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Updated 13-May-08 18:07 ET

Upgrades


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Barr Pharma BRL Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform
Dynamic Materials BOOM KeyBanc Capital Mkts Hold » Buy $50
Fluor FLR Lazard Capital Hold » Buy $200
IberiaBank IBKC Keefe Bruyette Underperform » Mkt Perform $40 » $48
RadioShack RSH RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform
South Fincl Group TSFG Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform $8
Sovereign Banc SOV Friedman Billings Underperform » Mkt Perform $6 » $8

Downgrades


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Amer Italian Pasta AITP DA Davidson Neutral » Underperform $5
BearingPoint BE Citigroup Buy » Hold
Consolidated Water CWCO Janco Partners Buy » Sell
DRS Tech DRS Stifel Nicolaus Buy » Hold
EDS EDS Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform $26
EDS EDS Citigroup Hold » Sell $22 » $23
First Cash FCFS Ferris Baker Watts Buy » Neutral
Hancock Holding HBHC Keefe Bruyette Outperform » Mkt Perform $43
Hansen Natural HANS Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold $37 » $34
LHC Group LHCG Wachovia Outperform » Mkt Perform
Nxstage Medical NXTM William Blair Outperform » Mkt Perform
Nxstage Medical NXTM Canaccord Adams Buy » Hold $12 » $7
Smith & Nephew SNN JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight

Coverage Initiated


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
American Reprographics ARP Credit Suisse Outperform $22
Azure Dynamics AZDDF Merriman Curhan Ford Buy
Curis CRIS RBC Capital Mkts Outperform
Dr Pepper Snapple DPS Wachovia Mkt Perform
Human Genome HGSI JMP Securities Mkt Outperform
Incyte INCY JMP Securities Mkt Outperform
Iron Mountain IRM Credit Suisse Neutral
McGraw-Hill MHP Jefferies & Co Buy $49
Meridian Bioscience VIVO CL King Accumulate
Moody's MCO Jefferies & Co Buy $47
MSCI Inc. MXB William Blair Mkt Perform
Sport Supply Group RBI JMP Securities Mkt Outperform

