Up- and Downgrades des Tages

Upgrades
Unternehmen - Symbol - Analyst - Neues Rating - Altes Rating

Asyst Tech ASYT Merrill Lynch Buy Accumulate
AvalonBay AVB First Union Strong Buy Buy
Biogen BGEN Dain Rauscher Buy Neutral
DMC Stratex STXN Tucker Anthony Strong Buy Buy
FreeMarkets FMKT WR Hambrecht Strong Buy Buy
Honeywell HON Deutsche Banc Buy Mkt Perform
Kellogg K Merrill N-T Accumulat N-T Neutral
Siebel SEBL Merrill Accumulate From Neutral

Downgrades
Unternehmen - Symbol - Analyst - Neues Rating - Altes Rating

Alfa Corp ALFA Sandler O'Neill Mkt Perform Mkt Outperform
Biomet BMET R. Stephens Mkt Perform Buy
Brio BRIO FAC/Equities Neutral Buy
Commerce One CMRC Legg Mason Mkt Perform Buy
Continental Airlines CAL ABN AMRO Hold Add
Covance CVD Bear Stearns Attractive Buy
Emerson Electric EMR Merrill N-T Neutral N-T Buy
Federated Dept Store FD Prudential Hold Buy
Jakks Pacific JAKK B. Riley Buy Strong Buy
Leggett & Platt LEG Goldman Mkt Perform Mkt Outperform
NextCard NXCD Raymond James Buy Strong Buy
Oak Technology OAKT Prudential Hold Buy
Petrobas PBR Merrill Lynch N-T Accumulat N-T Buy
Reckson Associates RA CSFB Hold Buy
Tycom TCM Banc Of America Mkt Perform Buy
United Tech UTX Deutsche Banc Mkt Perform Buy
Walt Disney Co. DIS Prudential Hold Buy
Weatherford WFT Salomon Outperform Buy
Williams-Sonoma WSM Stifel, Nicolaus & Hold Accumulate

Initiations
Unternehmen - Symbol - Analyst - Neues Rating

America First Mortga MFA Friedman Billings Buy
Cree CREE Friedman Billings Accumulate
DiamondCluster DTPI Wit Soundview Hold
Keane Inc. KEA Wit Soundview Hold
KPMG Consulting KCIN Wit Soundview Buy
Ocean Energy OEI Bear Stearns Buy
Precise Software PRSE Pacific Crest Buy
Sapient SAPE Wit Soundview Hold
Tanox TNOX Robertson Stephens Market Perform
TMP Worldwide TMPW Banc Of America Market Perform
Torch Offshore TORC CIBC Strong Buy
Torch Offshore TORC UBS Warburg Strong Buy
Unilab Corp. ULAB CSFB Buy
Unilab Corp. ULAB US Bancorp Buy
Uniroyal Tech UTCI Friedman Billings Market Perform

Upgrades 8
Downgrades 19
Initiations 15