Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/11: FCN, VRSN, ENER Upgraded; FNM, EAT, SPWR Downgraded

August 11, 2008 9:57 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Merrill Lynch upgrades FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) from Underperform to Buy. Price target $85.

Wedbush Morgan and Jefferies upgrade VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) to Buy.

UBS upgrades Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER) from Neutral to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Keefe, Bruyette and Woods downgrades Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) from Outperform to Market Perform and lowers their price target from $48 to $10, saying equity holders appear left with little.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Brinker International Inc. (NYSE: EAT) from Neutral to Sell.

UBS downgrades SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) from Buy to Neutral.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods initiates coverage on Maiden Holdings (NASDAQ: MHLD) with an Outperform rating and a $9 price target.

ThinkPanmure initiates coverage on LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) with a Buy rating and $50 price target.

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


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EAT 13.57

-0.08 -0.59%
Volume: 2,621,794
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ENER 10.60

-0.06 -0.56%
Volume: 1,352,038
Track ENER

FCN 46.60

-0.37 -0.79%
Volume: 1,398,061
Track FCN

FNM 1.02

-0.01 -0.97%
Volume: 19,206,687
Track FNM

LDK 5.93

+0.12 +2.07%
Volume: 2,405,311
Track LDK

MHLD 7.25

+0.05 +0.69%
Volume: 147,718
Track MHLD

SPWR 60.75

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 3,741,039
Track SPWR

VRSN 22.91

+0.25 +1.10%
Volume: 3,011,311
Track VRSN


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