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Updated 13-May-08 18:07 ET

Avondale

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	ActivIdentity	ACTI	Mkt Outperform	$4.10 » $3.90

Banc of America Sec

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Atwood Oceanics	ATW	Buy	$103 » $130

Boenning & Scattergood

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	American Technology	ATCO	Market Outperform	$5 » $4

Brean Murray

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	China Fire & Sec Grp	CFSG	Buy	$10 » $14
Reiterated	Progressive Gaming	PGIC	Buy	$4 » $3
Reiterated	Hythiam	HYTM	Buy	$15 » $10
Reiterated	Kenexa	KNXA	Buy	$22 » $28
Reiterated	Warnaco Group	WRNC	Buy	$50 » $53

Broadpoint Capital

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Fuel Systems Solutions	FSYS	Buy	$18.50 » $24
Reiterated	Nuance Communications	NUAN	Buy	$22 » $23

C.K. Cooper

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	GeoResources	GEOI	Hold	$16 » $20

Canaccord Adams

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Hansen Natural	HANS	Buy » Hold	$37 » $34
Downgraded	Nxstage Medical	NXTM	Buy » Hold	$12 » $7
Reiterated	MIVA	MIVA	Buy	$3 » $2.50
Reiterated	DTS	DTSI	Hold	$22 » $25

Cantor Fitzgerald

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	NMS Comms	NMSS	Buy	$2.75 » $2

Citigroup

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Research In Motion	RIMM	Buy	$140 » $165
Downgraded	BearingPoint	BE	Buy » Hold
Downgraded	EDS	EDS	Hold » Sell	$22 » $23

CL King

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Initiated	Meridian Bioscience	VIVO	Accumulate

Cowen & Co

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Upgraded	Barr Pharma	BRL	Neutral » Outperform

Credit Suisse

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Initiated	American Reprographics	ARP	Outperform	$22
Initiated	Iron Mountain	IRM	Neutral

DA Davidson

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Amer Italian Pasta	AITP	Neutral » Underperform	$5

Dahlman Rose

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Gran Tierra Energy	GTE	Buy	$6 » $8

Deutsche Securities

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Sprint Nextel	S	Hold	$7 » $8
Reiterated	DTS	DTSI	Buy	$34 » $36

Ferris Baker Watts

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	DTS	DTSI	Buy	$30 » $32
Downgraded	First Cash	FCFS	Buy » Neutral

Fortis Bank

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change
Dropped	Telik	TELK	Hold
Dropped	Vion Pharma	VION	Buy
Dropped	Exelixis	EXEL	Hold
Dropped	ADVENTRX Pharma	ANX	Hold
Dropped	Threshold Pharma	THLD	Hold

Friedman Billings

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Maguire Properties	MPG	Mkt Perform	$17 » $16
Reiterated	Tercica	TRCA	Mkt Perform	$7 » $6
Reiterated	Foundation Coal	FCL	Outperform	$90 » $96
Reiterated	Bankunited Fin	BKUNA	Mkt Perform	$5 » $4
Reiterated	Fluor	FLR	Outperform	$165 » $205
Reiterated	MBIA Inc	MBI	Mkt Perform	$16 » $13
Reiterated	Emageon	EMAG	Mkt Perform	$3 » $2.50
Reiterated	Website Pros	WSPI	Outperform	$15 » $14
Upgraded	Sovereign Banc	SOV	Underperform » Mkt Perform	$6 » $8
Downgraded	EDS	EDS	Outperform » Mkt Perform	$26
Reiterated	IndyMac Banc	IMB	Underperform	$3 » $1
Reiterated	Radian Group	RDN	Mkt Perform	$7 » $6

Janco Partners

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Consolidated Water	CWCO	Buy » Sell
Reiterated	TeleTech	TTEC	Buy	$40 » $30

Jefferies & Co

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Emageon	EMAG	Buy	$7.50 » $4
Reiterated	Genco Shipping & Trading	GNK	Buy	$93 » $100
Initiated	McGraw-Hill	MHP	Buy	$49
Initiated	Moody's	MCO	Buy	$47

Jesup & Lamont

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Electro Optical Sciences	MELA	Buy	$8 » $9.50

JMP Securities

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Orleans Homebuilders	OHB	Mkt Outperform	$9 » $7
Reiterated	Standard Pacific	SPF	Mkt Outperform	$14 » $11
Initiated	Incyte	INCY	Mkt Outperform
Initiated	Human Genome	HGSI	Mkt Outperform
Initiated	Sport Supply Group	RBI	Mkt Outperform

JP Morgan

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Smith & Nephew	SNN	Neutral » Underweight

Kaufman Bros

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Investools	SWIM	Hold	$14.50 » $12.50

