Upgrades

  • Starbucks (SBUX) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Aeropostale (ARO) upgraded by Imperial Capital from In-Line to Outperform
  • IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Applied Materials (AMAT) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral
  • Teradyne (TER) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • Employers Holdings (EIG) upgraded by JMP Securities from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Bunge (BG) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Blackstone (BX) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy
  • Old Republic (ORI) upgraded by Raymond James from Underperform to Market Perform
  • Warnaco (WRC) upgraded by Brean Murray from Hold to Buy
  • LifePoint Hospitals (LPNT) upgraded by Auriga from Hold to Buy

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Downgrades 

  • Patriot Coal (PCX) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Buy to Hold
  • NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Buy to Hold
  • FirstEnergy (FE) downgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Underperform
  • Ariba (ARBA) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Dell (DELL) downgraded by Mizuho from Buy to Neutral

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