Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ADBE, APC, APSG, CENX, CRDN, CVS, DRI, GOOG, QCOM, STLD, SPWR, YUM)

By Douglas A. McIntyre Published
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There seemed to be more upgrades this morning than there were downgrades from Wall Street analysts.  Here is a snapshot of some of our key analyst calls we saw:

  • Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Raised to Outperform from Perform at Wachovia.
  • Applied Signal Tech (NASDAQ: APSG) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
  • Century Aluminum (NASDAQ: CENX) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
  • Ceradyne (NASDAQ: CRDN) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
  • CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
  • Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) Started as Buy at Banc of America.
  • Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.
  • Microsoft (N ASDAQ: MSFT) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
  • Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) Added to Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
  • Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD) Raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup.
  • Sunpower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) Raised To Neutral from Underperform at Merrill Lynch.
  • Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) Started as Buy at Banc of America.

Jon C. Ogg
July 11, 2008

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