Upgrades

  • Yum! Brands (YUM) upgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) upgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Duke Energy (DUK) upgraded by FBR Capital from Underperform to Market Perform
  • PEPCO Holdings (POM) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • Ensco (ESV) upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy

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Downgrades

  • Costco (COST) downgraded by Susquehanna from Neutral to Negative
  • T. Rowe Price (TROW) downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Buy to Hold
  • Abbott (ABT) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • First Niagara (FNFG) downgraded by Keefe Bruyette from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Diamond Offshore (DO) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Neutral
  • Invesco Mortgage (IVR) downgraded by JMP Securities from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Invesco Mortgage (IVR) downgraded by FBR Capital from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Siemens (SI) downgraded by JP Morgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Commerzbank (CRZBY) downgraded by RBS from Hold to Sell
  • Mosaic (MOS) downgraded by JP Morgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • TransAlta (TAC) downgraded by Scotia Capital from Sector Perform to Underperform
  • Pharmacyclics (PCYC) downgraded by RBC Capital from Outperform to Sector Perform
  • Pharmacyclics (PCYC) downgraded by Global Hunter from Buy to Neutral

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