These are not the only analyst and research notes out there affecting stocks the morning, but below are the top research calls that 24/7 Wall St. is focusing on in pre-market trading this Wednesday:
- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.
- Blue Nile (NILE) raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- BP plc (BP) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at J.P.Morgan.
- Golden Telecom (GLDN) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at J.P.Morgan.
- Maxim Integrated (MXIM) raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- NYMEX Holdings (NMX) raised to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Occidental Petroleum (OXY) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Quest Energy Partners (QELP) off quiet period: started in coverage as Outperform at FBR, as Outperform at RBC Capital Markets and as Outperform at Wachovia.
- Petro-Canada (PCZ) downgraded to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- BANC OF AMERICA neutral on many tech names: Brocade (BRCD), Seagate (STX) & Western Digital (WDC) both started as Neutral. Riverbed Tech (RVBD) started as Neutral. Emulex (ELX) started as BUY.
Jon C. Ogg
December 19, 2007
