Upgrades

  • Pepco Holdings (POM) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Market Perform to Outperform  
  • Urban Outfitters (URBN) upgraded by Jefferies from Underperform to Hold
  • Smithfield Foods (SFD) upgraded by BMO Capital from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Walgreen (WAG) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform
  • U.S. Steel (X) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform 
  • Valspar (VAL) upgraded by KeyBanc from Hold to Buy  
  • Marriott (MAR) upgraded by SunTrust from Neutral to Buy 
  • Flir Systems (FLIR) upgraded by Needham from Hold to Buy
  • East West Bancorp (EWBC) upgraded by Sandler O’Neill from Hold to Buy
  • Olympic Steel (ZEUS) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Underperform to Neutral
  • Archer Daniels (ADM) upgraded by Miller Tabak from Hold to Buy 
  • Caterpillar (CAT) upgraded by ISI Group from Neutral to Buy
  • Cummins (CMI) upgraded by ISI Group from Neutral to Buy 
  • CNH Global (CNH) upgraded by ISI Group from Neutral to Buy 
  • Eaton (ETN) upgraded by ISI Group from Neutral to Buy 
  • Tata Motors (TTM) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy

 

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Downgrades  

  • Ross Stores (ROST) downgraded by Citigroup from Buy to Neutral
  • Target (TGT) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • American Eagle (AEO) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Ann Inc. (ANN) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • LinkedIn (LNKD) downgraded by Barclays from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Hovnanian (HOV) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral 
  • Starwood Hotels (HOT) downgraded by SunTrust from Buy to Neutral
  • SandRidge Energy (SD) downgraded by Wunderlich from Buy to Hold
  • Kohl’s (KSS) downgraded by Buckingham from Buy to Neutral
  • Nordstrom (JWN) downgraded by Buckingham from Buy to Neutral

 

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