• PNCL Pinnacle Airlines Calyon Securities Upgraded from Neutral to Add $7.50
  

Apparel

• WRNC Warnaco Group Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Per $26 to $17
  
• WRNC Warnaco Group Prudential Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $25 to $16
  

Beverages

• SAM Boston Beer Co Prudential Price Target raised Overweight $30 to $33
  

Biotech

• ONXX Onyx Pharma Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform $17 to $13
  
• TECH Techne Leerink Swann Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  
• TECH Techne Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $65 to $60
  

Business Services

• EXBD Corp Exec Bd Lehman Brothers Upgraded from Underweight to Equal-weight
  
• JUPM Jupitermedia Stifel Nicolaus Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Chemicals-Ethanol

• AVR Aventine Renewbl Energy Banc of America Sec Initiated at Buy $50
  

Computer Hardware

• ADIC Advanced Digital AG Edwards Downgraded from Hold to Sell
  
• SNIC Sonic Solutions Kaufman Bros Price Target raised Buy $19 to $20
  
• FFIV - reiterated buy at NCPI
  

Computer Software

• OPWV Openwave CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Per to Sector Outper $9
  

Environmental Products

• WCAA WCA Waste Friedman Billings Downgraded from Outperform to Mkt Perform $11 to $7.50
  

Financial

• AACC Asset Acceptance Capital William Blair Downgraded from Outperform to Mkt Perform
  

Foods

• GMKT GMarket Thomas Weisel Initiated at Peer Perform
  

Healthcare

• ATRC Atricure Piper Jaffray Upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform $8.50
  
• BOL Bausch & Lomb Rochdale Securities Downgraded from Buy to Hold $46
  
• OSUR OraSure Tech Needham & Co Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• AMSG AmSurg Banc of America Sec Downgraded from Buy to Neutral $21
  
• ALLI Allion Healthcare Thomas Weisel Downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform
  
• DIGE Digene Montgomery & Co Price Target raised Buy $48 to $50
  
• DUSA DUSA Pharma Roth Capital Upgraded from Sell to Hold $5
  
• TEVA Teva Pharm Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Per $42 to $38
  
• CMX - JP Morgan thinks Caremark's guidance is still conservative
  
• ALKS - price target lowered to $19 at Jefferies
  

Manufacturing

• MFLX Multi-Fineline First Albany Downgraded from Strong Buy to Neutral
  

Oil and Gas

• BEXP Brigham Exploration BMO Capital Markets Upgraded from Underperform to Market Per
  

Publishing

• NWS News Corp UBS Price Target raised Buy $23 to $24
  

Regional Banks

• SBCF Seacoast Banking Sandler O'Neill Downgraded from Buy to Hold $32
  

REITs

• EDR Education Realty Trust Stifel Nicolaus Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• TSY Trustreet Properties Banc of America Sec Downgraded from Neutral to Sell $11
  

Retail Trade

• AEOS American Eagle Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $42
  
• ANF Abercrombie Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $60
  
• ANN AnnTaylor Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $48
  
• BEBE bebe stores Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $20
  
• CHS Chico's FAS Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $20
  
• DG Dollar General Bear Stearns Upgraded from Underperform to Peer Per
  
• GYMB Gymboree Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $40
  
• HOTT Hot Topic Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $13
  
• PSUN Pacific Sunwear Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $17
  
• TLB Talbots Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $29
  
• URBN Urban Outfitters Friedman Billings Initiated at Mkt Perform $15
  

Savings & Loan

• NTBK NetBank Friedman Billings Upgraded from Underperform to Mkt Perform $4.80
  
• STSA Sterling Financial Sandler O'Neill Downgraded from Buy to Hold $35
  

Semiconductors

• TWB Tween Brands Friedman Billings Initiated at Outperform $49
  
• TXN Texas Instruments Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy
  

Steel and Iron Mining

• OS Oregon Steel UBS Price Target raised Buy $55 to $60
  

Telecommunications

• CELL Brightpoint Jefferies & Co Upgraded from Hold to Buy $15 to $21
  
• CSCO Cisco Systems JMP Securities Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Outper $23
  
• GSL Global Signal RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded from Outperform to Sector Perform $54 to $47
  
