Notable Analyst Rating Changes: ATVI Up; XMSR, PAY Down

December 4, 2007 10:44 AM EST

Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Lehman Bros. upgrades Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI) from Equalweight to Overweight.

Benchmark upgrades New York Times (NYSE: NYT) from Hold to Buy.

ThinkEquity upgrades VASCO Data Security International (Nasdaq: VDSI) from Source of Funds to Buy. Price target $30.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Goldman Sachs downgrades XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XMSR) from Neutral to Sell.

Merrill Lynch downgrades VeriFone (NYSE: PAY) from Buy to Neutral.

Punk Ziegel downgrades Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH), Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) from Market Perform to Sell.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Merrill Lynch reinstates coverage on Marvell Technology (Nasdaq: MRVL) with a Buy.

Deutsche Bank and Jefferies & Co. both initiate coverage on Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT) with a Buy rating.

Banc of America resumes coverage on retailers, including:
Pacific Sunwear (Nasdaq: PSUN), Zumiez (Nasdaq: ZUMZ) and Urban Outfitters (Nasdaq: URBN) at Buy.
Charlotte Russe (Nasdaq: CHIC), Chico's FAS (NYSE: CHS), Christopher & Banks (NYSE: CBK), Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR), bebe stores (Nasdaq: BEBE) and Tween Brands (NYSE: TWB) at Neutral.

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


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ATVI 11.38

-0.04 -0.35%
Volume: 29,941,817
Track ATVI

BEBE 5.84

-0.05 -0.85%
Volume: 906,149
Track BEBE

BSC 10.40

+0.34 +3.38%
Volume: 500
Track BSC

CBK 6.35

-0.19 -2.91%
Volume: 495,113
Track CBK

CHIC 17.51

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 190,131
Track CHIC

CHS 13.29

+0.16 +1.22%
Volume: 2,783,788
Track CHS

CWTR 5.89

-0.08 -1.34%
Volume: 1,077,287
Track CWTR

GS 179.85

+3.34 +1.89%
Volume: 8,188,943
Track GS

LEH 0.13

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track LEH

LFT 30.02

+0.13 +0.43%
Volume: 268,803
Track LFT

MRVL 15.54

+0.08 +0.52%
Volume: 8,343,913
Track MRVL

NYT 8.99

+0.32 +3.69%
Volume: 2,157,407
Track NYT

PAY 14.77

+0.31 +2.14%
Volume: 642,479
Track PAY

PSUN 4.86

+0.10 +2.10%
Volume: 569,320
Track PSUN

TWB 8.84

+0.09 +1.03%
Volume: 123,598
Track TWB

URBN 32.27

-0.50 -1.53%
Volume: 3,859,759
Track URBN

VDSI 6.17

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 112,285
Track VDSI

XMSR 8.17

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track XMSR

ZUMZ 12.28

+0.14 +1.15%
Volume: 520,100
Track ZUMZ


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