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
ActivIdentity ACTI Avondale Mkt Outperform $4.10 » $3.90
Alesco AFN RBC Capital Mkts Underperform $2.75 » $1
American Technology ATCO Boenning & Scattergood Market Outperform $5 » $4
Analog Devices ADI Lehman Brothers Overweight $34 » $39
AnnTaylor ANN Wedbush Morgan Buy $28 » $31
Atwood Oceanics ATW Banc of America Sec Buy $103 » $130
Bankunited Fin BKUNA Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $5 » $4
Basin Water BWTR Roth Capital Hold $6 » $4
BearingPoint BE UBS Neutral $1.70 » $2
Cheniere Energy LNG Lehman Brothers Equal-Weight $13 » $9
China BAK Battery CBAK Roth Capital Hold $4.50 » $3.50
China Fire & Sec Grp CFSG Brean Murray Buy $10 » $14
Coeur d'Alene Mines CDE RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $5.50 » $5
Colnl BancGrp CNB Lehman Brothers Overweight $18 » $10
Dean Foods DF UBS Buy $30 » $28
DTS DTSI Canaccord Adams Hold $22 » $25
DTS DTSI Ferris Baker Watts Buy $30 » $32
DTS DTSI Deutsche Securities Buy $34 » $36
Electro Optical Sciences MELA Jesup & Lamont Buy $8 » $9.50
Emageon EMAG Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $3 » $2.50
Emageon EMAG Jefferies & Co Buy $7.50 » $4
Fluor FLR Friedman Billings Outperform $165 » $205
Fluor FLR Stifel Nicolaus Buy $170 » $185
Fluor FLR UBS Buy $165 » $215
Forest Oil FST Lehman Brothers Overweight $65 » $72
Foundation Coal FCL Friedman Billings Outperform $90 » $96
Fuel Systems Solutions FSYS Broadpoint Capital Buy $18.50 » $24
Genco Shipping & Trading GNK Jefferies & Co Buy $93 » $100
Genco Shipping & Trading GNK Lazard Capital Buy $90 » $95
Genius Products GNPI Roth Capital Buy $4 » $2.50
GeoResources GEOI C.K. Cooper Hold $16 » $20
Gran Tierra Energy GTE Dahlman Rose Buy $6 » $8
Hecla Mining HL RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $16 » $15
Hiland Partners HLND RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $60 » $66
Hythiam HYTM Brean Murray Buy $15 » $10
Hythiam HYTM UBS Buy $12 » $10
IndyMac Banc IMB Friedman Billings Underperform $3 » $1
Investools SWIM Kaufman Bros Hold $14.50 » $12.50
JA Solar JASO RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $21 » $26
Kenexa KNXA Brean Murray Buy $22 » $28
Kenexa KNXA Lazard Capital Buy $25 » $26
Kenexa KNXA RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $20 » $21
Maguire Properties MPG Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $17 » $16
MBIA Inc MBI Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $16 » $13
MIVA MIVA Canaccord Adams Buy $3 » $2.50
Monolithic Power MPWR Wedbush Morgan Strong Buy $26 » $28
NMS Comms NMSS Cantor Fitzgerald Buy $2.75 » $2
Nuance Communications NUAN Broadpoint Capital Buy $22 » $23
Nuance Communications NUAN Needham Buy $23 » $24
Nuance Communications NUAN Wedbush Morgan Buy $22 » $24
Orleans Homebuilders OHB JMP Securities Mkt Outperform $9 » $7
PetMed Express PETS Wedbush Morgan Hold $13 » $14
Progressive Gaming PGIC Roth Capital Buy $3.50 » $3
Progressive Gaming PGIC Brean Murray Buy $4 » $3
Public Storage PSA Lehman Brothers Equal-Weight $84 » $83
Radian Group RDN Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $7 » $6
Regency Energy RGNC Lehman Brothers Overweight $35 » $33
Research In Motion RIMM Oppenheimer Outperform $150 » $160
Research In Motion RIMM Citigroup Buy $140 » $165
Sirius Satellite SIRI Utendahl Over-weight $4.25 » $4
Solar Power SOPW Roth Capital Buy $3 » $2
Sovereign Banc SOV Sterne Agee Hold $8 » $9
Sprint Nextel S UBS Neutral $7.25 » $10
Sprint Nextel S Deutsche Securities Hold $7 » $8
Standard Pacific SPF JMP Securities Mkt Outperform $14 » $11
Strategic Hotels & Resorts BEE RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform $16 » $15
Sun Communities SUI Lehman Brothers Equal-Weight $23 » $21
Targa Resources NGLS UBS Buy $32 » $30
Targa Resources NGLS SMH Capital Buy $35 » $37
TeleTech TTEC Janco Partners Buy $40 » $30
Tercica TRCA Friedman Billings Mkt Perform $7 » $6
UCBH Holdings UCBH Lehman Brothers Overweight $19 » $10
Vulcan Materials VMC UBS Neutral $67 » $68
Warnaco Group WRNC Brean Murray Buy $50 » $53
Website Pros WSPI Friedman Billings Outperform $15 » $14
XOMA Limited XOMA Susquehanna Financial Positive $5.50 » $5
XOMA Limited XOMA Rodman & Renshaw Mkt Outperform $6 » $5

Coverage Dropped


Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
ADVENTRX Pharma ANX Fortis Bank Hold
Cash Systems CKNN Merriman Curhan Ford Buy
Exelixis EXEL Fortis Bank Hold
NJ Resources NJR Stifel Nicolaus Hold
Progressive Gaming PGIC Merriman Curhan Ford Buy
Telik TELK Fortis Bank Hold
Threshold Pharma THLD Fortis Bank Hold
Vion Pharma VION Fortis Bank Buy
WGL Holdings WGL Stifel Nicolaus Buy

(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.