Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (BVF, CERN, GIGM, IRBT, MHS, MDP, SII, STLD, STI, TRI)

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Published: April 23, 2008 6:49 am

These are not all of the analyst calls, but these are ten of the calls affecting shares this Wednesday morning:

Biovail (NYSE: BVF) cut to Sector Perform at CIBC.
Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) raised to Buy at Jefferies.
GigaMedia (NASDAQ: GIGM) started as Nuy at Brean Murray.
iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) raised to Buy at Kaufman.
Medco Health (NYSE: MHS) raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Meredith (NYSE: MDP) cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Smith International (NYSE: SII) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan; also cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) cut to Hold at Citigroup.
SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) raised to Market Perform at KBW.
Triad Hospitals (NYSE: TRI) started as Overweight at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
April 23, 2008

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