Alliance Imaging (AIQ) Gets Boost From Deutsche Bank Upgrade May 16, 2008 12:55PM

Alliance Imaging Inc. (NYSE: AIQ) get a boost after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to BUY from HOLD, citing the company's ability to manage its MRI revenues by diversifing beyond the mobile MRI.

Shares closed yesteryday at $8.21, opened this morning at $8.61 and traded as high as $9.25, before coming back down slightly.

Alliance Imaging, Inc. is a provider of shared-service and fixed-site diagnostic imaging services.[SM]


Broadpoint Upgrades Pharmacopeia (PCOP) to Strong Buy May 16, 2008 11:58AM

Broadpoint Capital upgrades Pharmacopeia (Nasdaq: PCOP) from Buy to Strong Buy.

Pharmacopeia, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutics to address significant medical needs.


Matrix USA Rating Changes 5/16 May 16, 2008 09:33AM

Matrix USA Rating Changes 5/16

Upgrades:
Aircastle (NYSE: AYR) from Hold to Strong Buy; Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) from Hold to Buy; Barr Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BRL) from Sell to Strong Buy; Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) from Sell to Hold; Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) from Sell to Hold; Dynamex (NASDAQ: DDMX) from Sell to Hold; EW Scripps (NYSE: SSP) from Sell to Hold; Great Wolf Resorts (NASDAQ: WOLF) from Sell to Hold; Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) from Sell to Hold; MGE Energy (NASDAQ: MGEE) from Hold to Buy; MTR Gaming Group (NASDAQ: MNTG) from Hold to Buy; Pioneer Drilling (NYSE: PDC) from Sell to Hold; Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ: PLPC) from Sell to Buy; Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH) from Hold to Buy; Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) from Hold to Buy; Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) from Hold to Buy; Steinway Musical Instruments (NYSE: LVB) from Sell to Hold; Vectren (NYSE: VVC) from Hold to Buy; Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) from Hold to Buy; and Wendy’s International (NYSE: WEN) from Sell to Hold.

Downgrades:
Airtran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) from Buy to Hold; CH Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ: CHRW) from Buy to Hold; Cognizant Tech Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) from Buy to Hold; Constellation Energy Group (NYSE: CGE) from Buy to Hold; Core Mark Holding (NASDAQ: CORE) from Buy to Sell; Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) from Buy to Hold; Gentek (NASDAQ: GETI) from Hold to Sell; Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) from Buy to Hold; Imperial Sugar (NASDAQ: IPSU) from Hold to Sell; Interwoven (NASDAQ: IWOV) from Strong Buy to Buy; Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) from Strong Buy to Hold; LSI (NYSE: LSI) from Buy to Hold; Maidenform Brands (NYSE: MFB) from Buy to Hold; Miller Industries (NYSE: MLR) from Buy to Hold; Move Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE) from Buy to Hold; Newpark Resources (NYSE: NR) from Sell to Strong Sell; Noveluus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) from Strong Buy to Hold; Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) from Strong Buy to Buy; Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) from Buy to Hold; Titanium Metals (NYSE: TIE) from Strong Buy to Hold; and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) from Buy to Hold.


Longbow Research Upgrades Tyco Electronics (TEL) to Buy May 16, 2008 09:22AM

Longbow Research upgrades Tyco Electronics (NYSE: TEL) from Neutral to Buy.

Tyco Electronics Limited is a global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions, wireless systems and undersea telecommunication systems.


Goldman Sachs Upgrades Eaton Vance (EV) to Neutral May 16, 2008 08:08AM

Goldman Sachs upgrades Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV) from Sell to Neutral.

Eaton Vance Corp. is principally engaged in the business of managing investment funds and providing investment management and counseling services to high-net-worth individuals and institutions.


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