Breaking News:

SanDisk agreed to buy msystems for $1.55 billion in stock in the latest sign of consolidation in the flash-memory sector. - WSJ



AOL plans an Internet video portal featuring content from both users and cable networks. - WSJ



Two California defense outfits are for sale. Northrop's navigation systems unit could go for up to $1 billion and Wyle Laboratories for under $400 million. - WSJ



Vitamin retailer GNC late Friday said it plans to offer 23.5 million shares at a range of $16-$18 in a bid to raise about $400 million in its upcoming initial public offering. GNC plans to trade under the symbol "GNC" on the New York Stock Exchange. Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and UBS are underwriting the IPO for the retailer. Private equity firm Apollo Management runs a fund that is the principal stockholder of the Pittsburgh company. - MarketWatch

Upgrades/Downgrades by Sector:

Advertising:

• TFSM 24/7 Media Piper Jaffray Upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform $10 to $11
  

Aluminum Mining:

• CENX Century Aluminum Morgan Stanley Downgraded from Overweight to Underweight
  

Biotech:

• BTRX Barrier Therapeutics Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy $10
  

Business Services:

• CDI CDI Corp Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  
• VOL Volt Information Sciences Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Computer Hardware:

• AAPL Apple Computer Banc of America Sec Upgraded from Neutral to Buy
  
• SNDK SanDisk CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Per to Sector Outper $60
  
• RNOW Rightnow Tech Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $17
  

Computer Software:

• INTU Intuit First Analysis Sec Downgraded from Overweight to Equal-Weight
  
• SPSN Spansion UBS Initiated at Buy $20
  
• WITS Witness Systems CE Unterberg Towbin Upgraded from Market Perform to Buy $19
  

Construction:

• EXP Eagle Materials BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• INSU Insituform Tech Morgan Joseph Upgraded from Hold to Buy $27
  
• JEC upgraded to Buy from Neutral, target $93 at Goldman Sachs
  

Financial:

• SLM SLM Corp Prudential Initiated at Overweight $60
  

Gaming Operations:

• PENN Penn Natl Gaming Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Healthcare Equipment:

• ME Mariner Energy Goldman Sachs Initiated at Buy
  

Insurance:

• SFG StanCorp Fin Morgan Stanley Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight
  
• WCG WellCare Group Goldman Sachs Downgraded from Buy to Neutral $53
  

Manufacturing:

• SPSX Superior Essex UBS Price Target raised Buy $40 to $44
  

Motor Vehicles:

• LEA Lear Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  
• LEA Lear Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $28 to $24
  

Non-Ferrous Metals Mining:

• PD Phelps Dodge Prudential Upgraded from Underweight to Overweight $60 to $110
  

Oil and Gas:

• Jefferies Top Picks include HOS, GSF, NE, RIG, and DO;
  
• Goldman Top Picks include HAL, NOV, DO, SLB, and WFT;
  
• BBG Bill Barrett Goldman Sachs Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• CVX Chevron JP Morgan Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral
  
• RRC Range Resources First Albany Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy
  

Publishing:

• PRST Presstek Matrix Research Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Regional Banks:

• VLY Valley National Ryan, Beck & Co Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform $25
  

REITs:

• EQ Embarq JP Morgan Upgraded from Underweight to Neutral
  

Retail Trade:

• PSUN Pacific Sunwear BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Semiconductors:

• RMBS Rambus BWS Financial Upgraded from Hold to Buy $20 to $22
  
• SPIL Siliconware Precision Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Neutral to Buy
  

Steel and Iron Mining:

• CRS Carpenter Tech KeyBanc Capital Mkts Upgraded from Hold to Buy $115
  

Telecommunications:

• ARRS Arris Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy
  
• KVHI KVH Industries Cowen & Co Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform
  
• NT Nortel Robert W. Baird Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $3 to $2
  

Tobacco:

• ITY Imperial Tobacco UBS Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  

Utilities:

• AYE Allegheny Energy Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $41 to $44
  
