Upgrades

  • Amazon.com (AMZN) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • Groupon (GRPN) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy
  • Colgate-Palmolive (CL) upgraded by Argus from Hold to Buy
  • Flextronics (FLEX) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Statoil (STO) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Hartford Financial (HIG) upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Hold to Buy
  • Jabil Circuit (JBL) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Amedisys (AMED) upgraded by RW Baird from Neutral to Outperform
  • Dominion (D) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy
  • Gentiva Health (GTIV) upgraded by RW Baird from Underperform to Neutral
  • Juniper (JNPR) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Total (TOT) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy

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Downgrades 

  • McDonald’s (MCD) downgraded by Cowen to Neutral from Outperform
  • Experian (EXPGY) downgraded by Credit Suisse to Neutral from Outperform
  • Prudential (PRU) downgraded by Argu to Hold from Buy
  • Wisconsin Energy (WEC) downgraded by Wells Fargo to Market Perform from Outperform
  • DynaVox (DVOX) downgraded by Piper Jaffray to Neutral from Overweight
  • Aon Corp. (AON) downgraded by Deutsche Bank to Hold from Buy
  • Thermo Fisher (TMO) downgraded by Mizuho to Neutral from Buy
  • Kennametal (KMT) downgraded by BB&T to Hold from Buy
  • Citizens South Banking (CSBC) downgraded by Raymond James to Market Perform
  • Xcel Energy (XEL) downgraded by Jefferies to Hold from Buy

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