Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/29: CBT, NZ, INCY Upgraded; WBD, ENER, WSM Downgraded

August 29, 2008 9:39 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
J.P. Morgan upgrades Cabot (NYSE: CBT) from Neutral to Overweight.

Merriman Curhan upgrades Netezza (NYSE: NZ) from Hold to Buy.

ARGUS upgrades Incyte Corp. (Nasdaq: INCY) from Hold to Buy based on valuation and the solid trial results of INCB18424.

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

DOWNGRADES:
UBS downgrades Wimm-Bill Dann Foods (NYSE: WBD) to Neutral from Buy.

Piper Jaffray downgrades Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq: ENER) from Buy to Neutral but raises its price target from $58 to $73.

Thomas Weisel downgrades Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) from Overweight to Market Weight.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on Elan (NYSE: ELN) with an Overweight rating, citing valuation and its view that Tysabri's withdrawal is a low probability event.

Merrill Lynch initiates coverage on Regency Energy Partners (Nasdaq: RGNC) with a Neutral. Price target $27.

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


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CBT 40.56

+0.44 +1.10%
Volume: 169,801
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ELN 13.24

+0.39 +3.04%
Volume: 2,793,395
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ENER 1.40

+0.05 +3.70%
Volume: 4,622,858
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INCY 18.09

+1.13 +6.66%
Volume: 1,788,897
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NZ 27.01

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 248,792
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RGNC 20.91

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 361,806
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WBD 33.79

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 4,026
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WSM 36.59

-0.25 -0.68%
Volume: 1,769,605
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