Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/16: KR, TJX, APC Upgraded; JCP, RAI, URBN Downgraded

May 16, 2008 10:09 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley upgrades Kroger (NYSE: KR) from Equalweight to Overweight.

Goldman Sachs upgrades TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) from Neutral to Buy.

Lehman Bros upgrades Anadarko (NYSE: APC) from Equalweight to Overweight, citing attractive valuation.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) from Buy to Neutral.

JPMorgan downgrades Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) from Neutral to Underweight.

Lehman Bros. and Stifel Nicolaus downgrade Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URBN) to Equalweight and Hold respectively.

For daily real-time Downgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Downgrades

NEW COVERAGE:
Merrill Lynch resumes coverage on MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) with a Neutral, Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) with a Buy and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE : LVS) with a Sell.

Morgan Stanley assumes coverage on Costco (Nasdaq: COST) with an Equalweight.

Capital One Southcoast initiates coverage on Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP) with a Strong Buy rating and a $92 price target.

For daily real-time New Coverage go to http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage


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APC 27.50

-2.91 -9.57%
Volume: 21,115,282
Track APC

COST 53.90

-0.50 -0.92%
Volume: 12,410,303
Track COST

JCP 22.62

-0.80 -3.42%
Volume: 13,935,824
Track JCP

KR 23.78

-0.30 -1.25%
Volume: 14,300,983
Track KR

MGM 16.80

+0.54 +3.32%
Volume: 6,571,856
Track MGM

PXP 19.26

-0.79 -3.94%
Volume: 7,328,130
Track PXP

RAI 42.50

+2.66 +6.68%
Volume: 3,493,077
Track RAI

TJX 25.65

+0.50 +1.99%
Volume: 16,606,197
Track TJX

URBN 23.56

+0.65 +2.84%
Volume: 7,913,542
Track URBN

WYNN 59.48

+3.24 +5.76%
Volume: 3,190,504
Track WYNN


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