Updated 22-Dec-08 09:04 ET

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
CA Inc CA Needham Hold » Buy $22
Imperial Sugar IPSU BWS Financial Sell » Hold $9 » $15
Infineon IFX Deutsche Securities Sell » Hold 
Nucor NUE Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy 
Burger King BKC UBS Neutral » Buy 
Fidelity National FNF Barclays Capital Equal Weight » Overweight 
Overseas Shipholding OSG JP Morgan Neutral » Overweight 

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Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
FormFactor FORM JP Morgan Overweight » Underweight 
Verigy VRGY JP Morgan Overweight » Underweight 
Teradyne TER JP Morgan Overweight » Underweight 
Cabot Micro CCMP JP Morgan Overweight » Underweight 
Lam Research LRCX JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
KLA-Tencor KLAC JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
Novellus NVLS JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight 
Tractor Supply TSCO Wedbush Morgan Buy » Hold $41 » $33
OPNET OPNT MKM Partners Buy » Neutral 
Cintas CTAS Soleil Buy » Hold $25 » $24
AutoZone AZO Argus Hold » Sell 
Cogent COGT JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
General Motors GM Credit Suisse Neutral » Underperform $2 » $1
CONSOL Energy CNX UBS Buy » Neutral 
Newmont Mining  NEM UBS Buy » Neutral 
Kinross Gold KGC UBS Buy » Neutral 
Goldcorp GG UBS Buy » Neutral 
Eldorado Gold EGO UBS Buy » Neutral 
Barrick Gold ABX UBS Buy » Neutral 
Agnico-Eagle Mines AEM UBS Buy » Neutral 
Darden Restaurants DRI UBS Buy » Neutral 
U.S. Steel X Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold 
Eaton ETN JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
Nordic American Tanker NAT JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight 
General Maritime GMR JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
Teekay Tankers TNK JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral 
CRH Plc.  CRH Citigroup Hold » Sell 
Nordic American Tanker NAT Jefferies & Co Hold » Underperform $27 » $20
Frontline FRO Jefferies & Co Hold » Underperform $26 » $17
Tsakos Energy TNP Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $47 » $22
Overseas Shipholding OSG Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $100 » $40
Prudential PRU Friedman Billings Outperform » Mkt Perform $50 » $33
Polycom PLCM Jefferies & Co Buy » Hold $24 » $15

Coverage InitiatedSort alphabetically | Sort by brokers
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
UNITIL Corporation UTL RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $26
Hatteras Financial HTS RBC Capital Mkts Outperform $35
Blue Rhino RINO Susquehanna Financial Positive 
Ardea Biosciences RDEA Leerink Swann  Outperform $19
Mattel MAT JP Morgan Neutral 
Hasbro HAS JP Morgan Neutral 
Entertainment Ppties EPR KeyBanc Capital Mkts Hold 

Coverage Reit/Price Tgt Changed*Sort alphabetically | Sort by brokers
Company Ticker Brokerage Firm Ratings Change Price Target
Bankrate RATE Needham Buy $36 » $39
Ceradyne CRDN Wedbush Morgan Hold $22 » $19
Intl Paper  IP Soleil Hold $24 » $15
MAP Pharma MAPP Ladenburg Thalmann Buy $17 » $18
Microsemi MSCC Friedman Billings Outperform $29 » $24
FirstEnergy  FE Jefferies & Co Buy $71 » $64
Accuray ARAY Jefferies & Co Hold $7.50 » $6.50
Gardner Denver GDI KeyBanc Capital Mkts Buy $35 » $30
Stryker SYK Leerink Swann  Outperform $49 » $47
Unifi UFI Caris & Company Above Average $6 » $4
Neurogesx NGSX Roth Capital Buy $9 » $7

Coverage DroppedSort alphabetically | Sort by brokers
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Foundry Ntwks FDRY Wedbush Morgan Hold 
Spectrum Brands SPC Oppenheimer Underperform