Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (ACE, AUTH, CMCSA, IFX, LLTC, MCHP, SOLF, HOT)

These are not all of the upgrades and positive analyst calls affecting shares, but these are some of the calls impacting shares pre-market this Thursday morning:

• Ace Limited (NYSE: ACE) Raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
• AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
• Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
• Infineon Tech (NYSE: IFX) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• Linear Tech (NASDAQ: LLTC) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
• Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) Raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.
• Solarfun Power (NASDAQ: SOLF) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HOT) Raised to Outperform at Wachovia.

Jon C. Ogg
July 17, 2008