Notable Analyst Rating Changes 7/28: AMGN, DKS, BBY, PCLN Upgraded; CLX, VSE, MPEL, HAS Downgraded

July 28, 2008 10:01 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Morgan Stanley upgrades Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) from Equal Weight to Overweight.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) from Neutral to Buy.

Banc of America upgrades Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) from Neutral to Buy.

Thomas Weisel upgrades priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) from Marketweight to Overweight. Price target $145.

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DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) from Neutral to Sell and added the stock to their Conviction Sell List.

Lehman Bros. downgrades VeraSun (NYSE: VSE) from Equalweight to Underweight.

Credit Suisse downgrades Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target $7.50.

Needham downgrades Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) from Buy to Hold.

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NEW COVERAGE:J.P. Morgan initiates coverage on RHI Entertainment (Nasdaq: RHIE) with an Overweight. Cowen & Co. also started the stock, but at Neutral.

Merrill Lynch resumes coverage on MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) with a Neutral.

BofA initiates coverage on Britannia Bulk (NYSE: DWT) with a Buy.

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AMGN 68.20

+0.84 +1.25%
Volume: 4,403,934
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BBY 25.21

+0.13 +0.52%
Volume: 2,733,353
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CLX 68.07

+0.32 +0.47%
Volume: 486,494
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DKS 44.34

+0.17 +0.38%
Volume: 1,825,998
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DWT 0.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 100
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HAS 36.70

-0.14 -0.38%
Volume: 2,360,188
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MPEL 12.03

+0.50 +4.34%
Volume: 8,639,402
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MXB 27.77

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 1,085,185
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PCLN 571.15

+26.11 +4.79%
Volume: 1,381,721
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RHIE 0.03

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 85,513
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VSE 0.28

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 925,966
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