  

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Upgrades/Downgrades by sector:

Foods:

• HSY - price target raised to $62 at STFL
  

IT / Tech:

• BRCM - target down $20 to $33 at Jefferies
  
• CIBC says that YHOO is not as attractive as GOOG at present levels
  
• INTU - initiated with a buy at Smith-Barney
  

Biotech:

• GILD - Piper believes this is a buying opportunity
  
• AMGN - CIBC would be buyers at these levels
  

Aerospace

• ORB Orbital Sciences Kaufman Bros Price Target raised Hold $16 to $18
  

Business Services

• DTAS Digitas Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Strong Buy
  
• EFX Equifax Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  
• XPRT LECG Corp Matrix Research Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Computer Hardware

• AVID Avid Tech Roth Capital Downgraded from Buy to Hold $50 to $41
  
• FFIV downgraded to Accumulate from Buy, target $53 at THNK
  
• FFIV F5 Networks Kaufman Bros Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  
• TER Teradyne AG Edwards Downgraded from Buy to Hold
  

Computer Services

• NTES Netease.com JP Morgan Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $25
  

Computer Software

• COGN Cognos ICAP Upgraded from Sell to Buy $25 to $35
  
• CTXS Citrix Systems Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Neutral to Buy $40
  
• HYSL Hyperion Solutions Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral
  
• HYSL Hyperion Solutions Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy $36 to $38
  
• INFA Informatica Goldman Sachs Upgraded from Sell to Neutral $12.50
  
• INFA Informatica Maxim Group Upgraded from Hold to Buy $16
  
• YHOO Yahoo! Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Healthcare

• AMSG AmSurg Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Sell to Hold $21
  
• NOVA Novamed Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  
• AMLN Amylin Pharms Lehman Brothers Downgraded from Overweight to Equal-weight
  

Homebuilders

• MDC MDC Holdings JMP Securities Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Underper $35
  

Household Goods

• KMB Kimberly-Clark Prudential Downgraded from Neutral to Underweight $65 to $60
  

Industrial Equipment

• B Barnes Group Robert W. Baird Upgraded from Neutral to Outperform $20
  
• BUCY Bucyrus Stifel Nicolaus Upgraded from Hold to Buy $56
  
• IEX IDEX Corp Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  

Insurance

• RLI RLI Corp Stifel Nicolaus Upgraded from Hold to Buy $45
  

Major Pharmaceutical

• GTXI GTX HSBC Securities Initiated at Overweight $16
  

Manufacturing

• CBE Morgan Stanley Price Target raised $97
  
• SPWR Sunpower Needham & Co Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy $36 to $48
  
• SPWR Sunpower Thomas Weisel Upgraded from Peer Perform to Outperform
  

Motor Vehicles

• GNTX Gentex Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold
  

Oil and Gas

• WFT - reiterated Buy at Jefferies with $65 price target
  
• DO Diamond Offshore AG Edwards Upgraded from Hold to Buy $96
  

Paper and Packaging

• CCK Crown Hldgs Citigroup Initiated at Buy
  
• SLGN Silgan Holdings Citigroup Initiated at Buy $45
  

Personal Services

• BFAM Bright Horiz Family Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Reduce to Neutral
  
• CTAS Cintas Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

Regional Banks

• ASBC Assoc Banc-Corp Oppenheimer Upgraded from Sell to Neutral
  
• BBX BankAtlantic Bear Stearns Downgraded from Outperform to Peer Perform
  
• BKMU Bank Mutual Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target raised Outperform $13 to $13.25
  
• CMA Comerica Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target raised Outperform $62 to $65
  
• FBC Flagstar Bancorp Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• STBA S & T Bancorp Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• ZION Zions Bancorp Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform
  
• ZION Zions Bancorp Sandler O'Neill Upgraded from Hold to Buy
  

REITs

• TMA Thornburg Mortg Credit Suisse Downgraded from Neutral to Underperform $26 to $23
  
