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.

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

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 26.38

+21.06 +395.86%
Volume: 442,845
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ENER 15.06

+0.74 +5.17%
Volume: 3,746,628
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FSLR 154.20

-1.09 -0.70%
Volume: 3,340,531
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GLW 26.28

+10.70 +68.68%
Volume: 436,139
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HIG 29.92

+17.95 +149.96%
Volume: 441,040
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MGM 25.09

+18.84 +301.44%
Volume: 444,701
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MKL 25.06

-255.69 -91.07%
Volume: 437,687
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NEM 29.98

-12.20 -28.92%
Volume: 441,376
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SONO 19.16

-0.80 -4.01%
Volume: 221,631
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VCLK 9.97

-0.80 -7.43%
Volume: 1,656,085
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