Upgrades

  • Halliburton (HAL) upgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Outperform  
  • Bank of America (BAC) upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Hold to Buy
  • Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded by Societe Generale from Hold to Buy
  • PetSmart (PETM) upgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Dean Foods (DF) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy 
  • Agilent (A) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • Altria Group (MO) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Barclays (BCS) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy 
  • E-Trade (ETFC) upgraded by Evercore from Underweight to Equal Weight 
  • Flowers Foods (FLO) upgraded by KeyBanc from Hold to Buy 
  • Actuant (ATU) upgraded by KeyBanc from Hold to Buy
  • Provident Financial (PFC) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy 
  • Investors Bancorp (ISBC) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy 
  • Old National Bancorp (ONB) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy
  • athenahealth (ATHN) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Strong Buy
  • Spectra Energy Partners (SEP) upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy
  • PAA Natural Gas Storage (PNG) upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy
  • Williams-Sonoma (WSM) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Underperform to Buy

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Downgrades

  • LabCorp (LRN) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell 
  • Diamond Foods (DMND) downgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Underperform
  • Cepheid (CPHD) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • SINA (SINA) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Sell
  • AK Steel (AKS) downgraded by Longbow from Buy to Neutral
  • K12 (LRN) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Outperform to Market Perform

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