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 54.10

-0.81 -1.48%
Volume: 8,895,798
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BBY 42.24

+0.46 +1.10%
Volume: 5,196,105
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CLX 60.66

-0.52 -0.85%
Volume: 1,508,483
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DKS 24.91

-0.07 -0.28%
Volume: 1,423,841
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DWT 0.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 100
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HAS 28.81

+0.06 +0.21%
Volume: 2,010,731
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MPEL 4.63

-0.30 -6.09%
Volume: 33,946,485
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MXB 32.40

-1.20 -3.57%
Volume: 2,119,957
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PCLN 204.22

+30.49 +17.55%
Volume: 9,217,373
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RHIE 1.09

-1.76 -61.75%
Volume: 6,585,401
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VSE 0.28

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 925,966
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