Upgrades

  • General Motors (GM) upgraded by Piper Jaffray from Neutral to Overweight
  • Accenture (ACN) upgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Outperform
  • DirecTV (DTV) upgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Marriott (MAR) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • Lamar Advertising (LAMR) upgraded by UBS from Sell to Neutral
  • AK Steel (AKS) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • ITT Educational (ESS) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Underperform to Neutral
  • Munich Re (MURGY) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Allied World (AWH) upgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Outperform
  • Graco (GGG) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Buy
  • Rockwell Automation (ROK) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Conviction Buy
  • Virgin Media (VMED) upgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Outperform
  • Highwoods Properties (HIW) upgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Outperform
  • Grand Canyon (LOPE) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Piedmont Office Realty (PDM) upgraded by RBC Capital from Sector Perform to Outperform

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Downgrades

  • Coca-Cola (KO) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • PepsiCo (PEP) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • MasterCard (MA) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • 3M Company (MMM) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • T. Rowe Price (TROW) downgraded by Ticonderoga from Buy to Neutral
  • Swiss Re (SSREY) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Underperform
  • Philips (PHG) downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from Outperform to Neutral
  • Philips (PHG) downgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Sell
  • Siemens (SI) downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from Neutral to Underperform
  • Urban Outfitters (URBN) downgraded by RW Baird from Outperform to Neutral
  • Urban Outfitters (URBN) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Sell
  • Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Hyatt Hotels (H) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • WebMD (WBMD) downgraded by Wells Fargo from Outperform to Market Perform
  • WebMD (WBMD) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • Emerson (EMR) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Accenture (ACN) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Boston Properties (BXP) downgraded by RBC Capital from Outperform to Sector Perform
  • NCR Corp. (NCR) downgraded by Goldman from Conviction Buy to Buy
  • Trustmark (TRMK) downgraded by JP Morgan from Neutral to Underweight

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