• TMA Thornburg Mortg Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform
  

Retail Trade

• ACMR AC Moore Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• SHW Sherwin-Williams JP Morgan Upgraded from Neutral to Overweight
  
• UAG United Auto JP Morgan Initiated at Overweight
  

Savings & Loan

• WSFS WSFS Financial Friedman Billings Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform $66
  

Security Systems

• JCI Johnson Controls Calyon Securities Upgraded from Neutral to Buy $78 to $90
  
• JCI Johnson Controls Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $90
  
• JCI Johnson Controls Morgan Stanley Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight
  

Semiconductors

• KLAC KLA-Tencor Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• LTXX LTX Corp Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral
  
• SWKS Skyworks Charter Equity Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Mkt Underper
  
• SWKS Skyworks Piper Jaffray Downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform $8 to $5
  
• UTEK Ultratech Brean Murray Downgraded from Accumulate to Hold $22 to $16.50
  
• UTEK Ultratech JP Morgan Upgraded from Underweight to Neutral
  

Steel and Iron Mining

• RS Reliance Steel CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform
  

Telecommunications

• CELL Brightpoint Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $20 to $17.50
  

Utilities

• AYE Allegheny Energy AG Edwards Upgraded from Hold to Buy $45
  

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Movers and Shakers 7.12.06

Pennies

• BRCL - 2.79 Bid
  
• VIV - 2.60
  
• GIGM - 9
  
• STEM - 2.25 Bid
  
• WON - 8.05
  
• FORD - 6.45 Bid
  
• NLST - 0.50
  
• TIII - 3.50
  
• HOM - 6.75
  

Breaking News:

• ~U.S. trade gap widens in May rises to $63.8 billion from a revised $63.3 billion in April, Reuters reports.
  
  
• ~A Sycamore ex-employee claims the tech company replaced him after he refused to manipulate dates of stock-options grants. - WSJ
  
  
• ~The EU fined Microsoft $357 million for failing to obey its 2004 antitrust order and threatened new fines of $3.82 million a day beginning July 31. Microsoft called the fine unjust, saying it will go to court to get it overturned. - WSJ
  
  
• ~Gap said Jenny Ming, who helped launch Old Navy and has been the apparel retailer's president since 1998, is resigning. - WSJ
  
  
• ~The SEC is expected to propose changes to a current rule that would reduce the number of open short positions in stocks. - WSJ
  

Stock Split Announcement:

• PCAR - PACCAR Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a 3 for 2 stock split.
  
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• Short ProShares Daily Objective Ticker Symbol
  
  

Upgrades/Downgrades and News by Sector:

IT/ Tech:

• While 2Q06 proved difficult for sector share price performance, we remain
  constructive on select stock price outlooks for the next six-to-12 months. Our
  top Analog picks are company-specific stories including MCHP (new products,
  margin improvement), ISIL (long-term organic revenue growth), FCS (classic
  portfolio restructuring), and ONNN (FCF growth/balance sheet restructuring and
  margin improvement). Overall, these companies offer a mix of offensive
  characteristics which we believe are well-suited for a demand-uncertain
  environment. - TN
  
  
• Citigroup is positive on MCHP, ISIL, FCS, & ONNN due to EPS growth, valuations,
  and catalysts.
  

Biotech:

• expect Q2 upside from Buy rated CELG & GILD@SBSH
  The firm also sees Q2 upside for Sell rated AMLN & IMCL. CELG is the firm's
  best idea long-term.
  

