Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/25: BBT, CSUN, LEG, BMS Upgraded; CVC, ALO, HW Downgraded

August 25, 2008 9:50 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades BB&T (NYSE: BBT) from Hold to Buy. Price target $34.

Jefferies & Co upgrades China Sunergy (Nasdaq: CSUN) from Hold to Buy. Price target $15.

Stifel Nicolaus upgrades Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) from Hold to Buy.

Merrill Lynch upgrades Bemis (NYSE: BMS) from Underperform to Neutral.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Citi downgrades Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) from Buy to Sell. Price target $29.

Roth Capital downgrades Alpharma, Inc. (NYSE: ALO) from Buy to Hold with a $36 price target.

Wedbush Morgan downgrades Headwaters Inc. (NYSE: HW) from Buy to Hold with a $15 price target.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Merrill Lynch initiates coverage on HCP (NYSE: HCP) with a Neutral. Price target $35.

Leerink Swann initiates coverage on Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) with an Outperform rating.

RBC Capital initiates coverage on EXCO Resources Inc. (NYSE: XCO) with an Outperform rating and $43 price target.

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


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ALO 36.10

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BBT 25.03

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Volume: 7,046,780
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BIOD 2.44

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 178,732
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BMS 24.46

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,376,390
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CSUN 3.09

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 947,650
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CVC 12.45

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,078,406
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HCP 17.37

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 7,542,238
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HW 4.68

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 874,797
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LEG 13.68

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,322,692
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XCO 6.33

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Volume: 3,287,723
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