Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADSK, CVA, SFD, MMM, ATU, BLK, CBEY, ITW, RFMD, ROP, UPS)

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Published: December 9, 2008 7:40 am

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and downgrades we are seeing this Tuesday morning:

AutoDesk (ADSK) Started as Buy at KeyBanc.
Covanta (CVA) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Smithfield Foods (SFD) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
3M (MMM) Cut to Underweight at Barclays.
Actuant (ATU) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
BlackRock (BLK) Cut to Market Perform at Wachovia.
Cbeyond (CBEY) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Cut to Underweight at Barclays.
RF Micro Devices (RFMD) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Roper (ROP) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
UPS (UPS) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

Jon C. Ogg
December 9, 2008

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