Wedneday's Upgrades and Downgrades

7 May 12:19am
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Upgrades
Comerica (CMA)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy
Comstock (CRK)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform
Advent Software (ADVS)- Needham Buy » Strong Buy
Agrium (AGU)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform
Wachovia (WB)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy
Sprint Nextel (S)- Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform
INX Inc. (INXI)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy
Methanex (MEOH)- UBS Neutral » Buy
TEPPCO Partners (TPP)- Citigroup Hold » Buy
Omniture (OMTR)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy
Citizens Rep Bancorp (CRBC)- Oppenheimer Perform » Outperform
Ness Tech (NSTC)- Susquehanna Financial Neutral » Positive
Citizens Rep Bancorp (CRBC)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » Outperform
Preferred Bank (PFBC)- Friedman Billings Underperform » Mkt Perform
SLM Corp (SLM)- Lehman Brothers Equal-Weight » Overweight
Stellent (STEL)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform

Downgrades
Cutera (CUTR)- Maxim Group Buy » Hold
Texas Industries (TXI)- BB&T Capital Mkts Buy » Hold
Gafisa SA (GFA)- Deutsche Securities Buy » Hold
Ryanair Hldgs (RYAAY)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Sell
Leapfrog (LF)- BMO Capital Markets Outperform » Market Perform
Verenium (VRNM)- Broadpoint Capital Buy » Neutral
Lev Pharmaceuticals (LEVP)- Susquehanna Financial Positive » Neutral
Harrington West Financial (HWFG)- RBC Capital Mkts Outperform » Sector Perform
ProLogis (PLD)- RBC Capital Mkts Top Pick » Outperform
MTS Medication (MPP)- Broadpoint Capital Strong Buy » Neutral
Sunoco (SUN)- JP Morgan Neutral » Underweight
Valero Energy (VLO)- JP Morgan Overweight » Neutral
HSBC Holdings (HBC)- UBS Buy » Neutral
Southern Copper (PCU)- HSBC Securities Overweight » Neutral


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A Massachusetts based value investor, I look for companies whose current valuation is at a discount to their true value. When I purchase a stock, my typical holding period is several years. I consider buying a stock purchasing a piece of a business. I am confident once I make a decision to buy that eventually the market as a whole will recognize the true value of the business and value it accordingly. It may take 1 month, 6 months or a year, but if I buy it at enough of a discount to its true value my results will be (and have been) superior to the market as a whole. Of all the disparate investing disciplines, value investing has stood the test of time. The great investors of have all been value investors. Warren Buffett, Ben Graham, Bill Ruane (Sequoia Fund), Bill Miller and Wally Weitz, all have consistently outperformed the market for decades by using various forms of value investing. Currently I am a contributing writer to Seeking Alpha, Vinvesting.com, The Stock Masters and Value Investing News. Posts have been reprinted in The Wall St. Journal, Yahoo Finance, Google Alerts, Google Finance, TheStreet.com. 24/7 Wall St. and Topix.net.