Upgrades

  • Sprint (S) upgraded by JPMorgan to Overweight from Neutral
  • Clorox (CLX) upgraded by Citigroup to Buy from Neutral
  • Munich Re (MURGY) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Check Point (CHKP) upgraded by Wunderlich from Hold to Buy
  • Blackstone (BX) upgraded by Goldman from Buy to Conviction Buy
  • BlackRock (BLK) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • Nordstrom (JWN) upgraded by Nomura from Neutral to Buy
  • Zynga (ZNGA) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Underperform to Neutral
  • HollyFrontier (HFC) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • ArthroCare (ARTC) upgraded by William Blair from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Tesoro (TSO) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • Lions Gate (LGF) upgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Outperform
  • TiVo (TIVO) upgraded by Caris from Above Average to Buy

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Downgrades 

  • Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Synacor (SYNC) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Neutral
  • Synacor (SYNC) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Underperform
  • Synacor (SYNC) downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Buy to Hold
  • Vera Bradley (VRA) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Franklin Resources (BEN) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Federated Investors (FII) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • Apollo Global (APO) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Leap Wireless (LEAP) downgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Underperform
  • Kohl’s (KSS) downgraded by Atlantic Equities from Overweight to Neutral
  • Och-Ziff Capital (OZM) downgraded by Goldman from Conviction Buy to Buy

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