• IIVI II-VI Inc Roth Capital Price Target raised Buy $23 to $27.40
  
• CELL - price target raised to $19 at DBAB
  

Utilities

• WTR Aqua America Boenning & Scattergd Initiated at Market Outperform
  

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Breaking News:

SanDisk agreed to buy msystems for $1.55 billion in stock in the latest sign of consolidation in the flash-memory sector. - WSJ



AOL plans an Internet video portal featuring content from both users and cable networks. - WSJ



Two California defense outfits are for sale. Northrop's navigation systems unit could go for up to $1 billion and Wyle Laboratories for under $400 million. - WSJ



Vitamin retailer GNC late Friday said it plans to offer 23.5 million shares at a range of $16-$18 in a bid to raise about $400 million in its upcoming initial public offering. GNC plans to trade under the symbol "GNC" on the New York Stock Exchange. Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and UBS are underwriting the IPO for the retailer. Private equity firm Apollo Management runs a fund that is the principal stockholder of the Pittsburgh company. - MarketWatch

Upgrades/Downgrades by Sector:

Advertising:

• TFSM 24/7 Media Piper Jaffray Upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform $10 to $11
  

Aluminum Mining:

• CENX Century Aluminum Morgan Stanley Downgraded from Overweight to Underweight
  

Biotech:

• BTRX Barrier Therapeutics Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy $10
  

Business Services:

• CDI CDI Corp Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  
• VOL Volt Information Sciences Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Computer Hardware:

• AAPL Apple Computer Banc of America Sec Upgraded from Neutral to Buy
  
• SNDK SanDisk CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Per to Sector Outper $60
  
• RNOW Rightnow Tech Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $17
  

Computer Software:

• INTU Intuit First Analysis Sec Downgraded from Overweight to Equal-Weight
  
• SPSN Spansion UBS Initiated at Buy $20
  
• WITS Witness Systems CE Unterberg Towbin Upgraded from Market Perform to Buy $19
  

Construction:

• EXP Eagle Materials BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• INSU Insituform Tech Morgan Joseph Upgraded from Hold to Buy $27
  
• JEC upgraded to Buy from Neutral, target $93 at Goldman Sachs
  

Financial:

• SLM SLM Corp Prudential Initiated at Overweight $60
  

Gaming Operations:

• PENN Penn Natl Gaming Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Healthcare Equipment:

• ME Mariner Energy Goldman Sachs Initiated at Buy
  

Insurance:

• SFG StanCorp Fin Morgan Stanley Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight
  
• WCG WellCare Group Goldman Sachs Downgraded from Buy to Neutral $53
  

Manufacturing:

• SPSX Superior Essex UBS Price Target raised Buy $40 to $44
  

Motor Vehicles:

• LEA Lear Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  
• LEA Lear Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $28 to $24
  

Non-Ferrous Metals Mining:

• PD Phelps Dodge Prudential Upgraded from Underweight to Overweight $60 to $110
  

Oil and Gas:

• Jefferies Top Picks include HOS, GSF, NE, RIG, and DO;
  
• Goldman Top Picks include HAL, NOV, DO, SLB, and WFT;
  
• BBG Bill Barrett Goldman Sachs Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• CVX Chevron JP Morgan Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral
  
• RRC Range Resources First Albany Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy
  

Publishing:

• PRST Presstek Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Regional Banks:

• VLY Valley National Ryan, Beck & Co Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform $25
  

REITs:

• EQ Embarq JP Morgan Upgraded from Underweight to Neutral
  

Retail Trade:

• PSUN Pacific Sunwear BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Semiconductors:

• RMBS Rambus BWS Financial Upgraded from Hold to Buy $20 to $22
  
• SPIL Siliconware Precision Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Neutral to Buy
  

Steel and Iron Mining:

• CRS Carpenter Tech KeyBanc Capital Mkts Upgraded from Hold to Buy $115
  

Telecommunications:

• ARRS Arris Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy
  
• KVHI KVH Industries Cowen & Co Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform
  
• NT Nortel Robert W. Baird Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $3 to $2
  

Tobacco:

• ITY Imperial Tobacco UBS Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  

Utilities:

• AYE Allegheny Energy Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $41 to $44
  
  

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Upgrades/Downgrades by sector:

Foods:

• HSY - price target raised to $62 at STFL
  

IT / Tech:

