Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/30: FSLR, MGM, NEM, VCLK Upgraded; HIG, SONO, CCO, GLW Downgraded

October 30, 2008 10:03 AM EDT

UPGRADES:
Soleil and Merriman Curhan upgrade First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to Buy.

KeyBanc upgrades MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) from Hold to Buy. Price target $18.

J.P. Morgan upgrades Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) from Neutral to Overweight.

Collins Stewart upgrades ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) from Hold to Buy. Price target $10.

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DOWNGRADES:
Merrill Lynch downgrades Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) from Buy to Neutral.

Goldman Sachs downgrades SonoSite Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) from Buy to Sell and cuts its price target from $38 to $17.

Soleil Securities downgrades Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) from Hold to Sell. Price target lowered from $10 to $4.

Collins Stewart downgrades Corning (NYSE: GLW) from Buy to Hold.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Citi initiates coverage on Energy Conversion Devices Inc (Nasdaq: ENER) with a Sell. Price target $17.

Keefe, Bruyette and Woods initiates coverage on Markel Corp (NYSE: MKL) with a Market Perform. Price target $360.

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


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CCO 7.93

+0.34 +4.48%
Volume: 505,079
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ENER 10.60

-0.06 -0.56%
Volume: 1,351,198
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FSLR 119.85

-0.05 -0.04%
Volume: 2,032,882
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GLW 16.29

+0.49 +3.10%
Volume: 16,376,443
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HIG 25.68

+0.68 +2.72%
Volume: 7,131,952
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MGM 10.87

+0.47 +4.52%
Volume: 30,060,487
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MKL 330.00

+2.10 +0.64%
Volume: 14,440
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NEM 51.24

+0.78 +1.55%
Volume: 10,318,567
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SONO 24.74

+0.19 +0.77%
Volume: 47,667
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VCLK 10.51

+0.16 +1.55%
Volume: 544,219
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