Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/28: AMLN, BT, JAS Upgraded; KO, CHL, GILD Downgraded

August 28, 2008 9:45 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Merrill Lynch upgrades Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLN) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades BT Group PLC (NYSE: BT) from Neutral to Buy.

Soleil Securities upgrades Jo-Ann Stores (NYSE: JAS) from Hold to Buy with a $30 price target

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

DOWNGRADES:
Credit Suisse downgrades Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) from Outperform to Neutral.

J.P. Morgan downgrades China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) from Overweight to Underweight and removes stock from Asia Focus List.

Lehman Bros. downgrades Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) from Overweight to Equalweight.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Merrill Lynch restarts coverage on Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) with an Underperform rating.

Stifel Nicolaus initiates coverage on Plains All American (NYSE: PAA) with a Buy rating and a $51.50 price target.

UBS initiates coverage on PepsiAmericas (NYSE: PAS) with a Neutral rating.

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


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AMLN 6.75

+0.50 +8.00%
Volume: 1,573,266
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BKS 15.50

+0.17 +1.11%
Volume: 741,800
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BT 20.57

-0.05 -0.24%
Volume: 179,504
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CHL 47.43

+1.02 +2.20%
Volume: 2,943,397
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GILD 45.43

+1.34 +3.04%
Volume: 7,816,627
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JAS 13.72

+1.34 +10.82%
Volume: 162,161
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KO 45.93

+2.00 +4.55%
Volume: 13,601,839
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PAA 32.20

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 513,189
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PAS 16.19

-0.08 -0.49%
Volume: 332,595
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