• BRCM - target down $20 to $33 at Jefferies
  
• CIBC says that YHOO is not as attractive as GOOG at present levels
  
• INTU - initiated with a buy at Smith-Barney
  

Biotech:

• GILD - Piper believes this is a buying opportunity
  
• AMGN - CIBC would be buyers at these levels
  

Aerospace

• ORB Orbital Sciences Kaufman Bros Price Target raised Hold $16 to $18
  

Business Services

• DTAS Digitas Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Strong Buy
  
• EFX Equifax Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  
• XPRT LECG Corp Matrix Research Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Computer Hardware

• AVID Avid Tech Roth Capital Downgraded from Buy to Hold $50 to $41
  
• FFIV downgraded to Accumulate from Buy, target $53 at THNK
  
• FFIV F5 Networks Kaufman Bros Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• TER Teradyne AG Edwards Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Computer Services

• NTES Netease.com JP Morgan Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $25
  

Computer Software

• COGN Cognos ICAP Upgraded from Sell to Buy $25 to $35
  
• CTXS Citrix Systems Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Neutral to Buy $40
  
• HYSL Hyperion Solutions Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral
  
• HYSL Hyperion Solutions Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy $36 to $38
  
• INFA Informatica Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Sell to Neutral $12.50
  
• INFA Informatica Maxim Group Upgraded from Hold to Buy $16
  
• YHOO Yahoo! Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Healthcare

• AMSG AmSurg Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Sell to Hold $21
  
• NOVA Novamed Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  
• AMLN Amylin Pharms Lehman Brothers Downgraded from Overweight to Equal-weight
  

Homebuilders

• MDC MDC Holdings JMP Securities Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Underper $35
  

Household Goods

• KMB Kimberly-Clark Prudential Downgraded from Neutral to Underweight $65 to $60
  

Industrial Equipment

• B Barnes Group Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $20
  
• BUCY Bucyrus Stifel Nicolaus Upgraded from Hold to Buy $56
  
• IEX IDEX Corp Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  

Insurance

• RLI RLI Corp Stifel Nicolaus Upgraded from Hold to Buy $45
  

Major Pharmaceutical

• GTXI GTX HSBC Securities Initiated at Overweight $16
  

Manufacturing

• CBE Morgan Stanley Price Target raised $97
  
• SPWR Sunpower Needham & Co Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy $36 to $48
  
• SPWR Sunpower Thomas Weisel Upgraded from Peer Perform to Outperform
  

Motor Vehicles

• GNTX Gentex Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Oil and Gas

• WFT - reiterated Buy at Jefferies with $65 price target
  
• DO Diamond Offshore AG Edwards Upgraded from Hold to Buy $96
  

Paper and Packaging

• CCK Crown Hldgs Citigroup Initiated at Buy
  
• SLGN Silgan Holdings Citigroup Initiated at Buy $45
  

Personal Services

• BFAM Bright Horiz Family Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Reduce to Neutral
  
• CTAS Cintas Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Regional Banks

• ASBC Assoc Banc-Corp Oppenheimer Upgraded from Sell to Neutral
  
• BBX BankAtlantic Bear Stearns Downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform
  
• BKMU Bank Mutual Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target raised Outperform $13 to $13.25
  
• CMA Comerica Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target raised Outperform $62 to $65
  
• FBC Flagstar Bancorp Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• STBA S & T Bancorp Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• ZION Zions Bancorp Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  
• ZION Zions Bancorp Sandler O'Neill Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

REITs

• TMA Thornburg Mortg Credit Suisse Downgraded from Neutral to Underperform $26 to $23
  
• TMA Thornburg Mortg Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform
  

Retail Trade

• ACMR AC Moore Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• SHW Sherwin-Williams JP Morgan Upgraded from Neutral to Overweight
  
• UAG United Auto JP Morgan Initiated at Overweight
  

Savings & Loan

• WSFS WSFS Financial Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform $66
  

Security Systems

• JCI Johnson Controls Calyon Securities Upgraded from Neutral to Buy $78 to $90
  
• JCI Johnson Controls Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $90
  
• JCI Johnson Controls Morgan Stanley Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight
  

Semiconductors

• KLAC KLA-Tencor Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• LTXX LTX Corp Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• SWKS Skyworks Charter Equity Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Underper
  
• SWKS Skyworks Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform $8 to $5
  
