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Friday's Analysts' Upgrades, Downgrades

04/04/08 - 09:26 AM EDT

TheStreet.com Ratings Staff

Change in Ratings

Allegheny TechnologiesATI downgraded at Cowen to neutral. Consensus analyst estimates look too high, ahead of the upcoming quarterly report.

CSXCSX downgraded at Merrill from buy to neutral. Valuation call, ahead of the June 25 proxy vote.

DellDELL downgraded at Goldman from buy to neutral. Also lowering its target on DELL to $23 from $25 based on slow progress of the company's turnaround. See limited near-term catalysts and believe macro environment will make the transformation more difficult.

Hercules OffshoreHERO initiated at Goldman Sachs with a neutral rating. See long-term upside potential based on solid jackup market in Gulf of Mexico, but see near-term earnings coming in below Street expectations. Price target at $32.

Jackson HewittJTX upgraded at Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral based on attractive valuation. Forecasts remain weak, but note that market is already pricing in a bad tax season. Price target raised to $18 from $14.

NASDAQ OMXNDAQ initiated at UBS with a neutral rating and $44 price target. Initiated 2008 EPS estimates of $1.92.

NYSE EuronextNYX initiated at UBS with a neutral rating and $72 price target. Initiated 2008 EPS estimates of $3.30.

Riverbed TechRVBD downgraded at Deutsche from buy to hold with a $12 price target. Company warned of lower sales, driven by macro weakness. Estimates also cut.




This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.com Ratings.

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