Upgrades

  • Facebook (FB) upgraded by Capstone from Hold to Buy
  • Markel (MKL) upgraded by Keefe Bruyette from Underperform to Market Perform
  • Statoil (STO) upgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Top Pick
  • Ross Stores (ROST) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Prosperity Bancshares (PB) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Gap (GPS) upgraded by ISI Group from Sell to Hold
  • Granite Construction (GVA) upgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Outperform

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Downgrades  

  • Armstrong World (AWI) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Public Storage (PSA) downgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Underperform
  • StemCells (STEM) downgraded by Roth Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • bebe stores (BEBE) downgraded by Janney Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • AstraZeneca (AZN) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight
  • Yanzhou Coal (YZC) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Sell
  • The Advisory Board (ABCO) downgraded by First Analysis from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Seagate (STX) downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Buy to Hold
  • ZAGG (ZAGG) downgraded by Janney Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • Pharmacyclics (PCYC) downgraded by Roth Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • Aeolus Pharmaceuticals (AOLS) downgraded by Roth Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • Telecom Italia (TI) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral

 

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