• UTEK Ultratech Brean Murray Downgraded from Accumulate to Hold $22 to $16.50
  
• UTEK Ultratech JP Morgan Upgraded from Underweight to Neutral
  

Steel and Iron Mining

• RS Reliance Steel CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform
  

Telecommunications

• CELL Brightpoint Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $20 to $17.50
  

Utilities

• AYE Allegheny Energy AG Edwards Upgraded from Hold to Buy $45
  

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7.12.06 Mid-Day

Pennies

• BRCL - 2.79 Bid
  
• VIV - 2.60
  
• GIGM - 9
  
• STEM - 2.25 Bid
  
• WON - 8.05
  
• FORD - 6.45 Bid
  
• NLST - 0.50
  
• TIII - 3.50
  
• HOM - 6.75
  

Breaking News:

• ~U.S. trade gap widens in May rises to $63.8 billion from a revised $63.3 billion in April, Reuters reports.
  
  
• ~A Sycamore ex-employee claims the tech company replaced him after he refused to manipulate dates of stock-options grants. - WSJ
  
  
• ~The EU fined Microsoft $357 million for failing to obey its 2004 antitrust order and threatened new fines of $3.82 million a day beginning July 31. Microsoft called the fine unjust, saying it will go to court to get it overturned. - WSJ
  
  
• ~Gap said Jenny Ming, who helped launch Old Navy and has been the apparel retailer's president since 1998, is resigning. - WSJ
  
  
• ~The SEC is expected to propose changes to a current rule that would reduce the number of open short positions in stocks. - WSJ
  

Stock Split Announcement:

• PCAR - PACCAR Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a 3 for 2 stock split.
  
  ETF's
  
• Names of ProShares, their objectives and ticker symbols:
  
  
• Short ProShares Daily Objective Ticker Symbol
  
  

Upgrades/Downgrades and News by Sector:

IT/ Tech:

• While 2Q06 proved difficult for sector share price performance, we remain
  constructive on select stock price outlooks for the next six-to-12 months. Our
  top Analog picks are company-specific stories including MCHP (new products,
  margin improvement), ISIL (long-term organic revenue growth), FCS (classic
  portfolio restructuring), and ONNN (FCF growth/balance sheet restructuring and
  margin improvement). Overall, these companies offer a mix of offensive
  characteristics which we believe are well-suited for a demand-uncertain
  environment. - TN
  
  
• Citigroup is positive on MCHP, ISIL, FCS, & ONNN due to EPS growth, valuations,
  and catalysts.
  

Biotech:

• expect Q2 upside from Buy rated CELG & GILD@SBSH
  The firm also sees Q2 upside for Sell rated AMLN & IMCL. CELG is the firm's
  best idea long-term.
  

Brokerage Services:

• NDAQ - KBWI thinks the valuation is compelling
  

Gaming:

• HET - Morgan Stanley is reiterating a Buy rating
  

Rail Roads:

• RailAmerica (RRA) said June freight carloads declined 2.5% to 102,824 from 105,429 in the year-earlier period. On a same-railroad basis, carloads fell 1% to 99,707 from last year's 100,680, as declines in shipments of paper, petroleum and lumber and forest products offset increases in coal and agricultural and farm products.- Marketwatch
  

Chemicals:

• ROC Rockwood Holdings Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $25 to $26;
  

Computer Hardwar:

• SNDK SanDisk Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  

Computer Services:

• SOHU Sohu.com CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Perform to Sector Outper $28;
  

Computer Software:

• KRON Kronos Matrix Research Upgraded from Strong Sell to Sell;
  
• PRFT Perficient Roth Capital Downgraded from Buy to Hold $14;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Jefferies & Co Downgraded from Hold to Underperform $11 to $5;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Soleil Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  

Construction:

• LPX Louisiana-Pacific Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold;
  

Financial:

• FII Fed Investors Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform;
  
• WDR Waddell & Reed Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform;
  

Foods:

• WWY Wrigley Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $53 to $43;
  

Healthcare:

• CUTR Cutera Merriman Curhan Ford Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• EYE Advanced Medical Optics Prudential Inititated at Overweight $60;
  
• CYH Community Health Stifel Nicolaus Inititated at Buy $42;
  
• DNA Genentech CIBC Wrld Mkts Price Target Raised Sector Outperform $96 to $98;
  
