Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/25: BBT, CSUN, LEG, BMS Upgraded; CVC, ALO, HW Downgraded

August 25, 2008 9:50 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Citi upgrades BB&T (NYSE: BBT) from Hold to Buy. Price target $34.

Jefferies & Co upgrades China Sunergy (Nasdaq: CSUN) from Hold to Buy. Price target $15.

Stifel Nicolaus upgrades Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) from Hold to Buy.

Merrill Lynch upgrades Bemis (NYSE: BMS) from Underperform to Neutral.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Citi downgrades Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) from Buy to Sell. Price target $29.

Roth Capital downgrades Alpharma, Inc. (NYSE: ALO) from Buy to Hold with a $36 price target.

Wedbush Morgan downgrades Headwaters Inc. (NYSE: HW) from Buy to Hold with a $15 price target.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Merrill Lynch initiates coverage on HCP (NYSE: HCP) with a Neutral. Price target $35.

Leerink Swann initiates coverage on Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) with an Outperform rating.

RBC Capital initiates coverage on EXCO Resources Inc. (NYSE: XCO) with an Outperform rating and $43 price target.

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


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ALO 36.94

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 6,400
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BBT 26.29

+4.60 +21.21%
Volume: 439,891
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BIOD 4.69

-0.31 -6.20%
Volume: 81,070
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BMS 28.69

+3.54 +14.08%
Volume: 441,586
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CSUN 4.26

-0.15 -3.40%
Volume: 391,150
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CVC 28.71

+9.13 +46.63%
Volume: 440,626
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HCP 26.34

+4.67 +21.55%
Volume: 443,945
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HW 3.20

-0.31 -8.83%
Volume: 502,916
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LEG 14.56

-0.43 -2.87%
Volume: 1,224,451
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XCO 26.29

+13.71 +108.98%
Volume: 446,494
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