Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/5: MDAS, MRO, UST Upgraded; YHOO, CFC, IR Downgraded

May 5, 2008 9:44 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
William Blair upgrades MedAssets (Nasdaq: MDAS) from Market Perform to Outperform.

S&P Equity Research upgrades Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO) from Hold to Buy.

Deustche Bank upgrades UST Inc. (NYSE: UST) from Hold to Buy with a $58 price target, citing the company's solid tobacco franchise and compelling valuation.

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DOWNGRADES:
Citi, Soleil Securities and ThinkPanmure all downgrade Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) to Sell.

Friedman Billings downgrades Countrywide Financial (NYSE: CFC) from Market Perform to Underperform, citing Bank of America's amendment filing. Price target dropped from $7 to $2.

Morgan Stanley downgrades Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) from Equal Weight to Underweight.

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


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CFC 4.25

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IR 37.98

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MDAS 11.92

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MRO 33.15

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UST 106.43

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YHOO 16.14

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