Investing

Earlybird Analyst Calls (APR 24, 2007)

ADI started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.
ADM started as Neutral at B of A; started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
BBND started as Buy at Jefferies.
BG started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
BMC started as Outperfoirm at CIBC.
BMR started as Buy at AGEdwards.
CLUB started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
ESRX raised to Strong Buy at First Albany.
FTE cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
HGT raised to Sector Perform at RBC.
HRL started as Buy at B of A.
ININ started as Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey.
IPAS started as Buy at Janco.
ITMN  started as Buy at B of A.
JNPR cut to Mkt Perform at Piper Jaffray.
LLTC started as Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
LTM started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
MEDI cut to Equal Weight at Lehman.
MXIM started as Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
NSM started as Outperform at Bear Stearns.
OPSW started as Outperform at CIBC.
QSFT started as Sector Perform at CIBC.
SHO started as Outperform at RBC; started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
SNDK raised to Buy at Citigroup.
SYMC cut to Mkt Weight at Thomas Weisel.
TXN raised to Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
VCBI raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Jon C. Ogg
April 24, 2007

Jon Ogg can be reached at [email protected]; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.

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