Keefe Bruyette

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Hancock Holding	HBHC	Outperform » Mkt Perform	$43
Upgraded	South Fincl Group	TSFG	Mkt Perform » Outperform	$8
Upgraded	IberiaBank	IBKC	Underperform » Mkt Perform	$40 » $48

KeyBanc Capital Mkts

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Upgraded	Dynamic Materials	BOOM	Hold » Buy	$50

Lazard Capital

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Genco Shipping & Trading	GNK	Buy	$90 » $95
Upgraded	Fluor	FLR	Hold » Buy	$200
Reiterated	Kenexa	KNXA	Buy	$25 » $26

Lehman Brothers

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	UCBH Holdings	UCBH	Overweight	$19 » $10
Reiterated	Sun Communities	SUI	Equal-Weight	$23 » $21
Reiterated	Regency Energy	RGNC	Overweight	$35 » $33
Reiterated	Public Storage	PSA	Equal-Weight	$84 » $83
Reiterated	Forest Oil	FST	Overweight	$65 » $72
Reiterated	Colnl BancGrp	CNB	Overweight	$18 » $10
Reiterated	Cheniere Energy	LNG	Equal-Weight	$13 » $9
Reiterated	Analog Devices	ADI	Overweight	$34 » $39

Merriman Curhan Ford

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change
Initiated	Azure Dynamics	AZDDF	Buy
Dropped	Cash Systems	CKNN	Buy
Dropped	Progressive Gaming	PGIC	Buy

Needham

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Nuance Communications	NUAN	Buy	$23 » $24

Oppenheimer

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Research In Motion	RIMM	Outperform	$150 » $160

RBC Capital Mkts

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Strategic Hotels & Resorts	BEE	Sector Perform	$16 » $15
Reiterated	Kenexa	KNXA	Sector Perform	$20 » $21
Reiterated	JA Solar	JASO	Outperform	$21 » $26
Reiterated	Hiland Partners	HLND	Sector Perform	$60 » $66
Reiterated	Hecla Mining	HL	Outperform	$16 » $15
Reiterated	Coeur d'Alene Mines	CDE	Sector Perform	$5.50 » $5
Reiterated	Alesco	AFN	Underperform	$2.75 » $1
Initiated	Curis	CRIS	Outperform
Upgraded	RadioShack	RSH	Underperform » Sector Perform

Rodman & Renshaw

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	XOMA Limited	XOMA	Mkt Outperform	$6 » $5

Roth Capital

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	China BAK Battery	CBAK	Hold	$4.50 » $3.50
Reiterated	Genius Products	GNPI	Buy	$4 » $2.50
Reiterated	Basin Water	BWTR	Hold	$6 » $4
Reiterated	Solar Power	SOPW	Buy	$3 » $2
Reiterated	Progressive Gaming	PGIC	Buy	$3.50 » $3

SMH Capital

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Targa Resources	NGLS	Buy	$35 » $37

Sterne Agee

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Sovereign Banc	SOV	Hold	$8 » $9

Stifel Nicolaus

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Dropped	WGL Holdings	WGL	Buy
Dropped	NJ Resources	NJR	Hold
Reiterated	Fluor	FLR	Buy	$170 » $185
Downgraded	DRS Tech	DRS	Buy » Hold

Susquehanna Financial

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	XOMA Limited	XOMA	Positive	$5.50 » $5

UBS

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Vulcan Materials	VMC	Neutral	$67 » $68
Reiterated	Targa Resources	NGLS	Buy	$32 » $30
Reiterated	BearingPoint	BE	Neutral	$1.70 » $2
Reiterated	Hythiam	HYTM	Buy	$12 » $10
Reiterated	Fluor	FLR	Buy	$165 » $215
Reiterated	Sprint Nextel	S	Neutral	$7.25 » $10
Reiterated	Dean Foods	DF	Buy	$30 » $28

Utendahl

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	Sirius Satellite	SIRI	Over-weight	$4.25 » $4

Wachovia

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Initiated	Dr Pepper Snapple	DPS	Mkt Perform
Downgraded	LHC Group	LHCG	Outperform » Mkt Perform

Wedbush Morgan

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Reiterated	AnnTaylor	ANN	Buy	$28 » $31
Reiterated	PetMed Express	PETS	Hold	$13 » $14
Reiterated	Nuance Communications	NUAN	Buy	$22 » $24
Reiterated	Monolithic Power	MPWR	Strong Buy	$26 » $28

William Blair

Action	Company	Ticker	Ratings Change	Price Target
Downgraded	Nxstage Medical	NXTM	Outperform » Mkt Perform
Initiated	MSCI Inc.	MXB	Mkt Perform

(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.

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