Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/30: BP, CBS, RT Upgraded; TMA, BX, VLO Downgraded

April 30, 2008 10:22 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Credit Suisse upgrades BP (NYSE: BP) from Neutral to Outperform.

Citi upgrades CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) from Sell to Hold. Price target $23.

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey upgrades Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RT) from Neutral to Buy with a $10 price target, saying the stock looks undervalued.

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DOWNGRADES:
Friedman Billings downgrades Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) to Underperform. Price target lowered to $0.50.

Merrill Lynch downgrades Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) from Buy to Neutral.

Credit Suisse dowgnrades Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) from Outperform to Neutral.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Mariner Energy (NYSE: ME) with an Underweight rating.

Thomas Weisel initiates coverage on CardioNet (Nasdaq: BEAT) with an Overweight rating. Price target $29.

JP Morgan initiates coverage on Invesco (NYSE: IVZ) with an Overweight rating.

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BEAT 2.94

+0.03 +1.03%
Volume: 9,196
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BP 47.30

+0.95 +2.05%
Volume: 5,371,346
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BX 16.04

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 991,641
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CBS 30.18

+0.28 +0.94%
Volume: 2,259,649
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IVZ 24.30

+0.20 +0.83%
Volume: 1,099,427
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ME 26.25

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 2,692,187
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RT 7.92

+0.06 +0.76%
Volume: 174,270
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TMA 0.24

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 17,069,102
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VLO 24.47

-0.34 -1.37%
Volume: 4,040,386
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