Upgrades

  • Southwest (LUV) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy 
  • FMC Technologies (FTI) upgraded by Sterne Agee from Neutral to Buy 
  • MGM Resorts (MGM) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • Ventas (VTR) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy  
  • Highwoods Properties (HIW) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy
  • Equity Residential (EQR) upgraded by Jefferies from Hold to Buy 
  • Landstar System (LSTR) upgraded by Wells Fargo from Market Perform to Outperform 
  • Manulife Financial (MFC) upgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Buy
  • KKR & Co. (KKR) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy

 

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Downgrades  

  • easyJet (ESYJY) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral 
  • JetBlue (JBLU) downgraded by Deutsche Bank from Buy to Hold 
  • Hittite Microwave (HITT) downgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Sell
  • Boeing (BA) downgraded by BB&T from Buy to Hold
  • Senior Housing (SNH) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • National Oilwell (NOV) downgraded by RBC Capital from Outperform to Sector Perform 
  • ITT Educational (ESI) downgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Underweight 
  • Rockwell (ROK) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Underweight 
  • AutoZone (AZO) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Equal Weight to Underweight
  • Deckers Outdoor (DECK) downgraded by RW Baird from Outperform to Neutral
  • Embraer (ERJ) downgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Underweight 
  • Halliburton (HAL) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral 
  • Raytheon (RTN) downgraded by JPMorgan from Overweight to Neutral
  • Kirby (KEX) downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from Buy to Hold

 

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