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

-0.19 -1.64%
Volume: 12,282,128
Track ATVI

BEBE 5.66

+0.08 +1.43%
Volume: 699,566
Track BEBE

BSC 9.97

-0.56 -5.32%
Volume: 3,850
Track BSC

CBK 6.12

-0.10 -1.61%
Volume: 156,103
Track CBK

CHIC 17.51

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

CHS 14.27

-0.33 -2.26%
Volume: 3,582,214
Track CHS

CWTR 5.06

-0.26 -4.89%
Volume: 2,826,826
Track CWTR

GS 170.01

-2.82 -1.63%
Volume: 8,821,894
Track GS

LEH 0.13

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track LEH

LFT 35.07

+1.49 +4.44%
Volume: 849,245
Track LFT

MRVL 15.28

+0.01 +0.07%
Volume: 9,418,268
Track MRVL

NYT 8.65

-0.19 -2.15%
Volume: 1,019,243
Track NYT

PAY 13.29

-0.11 -0.82%
Volume: 727,015
Track PAY

PSUN 3.60

-0.08 -2.17%
Volume: 1,573,470
Track PSUN

TWB 10.19

+0.53 +5.49%
Volume: 566,968
Track TWB

URBN 32.18

-0.08 -0.25%
Volume: 2,358,048
Track URBN

VDSI 6.53

-0.03 -0.46%
Volume: 227,713
Track VDSI

XMSR 8.17

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track XMSR

ZUMZ 12.21

+1.09 +9.80%
Volume: 2,476,173
Track ZUMZ


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