Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AHO, BKUNA, CHRT, FTI, HANS, MU, SIGM, UBS, X, WYE)

February 19, 2008 by Douglas A. McIntyre

These are not the only analyst calls today, but these are the top ten analyst calls that 247WallSt.com is looking at in early pre-market trading:

  • Ahold (NYSE: AHO) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • BankUnited Financial (NASDAQ: BKUNA) downgraded to Market Perform at Wachovia.
  • Chartered Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CHRT) raised to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan.
  • FMC Tech (NYSE: FTI) downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Hansen Natural (NASDAQ: HANS) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
  • Micron Tech (NYSE: MU) raised to Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
  • Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird.
  • UBS (NYSE: UBS) downgraded to Peer Perform at Bear Stearns.
  • US Steel (NYSE: X) raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
  • Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley. 

Jon C. Ogg
February 19, 2008

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