Top Pre-Market Stock Upgrades/Downgrades May 17, 2010

Here is a list of this morning’s top companies upgrades, downgrades, and initiations by brokerage firms.

Upgrades:

• Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) upgraded to Buy at Jefferies
• Amgen (AMGN) upgraded to Buy at Citigroup
• Bucyrus International (BUCY) upgraded to Outperform at Baird
• Cree (CREE) upgraded to Buy at Lazard
• JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) upgraded to Buy at KeyBanc Capital Markets; price target $20
• Rio Tinto (RTP) upgraded to Outperform at Bernstein
• Silicon Image (SIMG) upgraded to Buy at Needham; price target $5.50
• TiVo (TIVO) upgraded to Buy at Caris & Company
• Visa (V) upgraded to Buy at SunTrust; price target $96

Downgrades:

• Sybase (SY) downgraded to Neutral at JP Morgan
• TiVo (TIVO) downgraded to Hold at Kaufman Bros

Coverage Initiated:

• China Automotive (CAAS) initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer; price target $25
• CME Group (CME) initiated with an Outperform at JMP; price target $335
• Dell (DELL) initiated with a Buy at Brean Murray; price target $18
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) initiated with a Buy at Brean Murray; price target $60
• SORL Auto Parts (SORL) initiated with an Outperform at Oppenheimer; price target $15

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