Upgrades

  • Yara International (YARIY) upgraded by Nomura from Reduce to Buy 
  • Adtran (ADTN) upgraded by Goldman from Sell to Neutral
  • Murphy Oil (MUR) upgraded by Brean Capital from Hold to Buy
  • Fortinet (FTNT) upgraded by Wunderlich from Hold to Buy
  • Essex Property Trust (ESS) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy
  • Mid-America Apartment (MAA) upgraded by Raymond James from Outperform to Strong Buy 
  • Pinnacle Financial (PNFP) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform
  • BancFirst (BANF) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Camden Property (CPT) upgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Hold to Buy
  • Citigroup (C) upgraded by CLSA from Underperform to Outperform 
  • C.H. Robinson (CHRW) upgraded by FBR Capital from Market Perform to Outperform 
  • Sprint (S) upgraded by Argus from Hold to Buy

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Downgrades

  • Murphy Oil (MUR) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight 
  • Apollo Group (APOL) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • IBM (IBM) downgraded by Janney Capital from Buy to Neutral
  • IBM (IBM) downgraded by Societe Generale from Hold to Sell 
  • Cisco (CSCO) downgraded by Cantor from Buy to Hold
  • IMAX (IMAX) downgraded by Susquehanna from Positive to Neutral
  • Texas Instruments (TXN) downgraded by Longbow from Neutral to Underperform
  • Packaging Corp. (PKG) downgraded by BMO Capital from Outperform to Market Perform 
  • American Tower (AMT) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Resources Connection (RECN) downgraded by Macquarie from Outperform to Neutral
  • Toll Brothers (TOL) downgraded by Raymond James from Strong Buy to Outperform

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