Analyst Action: Stock-Rating Changes
Bloomberg News
* Aames Financial Corp. (ticker: AAM; Thursday close: $2.56, up 6 cents) was raised to “hold” from “sell” by Prudential Securities and Sutro & Co.
* Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD; $29, down $3.13) was cut to “hold” from “buy” by Deutsche Bank Securities.
* Biogen Inc. (BGEN; $79.31, down 50 cents) raised to “strong buy” from “outperform” by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and rated “buy” in new coverage by BancBoston Robertson Stephens.
