Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/19: MA, DKS, AFFY Upgraded; DRI, ADP, BIOF Downgraded

August 19, 2008 9:57 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:Goldman Sachs upgrades Mastercard (NYSE: MA) from Neutral to Buy with a $275 price target.

Baird upgrades Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) from Neutral to Outperform. Price target $25.

Merrill Lynch upgrades Affymax (Nasdaq: AFFY) from Underperform to Neutral.

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

DOWNGRADES:
UBS downgrades Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) from Buy to Neutral.

Goldman Sachs downgrades Automatic Data (NYSE: ADP) from Buy to Neutral.

Soleil Securities downgrades BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOF) from Buy to Sell and lowers their price target from $5.00 to $0.90.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
RBC Capital initiates coverage on Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) with an Outperform. Price target $70.

Piper Jaffray initiates coverage on Abaxis (NASDAQ: ABAX) with a Neutral rating and a $23 price target.

Needham & Co. initiates coverage on Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) with a Hold rating.

Needham & Co. initiates coverage on Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR) with a Hold rating.

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


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