• DNA Genentech Deutsche Securities Downgraded from Buy to Hold $100 to $90;
  
• DNA Genentech Prudential Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $94 to $84;
  

Insurance:

• PFG Principal Fincl UBS Downgraded from Neutral to Reduce;
  

Manufacturing:

• CLUB Town Sports Intl Piper Jaffray Inititated at Outperform $14;
  

Motion Pictures:

• RGC Regal Entertainment Bear Stearns Upgraded from Underperform to Peer Perform;
  

Non-Ferrous Metals Mining:

• USU USEC Inc. Friedman Billings Inititated at Outperform $27;
  

Oil and Gas:

• ARD Arena Resources Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• CHK Chesapeake Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• EPEX Edge Petroleum Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• KWK Quicksilver Resrcs Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• NHY Norsk Hydro ASA UBS Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• RRC Range Resources Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $33;
  
• SM St. Mary Lnd/Expl Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• UPL Ultra Petroleum Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $70;
  
• WLL Whiting Petroleum Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• XTO XTO Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $49;
  

Publishing:

• MHP McGraw-Hill AG Edwards Inititated at Buy $64;
  

Real Estate:

• SOLD Housevalues Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  

Regional Banks:

• NCC National City Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform;
  

Retail Trade:

• BBY Best Buy Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  
• CSH Cash America Matrix Research Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  
• GYMB Gymboree Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target Raised Outperform $38 to $43;
  
• TJX TJX Cos Lehman Brothers Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight;
  

Savings & Loan:

• HARB Harbor Fla Banc Janney Mntgmy Scott Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  

Semiconductors:

• OPLK Oplink Comms Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  
• PKE Park Electrochem Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy;
  
• SMSC Standard Micro Matrix Research Downgraded from Sell to Strong Sell;
  
• SPIL Siliconware Precision Susquehanna Financial Downgraded from Neutral to Negative;
  

Telecommunications:

• HRS Harris JP Morgan Inititated at Overweight;
  

Utilities:

• SWN SW Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• SWN SW Energy Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• UIL UIL Holdings BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  

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• CRUS Cirrus Logic Needham & Co Buy $9 » $12
  
• DE Deere Stifel Nicolaus Buy $84 » $111
  
• DOX Amdocs Prudential Overweight $41 » $43
  
• FORM FormFactor Needham & Co Buy $43 » $50
  
• GLW Corning UBS Buy $31.50 » $35
  
• MNST Monster Worldwide Prudential Overweight $60 » $64
  
• NOV Natl Oilwell Varco Calyon Securities Add $73 » $79
  
• NTPA Netopia BWS Financial Buy $4.75 » $6
  
• PALM Palm Rochdale Securities Buy $25 » $27
  
• PX Praxair Prudential Overweight $66 » $67
  
• PX Praxair UBS Buy $66 » $68
  
• QUIK QuickLogic Needham & Co Buy $6 » $7
  
• RBAK Redback Networks Soleil Buy $25 » $28
  
• SFUN Saifun Semi CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform $35 » $40
  
• SIMG Silicon Image Needham & Co Buy $13 » $15
  
• SKX Skechers USA Brean Murray Strong Buy $24 » $32
  
• SNWL SonicWALL WR Hambrecht Buy $8 » $10
  
• TDY Teledyne Tech Needham & Co Buy $40 » $41
  
• TMO Thermo Electron Needham & Co Buy $36 » $41
  
• TRID Trident Microsystems Prudential Overweight $38 » $39
  
• TTMI TTM Tech Needham & Co Buy $14 » $18
  
• UARM Under Armour Banc of America Sec Buy $36 » $45
  
• WFR MEMC Elec UBS Buy $55 » $61
  
• WOOF VCA Antech Ryan, Beck & Co Mkt Perform $30 » $32
  
• WXS Wright Express Banc of America Sec Buy $28 » $35
  

Downgrades:

• ADVNB Advanta Corp Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform
  
• AEIS Advanced Energy Soleil Buy » Hold
  
• AMLN Amylin Pharms Thomas Weisel Outperform » Peer Perform
  
• CRR Carbo Ceramics Matrix Research Hold » Sell
  
• FIC Fair Isaac JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral
  
• GSIC GSI Commerce CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform » Sector Per
  
