Notable Analyst Rating Changes 8/5: AIG, CREE, WBD Upgraded; NT, FIG, RACK Downgraded

August 5, 2008 10:01 AM EDT

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
UBS upgrades American International Group (NYSE: AIG) from Neutral to Buy, and raised its price target to $41 citing valuation.

Morgan Keegan upgrades Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) from Market Perform to Outperform.

Citigroup upgrades Wimm Bill Dann Foods (NYSE: WBD) from Hold to Buy with a $120 price target, citing valuation.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Merrill Lynch downgrades Nortel (NYSE: NT) from Neutral to Underperform with a $7 price target, citing concerns about 2009.

Citigroup downgrades Fortress Investment (NYSE: FIG) from Hold to Sell with a $9 price target.

Merriman Curhan downgrades Rackable Systems (Nasdaq: RACK) from Buy to Neutral.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
UBS initiates coverage on Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) with a Buy rating and $195 price target, citing the company's core strengths and opportunities as well as its competitive advantage.

KeyBanc initiates coverage on Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) with a Hold rating.

KeyBanc initiates coverage on Circuit City (NYSE: CC) with an Underweight rating and a $1.80 downside price target.

UBS initiates coverage on HP (NYSE: HPQ) with a Neutral rating.

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


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AAPL 140.02

-2.81 -1.97%
Volume: 13,236,264
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AIG 25.08

+7.00 +38.72%
Volume: 438,629
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BBY 27.44

-6.56 -19.29%
Volume: 433,614
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CC 0.11

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 5,602,150
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CREE 29.29

-0.18 -0.61%
Volume: 921,098
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FIG 28.64

+25.34 +767.88%
Volume: 444,810
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HPQ 37.85

-0.83 -2.15%
Volume: 11,991,788
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NT 0.32

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 12,591,715
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RACK 4.90

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 40,325
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WBD 27.44

-29.06 -51.43%
Volume: 439,303
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