Analyst Action:
Several Southern California stocks were among those getting new ratings Tuesday from Wall Street firms, including:
* Buy.com Inc. (BUYX; $15.81, up $1.31), rated “buy” in new coverage by Chase H&Q; and Bear Stearns & Co.
* Countrywide Credit Industries (CCR; $23.25, down $1.13), downgraded to “hold” from “strong buy” by CIBC World Markets Inc.
* Edison International (EIX; $16, down $1.94), downgraded to “hold” from “buy” by Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co.
* Hilton Hotels Corp. (HLT; $6.38, down 25 cents), raised to “add” from “hold” by Credit Lyonnais.
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