Investing

Analyst Calls (JAN 17, 2007)

AAPL reiterated Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
ADTN cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
ALGT started as Buy at Merrill Lynch; started as Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
ALSK cut to Underweight at Lehman.
APPB started as Underweight at Prudential.
ASML reiterated Buy at Jefferies.
BBG started as Buy at A.G. Edwards.
CBH cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
CBSH raised to Market Perform at KBW.
CHKP raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
CMX cut to Neutral at Prudential.
CNP cut to Hold at Citigroup.
DRI raised to Buy at UBS; started as Overweight at Prudential.
EQ cut to Underweight at Lehman.
FRP cut to Neutral at Oppenheimer.
GHDX cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
ICE cut to Market Perform at achovia.
IWA cut to Underweight at Lehman.
JNC cut to Hold at A.G.Edwards.
LEE raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
LNC raised to Strong Buy at Raymond James.
LVLT cut to Sell but raised target to $4.65 at Deutsche Bank.
MCD started as Neutral at Prudential.
MI cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
MRT started as Overweight at Prudential.
NBIX raised to Overweight at Lehman.
NGG raised to Buy at Merrill Lynch.
NT reiterated Buy and target raised to $33 at Jefferies.
OMI raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
OMTR cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
PFCB started as Underweight at Prudential.
PFE reiterated Buy and target raised to $30 from $28 at Deutsche Bank.
PFWD cut to Market Perform at Raymond James.
PG raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
PRGO started as Buy at Merrill Lynch.
RARE started as Neutral at Prudential.
SBUX started as Neutral at Prudential.
SYMC cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
TEF cut to Reduce at UBS.
TIBX started as Outperform at JMP Securities.
UNH reiterated Sector Outperform at CIBC.
USIH cut to Neutral at Oppenheimer.
UST cut to Neutral at UBS.
WEN started as Underweight at Prudential.
WRLD cut to Hold at Jefferies.
WY cut to Neutral at UBS.
YUM started as Neutral at Prudential.

Intel (INTC): A.G. Edwards reiterated Buy and maintained $24 target.  Deutsche Bank lowered target from $25 to $26, maintained Buy. Citigroup lowered estimates on margins but maintained Buy.  Jefferies reiterated Buy.  Maintained Neutral at J.P.Morgan.

Heelys quiet period ended: Started as Sector Perform at CIBC; started as Outperform at Bear Stearns; started as Overweight at J.P.Morgan.

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