Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/23: AXYS, PTI Upgraded; SSCC, SINA, VTIV Downgraded - Street Insider

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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/23: AXYS, PTI Upgraded; SSCC, SINA, VTIV Downgraded
Dec 23, 2008 02:42 PM UTC

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Via StreetInsider.com News Articles:

UPGRADES:
Morgan Keegan upgrades Axsys Technologies (Nasdaq: AXYS) from Market Perform to Outperform.

UBS upgrades Patni Computer Systems (NYSE: PTI) from Neutral to Buy.

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

DOWNGRADES:
Deutsche Bank downgrades Smurfit-Stone Container (NASDAQ: SSCC) from Buy to Hold with a $1 price target.

Susquehanna downgrades SINA Corporation (Nasdaq: SINA) from Positive to Neutral.

Jefferies & Co downgrades inVentiv (Nasdaq: VTIV) from Buy to Hold.

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

NEW COVERAGE:
Piper Jaffray & Co. initiates coverage on Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD) with a Buy. Price target $53.

Sterne, Agee & Leach initiates coverage on Bank of America Corporation

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