Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/15: SINA, SNDK, CVX Upgraded; SLRY, BRCD, NSM Downgraded

May 15, 2008 9:48 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Citi and Kaufman upgrade SINA Corp. (SINA) to Buy.

Needham & Co. upgrades SanDisk Corp. (Nasdaq: SNDK) from Hold to Buy with a $38 price target.

UBS upgrades Chevron (NYSE: CVX) from Neutral to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Wachovia, Pacific Crest and Needham downgrade Salary.com (Nasdaq: SLRY) to Market Perform, Sector Perform and Hold, respectively.

Caris downgrades Brocade Communications (Nasdaq: BRCD) from Buy to Average.

Merrill Lynch downgrades National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) from Buy to Neutral.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Caris & Co initiates coverage on Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) with an Above Average rating. Price target $48.

UBS initiates coverage on Transocean (NYSE: RIG) and Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO) with a Buy. Price targets are $201 and $160, respectively.

Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Parker-Hannifin (NYSE: PH) with a Neutral. Price target $92.

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


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BRCD 8.65

-0.04 -0.46%
Volume: 4,242,264
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CVX 98.63

+1.21 +1.24%
Volume: 9,402,832
Track CVX

DO 132.27

-2.51 -1.86%
Volume: 1,835,194
Track DO

NSM 19.78

-0.31 -1.54%
Volume: 3,763,085
Track NSM

PH 70.53

+0.29 +0.41%
Volume: 1,545,250
Track PH

RIG 142.91

-3.14 -2.15%
Volume: 5,586,848
Track RIG

SLRY 3.73

-0.06 -1.58%
Volume: 8,900
Track SLRY

SNDK 18.43

-0.29 -1.55%
Volume: 7,891,421
Track SNDK

WYE 46.99

+0.55 +1.18%
Volume: 3,900,832
Track WYE


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