S&P 500 Analyst Recommendation Changes for July 20

The following table details daily changes in consensus analyst ratings for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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                            July 20  July 19  July 18  July 17   -Daily Change-
                               2012     2012     2012     2012 Percent    Level
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Higher ratings                   14       16       23       19
Lower ratings                    28       13       35       22
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Morgan Stanley                 3.53     3.41     3.41     3.41     3.5%     0.12
Stanley Black & Decker         4.60     4.47     4.33     4.33     2.9%     0.13
Monster Beverage Corp          4.20     4.09     4.09     4.09     2.7%     0.11
Hess Corp                      3.90     3.81     3.81     3.81     2.4%     0.09
Danaher Corp                   4.52     4.43     4.43     4.43     2.0%     0.09
Nucor Corp                     4.04     3.96     3.96     3.96     2.0%     0.08
Intl Business Machines         3.84     3.77     3.77     3.77     1.9%     0.07
Phillips 66                    4.12     4.06     4.06     4.06     1.5%     0.06
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                            July 20  July 19  July 18  July 17   -Daily Change-
                               2012     2012     2012     2012 Percent    Level
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PPG Industries                 4.12     4.06     4.06     4.06     1.5%     0.06
eBay Inc.                      4.41     4.35     4.35     4.35     1.4%     0.06
Noble Corp.                    4.65     4.59     4.59     4.55     1.3%     0.06
Emerson Electric Co            4.22     4.17     4.17     4.17     1.2%     0.05
St Jude Medical Inc            4.24     4.21     4.24     4.24     0.7%     0.03
Citrix Systems Inc             4.25     4.22     4.22     4.22     0.7%     0.03
Priceline.com                  4.64     4.65     4.65     4.65    -0.2%    -0.01
Duke Energy Corp               3.19     3.20     3.20     3.20    -0.3%    -0.01
Diamond Offshore Drilling      3.37     3.40     3.40     3.39    -0.9%    -0.03
F5 Networks                    4.24     4.29     4.26     4.26    -1.2%    -0.05
Verizon Communications         3.77     3.82     3.82     3.82    -1.3%    -0.05
Akamai Technologies            3.74     3.79     3.79     3.79    -1.3%    -0.05
Union Pacific Corp             4.47     4.53     4.53     4.53    -1.3%    -0.06
Expedia Inc                    3.56     3.61     3.61     3.61    -1.4%    -0.05
Stryker Corp                   4.27     4.33     4.33     4.33    -1.4%    -0.06
SanDisk                        4.07     4.14     4.14     4.14    -1.7%    -0.07
Alpha Natural Resources        4.04     4.11     4.11     4.11    -1.7%    -0.07
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                            July 20  July 19  July 18  July 17   -Daily Change-
   



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