Upgrades

  • Sierra Bancorp (BSRR) upgraded by Keefe Bruyette from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Aeropostale (ARO) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Underperform to Market Perform
  • Eaton Vance (EV) upgraded by Citigroup from Sell to Neutral
  • Arch Coal (ACI) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral
  • Westlake Chemical (WLK) upgraded by UBS from Sell to Neutral
  • Duke Energy (DUK) upgraded by UBS from Neutral to Buy
  • National Oilwell (NOV) upgraded by Societe Generale from Hold to Buy
  • PPG Industries (PPG) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • HEICO (HEI) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • Knight Transportation (KNX) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Underperform to Neutral
  • CareFusion (CFN) upgraded by CLSA from Outperform to Buy
  • Ivanhoe Mines (IVN) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Alere (ALR) upgraded by Wedbush from Neutral to Outperform
  • United Bankshares (UBSI) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform

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Downgrades 

  • Green Dot (GDOT) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • NetApp (NTAP) downgraded by RBC Capital from Outperform to Sector Perform
  • NetApp (NTAP) downgraded  by Brean Murray from Buy to Hold
  • Wisconsin Energy (WEC) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) downgraded by Societe Generale from Buy to Hold
  • Human Genome (HGSI) downgraded by BMO Capital from Outperform to Market Perform
  • RailAmerica (RA) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Ituran (ITRN) downgraded by Oppenheimer from Outperform to Perform

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