Upgrades

  • Standard Chartered (SCBFF) upgraded by Nomura from Neutral to Buy
  • Standard Chartered (SCBFF) upgraded  by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Shire (SHPG) upgraded by Barclays  from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Merck KGaA (MKGAY) upgraded by JPMorgan from Underweight to Neutral
  • Cooper Companies (COO) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Steiner Leisure (STNR) upgraded by Stephens from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Jive Software (JIVE) upgraded  by RW Baird from Neutral to Outperform
  • Plains All American (PAA) upgraded by Global Hunter from Accumulate to Buy

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Downgrades  

  • Barnes & Noble (BKS) downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Buy to Hold
  • Smith & Wesson (SWHC) downgraded by KeyBanc from Buy to Hold
  • Celanese (CE) downgraded by Dahlman Rose from Buy to Hold
  • Thompson Creek (TC) downgraded by BB&T from Buy to Hold
  • CRH Plc. (CRH) downgraded by Societe Generale from Buy to Hold
  • CRH Plc. (CRH) downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from Neutral to Underperform
  • QR Energy (QRE) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Vodafone (VOD) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • Agnico-Eagle (AEM) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • Entergy (ETR) downgraded  by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Underperform
  • Westar Energy (WR) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • American Capital Agency (AGNC) downgraded by Macquarie from Outperform to Neutral
  • Lone Pine (LPR) downgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Market Perform
  • TECO Energy (TE) downgraded by Argus from Buy to Hold
  • Integrys Energy (TEG) downgraded by Argus from Buy to Hold

  

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