Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ACAS, ANDE, CLX, CLB, EMC, IBKC, MFC, KWK)

These are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades and positive calls we are seeing this Friday morning:

• American Capital (ACAS) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
• Andersons (ANDE) Raised to Buy at BB&T.
• Clorox (CLX) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• Core Labs (CLB) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• EMC (EMC) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
• IberiaBank (IBKC) Raised to Outperform at Baird and Raised to Market Perform at KBW.
• Manulife Financial (MFC) Raised to Outperform at CIBC.
• Quuicksilver Resources (KWK) Started as Buy at Collins Stewart.

Jon C. Ogg
December 12, 2008