Upgrades

  • Capital One (COF) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy
  • UPS (UPS) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • E-Trade (ETFC) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Sony (SNE) upgraded by CLSA  by CLSA from Underperform to Outperform
  • DreamWorks (DWA) upgraded by Piper Jaffray from Neutral to Overweight
  • Abbott (ABT) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Charles Schwab (SCHW) upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy
  • Colgate-Palmolive (CL) upgraded by CLSA from Underperform to Outperform
  • Ensco (ESV) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Patriot Coal (PCX) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral
  • Gap (GPS) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • AXIS Capital (AXS) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy
  • SunCoke Energy (SXC) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Conviction Buy
  • Nucor (NUE) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Excel Maritime (EXM) upgraded by Jefferies from Underperform to Hold

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Downgrades 

  • eBay (EBAY) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Neutral
  • Sprint (S) downgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Underperform
  • Arch Coal (ACI) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • Newfield Exploration (NFX) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Rowan Companies (RDC) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Real Goods Solar (RSOL) downgraded by Cantor from Buy to Hold
  • Munich Re (MURGY) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • Vertex (VRTX) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • Alliant Techsystems (ATK) downgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • CPI Aerostructures (CVU) downgraded by Capstone from Buy to Hold
  • Cullen/Frost (CFR) downgraded by Wunderlich from Buy to Hold
  • Aixtron (AIXG) downgraded by HSBC from Neutral to Underweight

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