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CORRECTED - CORRECTED-US RESEARCH NEWS-BMO raises F5 Networks to outperform

Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:53am EST

Stocks

    
 (Corrects to remove item on Kraft Foods Inc (KFT.N) as the
change was for the  company's credit rating, not stock)
 Following are the research actions reported by Reuters as of
0846 ET on Friday.
 For a snapshot of research actions, please double click on
[SNAP/RCH]
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 ------------ STOCK                  RESEARCH BY       ACTION
 F5 Networks            BMO               Raises to outperform
from
 (FFIV.O)                                 market perform, keeps
$44 target price
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 ------------ E Trade Financial      BMO               Cuts to
market perform from outperform
 (ETFC.O)
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 ------------ Sally Beauty           Oppenheimer       Raises
price target to $9.45 from
 Holdings (SBH.N)                         $7.60, keeps neutral
rating
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 ------------ MGI Pharma             Friedman          Cuts to
market perform from
 MOGN.O                                 outperform on takeout
speculation
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 ------------ Merck & Co             Deutsche Bank     Raises
price target to $70 from $62;
 (MRK.N)                                  has buy rating
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 ------------ Countrywide Financial  Fox-Pitt          Raises
to outperform from in-line
 CFC.N
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 ------------ March Networks         Dundee            Raises
to market outperform from  (MN.TO)                             
 
 market neutral
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 ------------ American Campus        Merrill Lynch     Raises
to buy from neutral reports
 Communities (ACC.N)                      theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Acorn International    Merrill Lynch     Cuts to
sell from buy reports
 (ATV.N)                                  theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Abitibibowater Inc     BMO               Raises
price target to $15 from $12
 ABH.N         
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 ------------ Mentor Graphics        Needham           Cuts
price target to $16 from $18;  (MENT.O)
     keeps buy rating
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 ------------ Amphenol               Morgan Stanley    Assumes
with equal-weight vs
 (APH.N)                                  overweight reports
theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Dell Inc               Bear Stearns      Cuts CY
2008 price target to $40  (DELL.O) [nWNA7561]                 
from $43; keeps outperform rating
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 ------------ Watsco Inc             KeyBanc           Cuts to
hold from aggressive buy
 (WSO.N)            
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 ------------ J Crew Group           Citigroup         Cuts
price target to $42 from $45;  (JCG.N)
     keeps hold rating
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 ------------ Lions Gate             Wedbush           Raises
to strong buy from buy
 Entertainment (LGF.N)   
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 ------------ Molex                  Morgan Stanley    Assumes
with equal-weight rating vs  (MOLX.O)
   underweight reports
 theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Lululemon Athletica    RBC               Raises
price target to $47 from $41;
 (LLL.TO) (LULU.O)                        keeps outperform
rating
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 ------------ AbitibiBowater         RBC               Raises
to outperform from
 ABH.N                                  sector perform
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------ Telus Corp (T.TO)      RBC               Cuts to
sector perform from outperform
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 ------------ Atwood Oceanics        Jefferies         Raises
price target to $80 from $73;  (ATW.N)
     keeps hold rating  
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 ----------- OmniVision             Jefferies         Cuts
price target to $20 from $22;  Technologies (OVTI.O)           
 
  keeps hold rating
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 ----------- Acergy (ACGY.O)        Jefferies         Cuts
price target to $34 from $36;                                  
 
  keeps buy rating
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 ----------- Healthcare Realty      Jefferies         Starts
with buy rating; price target  Trust (HR.N)
     of $28
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 ----------- Manpower (MAN.N)       Credit Suisse     Starts
with outperform rating,                                       
  reports theflyonthewall.com  
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 ----------- OSI Pharmaceuticals    Lazard            Raises
price target to $50 from $43;  (OSIP.O)
     keeps buy rating              
----------------------------------------------------------------
 ----------- Moody's (MCO.N)        UBS               Starts
with sell rating, reports
 theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- McGraw-Hill Companies  UBS               Starts
with sell rating, reports
 (MHP.N)                                  theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- Telus Corp (T.TO)      UBS               Cuts
price target to C$58 from C$66
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 ----------- Rogers Communications  UBS               Cuts
price target to C$53 from C$60  (RCIb.TO)
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 ----------- Diamond Offshore       Calyon            Raises to
add from neutral on  Drilling (DO.N)                        
valuation
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 ----------- Spartan Stores         UBS               Starts
with buy rating; price target  (SPTN.O)
     of $30 - theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- FuelCell Energy        JP Morgan         Starts
with overweight rating,  (FCEL.O)                             
  reports theflyonthewall.com
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 ----------- Plug Power (PLUG.O)    JP Morgan         Starts
with underweight rating,
 theflyonthewall.com  
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 ----------- Telmex (TMX.N)         JP Morgan         Raises to
neutral from underweight,
 theflyonthewall.com
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 ------------ Mohawk Industries      Banc of America   Cuts to
sell from neutral, reports  (MHK.N)
  theflyonthewall.com  
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 ----------- Western Refining       Banc of America   Raises to
buy from neutral, reports  (WNR.N)
 theflyonthewall.com  
----------------------------------------------------------------
 ----------- Valero Energy (VLO.N)  Banc of America   Raises to
buy form neutral, reports
 theflyonthewall.com 
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 ----------- Lake Shore Gold Corp   Raymond James     Cuts to
market perform from strong  (LSG.TO)
  buy
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 ----------- AbitibiBowater ABH.N Raymond James     Cuts to
underperform from market                                      
perform
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 ----------- ((Compiled by Nivedita Gupta; Bangalore Equities
Newsdesk +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))



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