Notable Analyst Rating Changes 5/7: APC, CMCSA, MF, RHD Upgraded; WWE, NITE, SOHU Downgraded

May 7, 2008 9:38 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Sanford C. Bernstein upgrades Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target $87.

Soleil Securities upgrades Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) from Hold to Buy with a $27 price target, citing valuation and improving industry fundamentals.

Lehman Bros. upgrades MF Global (NYSE: MF) from Equalweight to Overweight, saying stock is oversold. Maintains $21 price target.

Deutsche Bank upgrades R. H. Donnelley (NYSE: RHD) from Sell to Hold and raises their price target from $3 to $6, citing a better capital stucture.

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DOWNGRADES:
Soleil Securities downgrades World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) from Buy to Hold, saying they don't anticipate another near-term catalyst and are concerned about average attendance and declining website traffic.

Lehman Bros. downgrades Knight Capital (Nasdaq: NITE) from Overweight to Equalweight, citing current valuation. Price target $20.

Deutsche Bank downgrades Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) from Buy to Hold, citing valuation.

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NEW COVERAGE:
Lehman Bros. resumes coverage on Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) with an Equalweight. Price target $23.

Lehman Bros. resumes coverage on Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) with an Equalweight, citing peaking software sales cycle and uncertainty in online strategy going forward. Price target $34.

BofA initiates coverage on Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) with a Sell, citing significant challenges (fundamental and financial). Price target $14.

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APC 37.00

-0.70 -1.86%
Volume: 8,083,161
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BYD 4.48

+0.25 +5.91%
Volume: 2,179,645
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CMCSA 16.06

+0.06 +0.38%
Volume: 36,179,503
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MF 2.40

-0.10 -4.00%
Volume: 803,946
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MSFT 19.87

+0.72 +3.76%
Volume: 80,968,554
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NITE 15.73

+0.56 +3.69%
Volume: 1,831,161
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RHD 0.28

-0.06 -17.65%
Volume: 1,177,515
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SOHU 44.72

+0.52 +1.18%
Volume: 1,237,001
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WWE 11.23

+0.18 +1.63%
Volume: 208,235
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YHOO 11.50

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 24,106,724
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