Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/19: AMZN, TXN, YHOO, NCC Upgraded; SPWR, GRMN, AKAM Downgraded

May 19, 2008 9:41 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Goldman Sachs upgrades Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) from Neutral to Buy and adds the stock to their Conviction Buy list.

Citi upgrades Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $31 to $39.

Needham upgrades Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) from Hold to Buy and sets a $31 price target on the stock.

Citi upgrades National City Corp (NYSE: NCC) from Hold to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Pacific Crest downgrades Sunpower (Nasdaq: SPWR) from Sector Perform to Underperform.

Needham downgrades Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) from Buy to Hold, as the stock has exceeded its $48 price target. Notably, Garmin's stock price rose about 18% over last week.

Citi downgrades Akamai Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: AKAM) from Buy to Hold. Price target $42

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Brean Murray assumes coverage on ADTRAN (NASDAQ: ADTN) with a Hold rating.

Sandler O'Neill initiates coverage on Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF) with a Buy rating.

Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Terra Industries (NYSE: TRA) with a Sell.

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


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ADTN 18.07

-0.23 -1.26%
Volume: 2,940,753
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AKAM 14.12

+0.59 +4.36%
Volume: 6,592,589
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AMZN 56.25

+0.25 +0.45%
Volume: 18,029,791
Track AMZN

GRMN 25.52

+1.10 +4.50%
Volume: 4,085,948
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NCC 2.00

-0.15 -6.98%
Volume: 135,769,667
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RJF 21.24

-0.54 -2.48%
Volume: 5,851,964
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SPWR 60.75

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,741,039
Track SPWR

TRA 19.83

-0.17 -0.85%
Volume: 7,580,238
Track TRA

TXN 19.16

+0.64 +3.46%
Volume: 41,776,878
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YHOO 12.29

-0.36 -2.85%
Volume: 38,704,335
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