Pre Market Trading Analyst Calls

These are some of the key analyst upgrades and positive calls we have seen early this Monday morning with over 2 hours to open:

• Akamai Tech (AKAM) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
• Amgen (AMGN) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
• Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
• CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
• Kindred Healthcare (KND) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.
• Moody’s (MCO) Raised to Overweight at Lehman.
• NewMarket (NEU) Raised to Outperform at Oppenhemer.
• Parker Hannifen (PH) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
• Spectra Energy (SE) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.

These are some of the key analyst downgrades and negative analyst calls we have seen early this Monday morning with over 2 hours to open:

• Biogen Idec (BIIB) Cut to Sell at Banc of America.
• Cbeyond Communications (CBEY) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
• EHealth (EHTH) Cut to Market Perform at JMP Securities.
• Nortel (NT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
• Oshkosh (OSK) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
• PAETEC (PAET) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia; Cut to Sell at Citigroup..
• Ryanair (RYAAY) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
• Savient Pharma (SVNT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

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