• GSIG GSI Group Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold
  
• HCC HCC Insurance BB&T Capital Mkts Buy » Hold
  
• HON Honeywell JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight
  
• JDAS JDA Software Montgomery & Co Buy » Hold $14.50
  
• LRY Liberty Prop BB&T Capital Mkts Buy » Hold
  
• MVK Maverick Tube AG Edwards Buy » Hold
  
• MWV MeadWestvaco Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $31 » $32
  
• NVT Navteq UBS Buy » Neutral
  
• PTI Patni Computer Sys Goldman Sachs In-Line » Underperform
  
• PWR Quanta Services Matrix Research Hold » Sell
  
• ROCK Gibraltar Industries Robert W. Baird Outperform » Neutral $29
  
• SEE Sealed Air Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold
  
• SERO Serologicals Banc of America Sec Buy » Neutral $31
  
• SERO Serologicals Matrix Research Buy » Hold
  
• SIMG Silicon Image Robert W. Baird Outperform » Neutral $14 » $12
  
• SWIR Sierra Wireless Avondale Partners Mkt Outperform » Mkt Perform

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Upgrades:

• BE BearingPoint Citigroup Hold » Buy $8.50 » $12.50
  
• DV DeVRY Stanford Research Hold » Buy $27
  
• EDE Empire District Elec Matrix Research Hold » Buy
  
• LDIS Leadis Tech Needham & Co Hold » Buy $8
  
• NTRS Northern Trust Janney Mntgmy Scott Neutral » Buy
  
• PTV Pactiv Corp Credit Suisse Underperform » Neutral $20 » $23
  
• RFMD RF Micro Device Needham & Co Buy » Strong Buy $8 » $11
  
• SAH Sonic Automotive Calyon Securities Neutral » Add $25 » $30
  
• SANM Sanmina-SCI Needham & Co Hold » Buy $6
  
• SII Smith Intl Hibernia Southcoast Capital Hold » Buy $47 » $52
  
• STE Steris Matrix Research Hold » Buy
  
  
  
• COGO Comtech Jefferies & Co Buy $15
  
• EGLT Eagle Test Systems Banc of America Sec Buy $25
  
• GGXY Golf Galaxy Morgan Keegan Outperform
  
• SUMT SumTotal JMP Securities Strong Buy $9
  
  
  
• ACTU Actuate Needham & Co Buy $4.50 » $5
  
• AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform $39 » $42
  
• AMSG AmSurg Banc of America Sec Buy $25 » $27
  
• ATML Atmel Needham & Co Buy $6 » $6.50
  
• BWLD Buffalo Wild Wings CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform $46 » $48
  
• BWLD Buffalo Wild Wings Dougherty & Company Buy $40 » $50
  
• BYD Boyd Gaming Morgan Joseph Buy $57 » $62
  
• DD DuPont UBS Buy $50 » $54
  
• GOL Gol Intelligent Airlines Prudential Overweight $33 » $41
  
• IM Ingram Micro Needham & Co Buy $24 » $25
  
• KNL Knoll UBS Buy $25 » $27
  
• KSS Kohl's Banc of America Sec Buy $63 » $66
  
• LAMR Lamar Advertising CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Outperform $57 » $60
  
• MCHP Microchip Prudential Overweight $41 » $43
  
• MHP McGraw-Hill Friedman Billings Outperform $65 » $68
  
• MIL Millipore Banc of America Sec Buy $73 » $81
  
• ORCL Oracle Banc of America Sec Buy $14 » $16
  
• SLG SL Green Rlty Banc of America Sec Buy $105 » $110
  

Downgrades:

• ACL Alcon Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform
  
• ASCA Ameristar Casinos Brean Murray Accumulate » Hold $28
  
• BP BP Prudential Overweight » Neutral $83 » $80
  
• DFG Delphi Fin Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform
  
• DRL Doral Fincl Brean Murray Accumulate » Hold
  
• HZO MarineMax Matrix Research Buy » Hold
  
• LAD Lithia Motors Calyon Securities Add » Neutral $35
  
• MDP Meredith Bear Stearns Outperform » Peer Perform
  
• MRBK Mercantile Bank RBC Capital Mkts Outperform » Sector Perform
  
• ROHI Rotech Healthcare Jefferies & Co Hold » Sell $9 » $2
  
• WFII Wireless Facilities Matrix Research Buy » Hold
  

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