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 29.87

+20.40 +215.42%
Volume: 443,501
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BHP 28.75

-26.75 -48.20%
Volume: 438,210
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BRCD 7.72

-0.22 -2.77%
Volume: 8,866,255
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DELL 12.97

-0.42 -3.14%
Volume: 40,196,433
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HMY 25.12

+14.77 +142.71%
Volume: 469,215
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NYX 28.69

+1.34 +4.90%
Volume: 450,859
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PRU 27.48

-9.72 -26.13%
Volume: 448,241
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RTP 27.52

-136.46 -83.22%
Volume: 444,956
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SIRI 0.45

-0.01 -2.17%
Volume: 35,834,576
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VMW 29.91

+1.15 +4.00%
Volume: 441,226
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