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

July 28, 2008 10:01 AM EDT
AMGN Hot Sheet
Overall Analyst Rating:
    NEUTRAL (= Flat)

Dividend Yield: 2.1%
EPS Growth %: +20.1%
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.

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

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