Notable stock ratings issued in the last week. (Trading symbols inparentheses.) Let's go shopping Limited Inc. (LTD) was raised to"buy" from "market perform" by analyst Dana Cohen at Donaldson Lufkin& Jenrette Securities Corp. The 12-month target price is $58 pershare. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) was rated "buy" in new coverageby analyst Ellen Schlossberg at William Blair & Co. AnnTaylor StoresCorp. (ANN) was raised to "accumulate" from "hold" by analyst StacyW. Pak at Prudential Securities. The 12-month target price is $42per share. Circuit City Stores (CC) was raised to "marketoutperform" from "market perform" by analyst Matthew J. Fassler atGoldman, Sachs & Co. Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP) was rated new "buy"by analyst Thomas A. Filandro at J.P. Morgan Securities. TommyHilfiger Corp. (TOM) was rated "market outperform" in new coverage byanalyst Margaret M. Mager at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Coming into focusFocal Communications Corp. (FCOM) was rated: "Buy" in new coverage byanalyst Jack B. Grubman at Salomon Smith Barney. The 12-month targetprice is $26 per share. "Buy" in new coverage by analyst Timothy N.Weller at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. The 12-monthtarget price is $25 per share. Hop in the saddle Churchill DownsInc. (CHDN) was rated "buy" in new coverage by analyst David Wolfe atCIBC World Markets Inc. Bertie would approve Ask Jeeves Inc. (ASKJ)was rated: "Buy" in new coverage by analyst Keith E. Benjamin atBancBoston Robertson Stephens. "Outperform" in new coverage byanalyst Mary Meeker at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. "Buy" in newcoverage by analyst Daniel H. Rimer at Hambrecht & Quist. Localupgrades Anixter International Inc. (AXE) was raised to "buy" from"neutral" by analyst Lissa Bogaty at Salomon Smith Barney. ChicagoTitle Corp. (CTZ) was raised to "outperform" from "market perform" byanalyst John B. Keefe at Ferris Baker Watts. The 12-month targetprice is $48 per share. Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) was raised to "buy"from "hold" by analyst William F. Maguire at Wasserstein PerellaSecurities. The 12-month target price is $28 per share.ServiceMaster Co. (SVM) was raised to "buy" from long-term "buy" byanalyst Vivian Kuan at J.P. Morgan Securities. Tellabs Inc. (TLAB)was raised to "accumulate" from "maintain position" by analyst DavidHeger at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. UAL Corp. (UAL) was raised to"trading buy" from "market outperform" by analyst Glenn D. Engel atGoldman, Sachs & Co. Whittman-Hart Inc. (WHIT) was rated "accumulate"in new coverage by analyst Vincent A. Colicchio at SouthwestSecurities Inc. The 6- to 12-month target price is $28 per share.
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