Upgrades

  • Allstate (ALL) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy 
  • Aixtron (AIXG) upgraded by Canaccord from Sell to Hold 
  • Veeco (VECO) upgraded by Canaccord from Hold to Buy 
  • Rubicon (RBCN) upgraded by Canaccord from Hold to Buy 
  • Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral 
  • W. R. Berkley (WRB) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral  
  • CNOOC (CEO) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy 

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Downgrades

  • Whole Foods (WFM) downgraded by Piper Jaffray from Overweight to Neutral 
  • BlackBerry (BBRY) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral 
  • J.C. Penney (JCP) downgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Underperform 
  • Life Technologies (LIFE) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Neutral
  • Lear (LEA) downgraded by Goldman from Conviction Buy to Buy 
  • Textron (TXT) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral  
  • Finish Line (FINL) downgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Underperform
  • RenaissanceRe (RNR) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • PartnerRe (PRE) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • AXIS Capital (AXS) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Iberdrola (IBDRY) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight 
  • Check Point (CHKP) downgraded by Lazard Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • Airgas (ARG) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Underperform

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