Pre-Market Analyst Calls (August 23, 2007)

August 23, 2007 by Douglas A. McIntyre

AIZ started as Outperform at Wachovia.
BPA started as Buy at Oppenheimer.
BR cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
CFC raised to Mkt Perform at Wachovia; raised to Mkt Perform at FBR.
CN raised to Neutral at UBS.
DHX started as Outperform at Wachovia.
EV cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
HNAB raised to BUy atCantor Fitzgerald.
JOYG raised to Buy at UBS.
MEE raised to Buy at UBS.
MGI raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
MT started as Buy at B of A.
OSIP raised to Mkt Perform at Wachovia.
SIRF started as Neutral at B of A.
SHOR started as Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
SPTN started as BUy at B of A.
TOL raised to Mkt Perform at JMP Securities.
TWB cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
WXS cut to Mkt Perform at Morgan Keegan.

Jon C. Ogg
August 23, 2007

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

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