Updated 12-Mar-10 15:01 ET

Upgrades

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Clear Channel Outdoor CCO Wedbush Morgan Neutral » Outperform $13 » $13.50
National Semi NSM Bernstein Underperform » Mkt Perform
Lifetime Brands LCUT Barrington Research Mkt Perform » Outperform $14
Ultimate Software ULTI JMP Securities Mkt Perform » Mkt Outperform $40
Aeropostale ARO Piper Jaffray Underweight » Neutral
Southern Copper SCCO Deutsche Bank Hold » Buy $35 » $38

Downgrades

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Safeway SWY Standpoint Research Buy » Hold
Moog MOG.A Boenning & Scattergood Outperform » Neutral
Abbott Labs ABT Citigroup Hold » Sell $46 » $52
Baytex Energy Trust BTE Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold $35
SkillSoft SKIL Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold
Facet Biotech FACT BMO Capital Markets Outperform » Market Perform
Grand Canyon Education LOPE Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral
American Public Education APEI Credit Suisse Outperform » Neutral
Pacific Sunwear PSUN FBR Capital Outperform » Mkt Perform $5
inContact SAAS Roth Capital Buy » Hold $3.50

Coverage Initiated

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Supervalu SVU Standpoint Research Buy $27
Itron ITRI Wunderlich Hold $75
Forest City Enterprises FCE.A BMO Capital Markets Market Perform $15
Manitowoc MTW Morgan Joseph Buy $16
General Maritime GMR Credit Suisse Outperform $10
Administaff ASF Stifel Nicolaus Buy $26
Carter Holdings CRI BB&T Capital Mkts Buy $36
Hubbell Inc HUB.B Jesup & Lamont Buy $63
Genzyme GENZ Piper Jaffray Neutral
Amgen AMGN Piper Jaffray Neutral
Neurocrine Biosci NBIX Piper Jaffray Neutral
Biomarin Pharm BMRN Piper Jaffray Neutral
Biogen Idec BIIB Piper Jaffray Neutral
Celgene CELG Piper Jaffray Overweight
Gilead Sciences GILD Piper Jaffray Overweight
Rigel Pharms RIGL Piper Jaffray Overweight
Affymax AFFY Piper Jaffray Overweight
LTX-Credence LTXC Barclays Capital Overweight
Health Net HNT Bernstein Mkt Perform
Maidenform Brands MFB BB&T Capital Mkts Buy $27
Hanesbrands HBI BB&T Capital Mkts Hold
New Oriental Education & Technology EDU Deutsche Bank Buy $90
Coinstar CSTR William Blair Mkt Perform
China Advanced Construction Materials Group CADC Roth Capital Buy $8
Luminex LMNX Jefferies & Co Buy $20
Nanosphere NSPH Jefferies & Co Hold $4
Dendreon DNDN Robert W. Baird Outperform $48
Pharmacyclics PCYC Roth Capital Buy $7
Neostem NBS Roth Capital Buy $2.50
Bristol-Myers BMY Jefferies & Co Hold $27
Eli Lilly LLY Jefferies & Co Buy $41
Silicon Graphics SGI Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform

Coverage Resumed

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Intel INTC Needham Buy $25
Ardea Biosciences RDEA Piper Jaffray Overweight
Human Genome HGSI Piper Jaffray Overweight
Alexion Pharma ALXN Piper Jaffray Overweight

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
AnnTaylor ANN FBR Capital Outperform $17 » $23
Finish Line FINL Wedbush Morgan Outperform $12.50 » $14.50
Imax IMAX Wedbush Morgan Neutral $16 » $18
Global Partners GLP Barclays Capital Equal Weight $23 » $24
Ferrellgas Partners FGP Barclays Capital Underweight $20 » $22
Delek US Holdings DK Barclays Capital Equal Weight $8 » $7
Clear Channel Outdoor CCO Barclays Capital Equal Weight $8 » $12
Quiksilver ZQK FBR Capital Mkt Perform $2 » $3
Cypress Semi CY Kaufman Bros Buy $13 » $15
National Semi NSM FBR Capital Mkt Perform $17 » $19
Genzyme GENZ RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $56 » $61
General Comm GNCMA RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $8 » $7
FuelCell Energy FCEL RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $5 » $4
Aeropostale ARO RBC Capital Mkts Top Pick $33 » $37
Zumiez ZUMZ Caris & Company Above Average $19 » $21
Exxon Mobil XOM Credit Suisse Neutral $70 » $72
Libbey LBY Jefferies & Co Buy $10 » $15
Verenium VRNM Jefferies & Co Hold $4 » $6
Teekay Shipping TK Credit Suisse Outperform $25 » $32
Aeropostale ARO Credit Suisse Neutral $33 » $22
Albemarle ALB Jefferies & Co Buy $45 » $48
Aeropostale ARO Brean Murray Buy $34.67 » $45
Cliffs Natural Resources CLF JP Morgan Overweight $60 » $83
Chemspec Intl CPC Oppenheimer Outperform $8.50 » $9.50
Barnes Group B Oppenheimer Outperform $19 » $20
Google GOOG Oppenheimer Outperform $700 » $715
Digital River DRIV JMP Securities Mkt Outperform $31 » $34
Conseco CNO FBR Capital Outperform $8 » $9

(a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO.
(b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage.
(c) Brokerage firm participated in the secondary offering.
* This list of reiterations/target changes is not comprehensive.