Brokerage Services:

• NDAQ - KBWI thinks the valuation is compelling
  

Gaming:

• HET - Morgan Stanley is reiterating a Buy rating
  

Rail Roads:

• RailAmerica (RRA) said June freight carloads declined 2.5% to 102,824 from 105,429 in the year-earlier period. On a same-railroad basis, carloads fell 1% to 99,707 from last year's 100,680, as declines in shipments of paper, petroleum and lumber and forest products offset increases in coal and agricultural and farm products.- Marketwatch
  

Chemicals:

• ROC Rockwood Holdings Deutsche Securities Upgraded from Hold to Buy $25 to $26;
  

Computer Hardwar:

• SNDK SanDisk Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  

Computer Services:

• SOHU Sohu.com CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded from Sector Perform to Sector Outper $28;
  

Computer Software:

• KRON Kronos Matrix Research Upgraded from Strong Sell to Sell;
  
• PRFT Perficient Roth Capital Downgraded from Buy to Hold $14;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Jefferies & Co Downgraded from Hold to Underperform $11 to $5;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Oppenheimer Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  
• SCUR Secure Computing Soleil Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  

Construction:

• LPX Louisiana-Pacific Citigroup Upgraded from Sell to Hold;
  

Financial:

• FII Fed Investors Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform;
  
• WDR Waddell & Reed Keefe Bruyette Upgraded from Mkt Perform to Outperform;
  

Foods:

• WWY Wrigley Credit Suisse Downgraded from Outperform to Neutral $53 to $43;
  

Healthcare:

• CUTR Cutera Merriman Curhan Ford Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• EYE Advanced Medical Optics Prudential Inititated at Overweight $60;
  
• CYH Community Health Stifel Nicolaus Inititated at Buy $42;
  
• DNA Genentech CIBC Wrld Mkts Price Target Raised Sector Outperform $96 to $98;
  
• DNA Genentech Deutsche Securities Downgraded from Buy to Hold $100 to $90;
  
• DNA Genentech Prudential Downgraded from Overweight to Neutral $94 to $84;
  

Insurance:

• PFG Principal Fincl UBS Downgraded from Neutral to Reduce;
  

Manufacturing:

• CLUB Town Sports Intl Piper Jaffray Inititated at Outperform $14;
  

Motion Pictures:

• RGC Regal Entertainment Bear Stearns Upgraded from Underperform to Peer Perform;
  

Non-Ferrous Metals Mining:

• USU USEC Inc. Friedman Billings Inititated at Outperform $27;
  

Oil and Gas:

• ARD Arena Resources Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• CHK Chesapeake Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• EPEX Edge Petroleum Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• KWK Quicksilver Resrcs Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• NHY Norsk Hydro ASA UBS Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• RRC Range Resources Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $33;
  
• SM St. Mary Lnd/Expl Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• UPL Ultra Petroleum Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $70;
  
• WLL Whiting Petroleum Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• XTO XTO Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $49;
  

Publishing:

• MHP McGraw-Hill AG Edwards Inititated at Buy $64;
  

Real Estate:

• SOLD Housevalues Merriman Curhan Ford Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  

Regional Banks:

• NCC National City Friedman Billings Downgraded from Mkt Perform to Underperform;
  

Retail Trade:

• BBY Best Buy Matrix Research Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  
• CSH Cash America Matrix Research Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  
• GYMB Gymboree Ryan, Beck & Co Price Target Raised Outperform $38 to $43;
  
• TJX TJX Cos Lehman Brothers Upgraded from Equal-weight to Overweight;
  

Savings & Loan:

• HARB Harbor Fla Banc Janney Mntgmy Scott Downgraded from Buy to Neutral;
  

Semiconductors:

• OPLK Oplink Comms Roth Capital Upgraded from Hold to Buy;
  
• PKE Park Electrochem Matrix Research Upgraded from Buy to Strong Buy;
  
• SMSC Standard Micro Matrix Research Downgraded from Sell to Strong Sell;
  
• SPIL Siliconware Precision Susquehanna Financial Downgraded from Neutral to Negative;
  

Telecommunications:

• HRS Harris JP Morgan Inititated at Overweight;
  

Utilities:

• SWN SW Energy Deutsche Securities Inititated at Buy $40;
  
• SWN SW Energy Sun Trust Rbsn Humphrey Upgraded from Neutral to Buy;
  
• UIL UIL Holdings BB&T Capital Mkts Downgraded from Buy to Hold;
  

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