Notable Analyst Rating Changes: AUY, BHP, RTP, PRU Upgraded; DELL, SIRI, HMY Downgraded

April 4, 2008 9:45 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
UBS upgrades Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) from Neutral to Buy with a C$19 price target.

Sanford C. Bernstein upgrades BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) from Market Perform to Outperform.

Lehman Bros. upgrades Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) from Underweight to Overweight. Price target increased from $84 to $95.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) from Buy to Neutral.

Credit Suisse downgrades Sirius Satellite (Nasdaq: SIRI) from Outperform to Neutral and lowers their price target to $3.

UBS downgrades Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY) from Neutral to Sell.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
UBS initiates coverage on NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) with a Neutral - short term Trading Buy - rating and $72 price target.

Stifel Nicolaus initiates coverage on VMware (NYSE: VMW) with a Hold rating.

BMO Capital initiates coverage on Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) with a Market Perform. Price target $9.

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


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AUY 13.55

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Volume: 201,207
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BHP 77.13

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 280,999
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BRCD 7.10

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 36,050
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DELL 13.46

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 54,943
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HMY 11.43

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 223,455
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NYX 24.80

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,584,043
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PRU 48.19

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 7,466
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RTP 210.20

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 72,859
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SIRI 0.63

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 72,434
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VMW 42.19

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Volume: 1,171,224
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