StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/27

November 27, 2007 10:20 AM EST

Notable Analyst Rating Changes:

UPGRADES:
Bear Stearns upgrades BP (NYSE: BP) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) from Peer Perform to Outperform and Marathon (NYSE: MRO) from Underperform to Peer Perform.

Goldman upgrades the Defensive, Tobacco sector stocks to Attractive.

Credit Suisse upgrades AXA (NYSE: AXA) from Neutral to Outperform.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Baird downgrades Genlyte (Nasdaq: GLYT) from Outperform to Neutral. Price target $95. The firm says another bid for the company is unlikely.

UBS downgrades BRE Properties (NYSE: BRE) from Neutral to Sell. Price target $41.

Goldman downgrades US Software sector stocks from Attractive to Neutral.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Soleil Securities Group initiates coverage on the homebuilding industry with a 'cautious stance'. Starts at Buy: Centex (NYSE: CTX), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) and Lennar (NYSE: LEN). Starts at Hold: D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), KB Home (NYSE: KBH) and Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM).

Sterne Agee initiates coverage on footwear and apparel manufacturers including: Deckers Outdoor (Nasdaq: DECK) and Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) at Buy, Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW) at Hold and Columbia Sportswear (Nasdaq: COLM) at Sell.

CIBC initiates coverage on Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) with a Sector Perform.

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


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AKAM 19.44

-0.80 -3.95%
Volume: 4,871,249
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AXA 25.01

+5.83 +30.40%
Volume: 441,952
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BP 25.13

-22.84 -47.61%
Volume: 447,265
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BRE 28.63

+4.63 +19.29%
Volume: 438,338
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COLM 30.79

-0.61 -1.94%
Volume: 110,076
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CTX 25.17

+16.52 +190.98%
Volume: 443,985
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CVX 26.37

-40.15 -60.36%
Volume: 447,419
Track CVX

DECK 68.29

-3.30 -4.61%
Volume: 390,241
Track DECK

DHI 25.04

+15.70 +168.09%
Volume: 441,103
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GLYT 95.48

+0.00 +0.00%
Volume: 0
Track GLYT

KBH 12.93

-0.38 -2.85%
Volume: 3,967,111
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LEN 9.16

-0.46 -4.78%
Volume: 4,709,753
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MRO 27.48

-2.82 -9.31%
Volume: 437,585
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PHM 28.73

+19.77 +220.65%
Volume: 442,412
Track PHM

SKX 25.12

+15.14 +151.70%
Volume: 430,451
Track SKX

TOL 27.49

+10.28 +59.73%
Volume: 445,563
Track TOL

WWW 29.85

+7.70 +34.76%
Volume: 436,639
Track WWW


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