Updated: 07/23/02
Last Updated: 09:37 ET

Upgrades


Hudson United Banc HU Advest Inc Neutral ?Buy
Greenpoint Fin GPT Advest Inc Buy ?Strong Buy
North Fork Banc NFB Advest Inc Buy ?Strong Buy
Wells Fargo WFC Advest Inc Buy ?Strong Buy
Fifth Third FITB Advest Inc Buy ?Strong Buy
Comverse Tech CMVT Merrill Lynch LT Buy ?LT Strong Buy
Exxon Mobil XOM McDonald Invst Hold ?Buy
Badger Meter BMI Robert W. Baird Mkt Perform ?Mkt Outperform $32
NSTAR NST AG Edwards Hold ?Buy $40
Wachovia WB AG Edwards Hold ?Strong Buy $42
Walt Disney DIS AG Edwards Hold ?Buy $21
Charter One CF RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform ?Outperform $36
America First Mortgage MFA RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform ?Outperform $10
Sovereign Banc SOV Advest Inc Buy ?Strong Buy $18
SunGard Data SDS Robert W. Baird Mkt Outperform ?Strong Buy $28
Royal Dutch RD JP Morgan Mkt Perform ?Buy
Northwest Air NWAC JP Morgan LT Buy ?Buy
Scholastic Corp SCHL Prudential Hold ?Buy $44
AK Steel AKS Prudential Sell  ?Hold $11
MGM Mirage MGG Prudential Hold ?Buy $39
Harleysville Grp HGIC Raymond James Mkt Perform ?Buy $26
DTE Energy DTE Morgan Stanley Equal-weight ?Overweight $44
Cinergy CIN Morgan Stanley Equal-weight ?Overweight $33
Ford Motor F UBS Warburg Reduce ?Hold $12
Potlatch PCH UBS Warburg Hold ?Buy $36
PartnerRe Ltd PRE UBS Warburg Buy ?Strong Buy $64
Everest Re RE UBS Warburg Buy ?Strong Buy $69
Clorox CLX UBS Warburg Hold ?Buy $47
Alberto-Culver ACVA UBS Warburg Hold ?Buy $52.25
Procter & Gamble PG UBS Warburg Buy ?Strong Buy $102
Gillette G UBS Warburg Hold ?Strong Buy $37
Anheuser-Busch BUD UBS Warburg Hold ?Buy $56
Huntington Banc HBAN Merrill Lynch NT Reduce/Sell ?NT Neutral
Diageo plc DEO Merrill Lynch NT Buy ?NT Strong Buy
Monsanto MON Merrill Lynch NT Neutral ?NT Buy

Downgrades

click2learn.com CLKS Jefferies & Co Buy ?Hold
Williams Cos WMB Merrill Lynch NT Strong Buy/LT Strong Buy ?NT Neutral/LT Neutral
LM Ericsson ERICY USB Piper Jaffray Outperform ?Market Perform $2
Bristol-Myers BMY Gruntal & Co Mkt Perform ?Underperform
Wilsons Leather WLSN Dougherty & Company Buy ?Neutral
LM Ericsson ERICY RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform ?Underperform $1
SBC SBC Merrill Lynch LT Buy ?LT Neutral
Verizon VZ Merrill Lynch LT Buy ?LT Neutral
BellSouth BLS Merrill Lynch LT Buy ?LT Neutral
Firstbank Corporation FBMI Fahnestock Buy ?Neutral $24
Mentor Graphics MENT Merrill Lynch NT Neutral/LT Strong Buy ?NT Reduce-Sell/LT Neutral
Charter Comm CHTR SunTrust Rbsn Humphrey Outperform ?Neutral
UAL Corp UAL JP Morgan Buy ?Mkt Perform
EGL Inc EAGL CSFB Buy ?Hold $20
Rock-Tenn RKT CSFB Buy ?Hold $15
PepsiCo PEP CSFB Strong Buy ?Hold $40
Enzon ENZN SG Cowen Strong Buy ?Buy $26
Dixie Group DXYN Raymond James Mkt Perform ?Underperform
Beverly Enterprises BEV Raymond James Strong Buy ?Buy $8
Beverly Enterprises BEV Legg Mason Buy ?Hold
Sempra Energy SRE Morgan Stanley Overweight ?Equal-weight
Mentor Graphics MENT Adams Harkness Strong Buy ?Buy $11


Coverage Initiated 

Techne Corp TECH Dougherty & Company Buy
Hewitt Associates (a) HEW JP Morgan LT Buy
Pinnacle PNK Thomas Weisel Attractive
Boyd Gaming BYD Thomas Weisel Buy
Hewitt Associates (a) HEW Goldman Sachs Recomm List
Finisar FNSR Morgan Stanley Equal-weight
Printcafe Software (a) PCAF UBS Warburg Buy
Hewitt Associates (a) HEW UBS Warburg Buy

(a) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in underwriting the recent IPO.
(b) Brokerage firm resumes coverage.
(c) Brokerage firm initiating coverage participated in the secondary offering.

 

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