Upgrades

  • Staples (SPLS) upgraded by Citigroup from Sell to Neutral
  • Aflac (AFL) upgraded by Raymond James from Market Perform to Outperform
  • Meredith (MDP,TWX) upgraded by Citigroup from Neutral to Buy
  • Alexion (ALXN) upgraded by Lazard Capital from Neutral to Buy
  • Visteon (VC) upgraded by JPMorgan from Neutral to Overweight
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RY) upgraded by Barclays from Underweight to Equal Weight
  • Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) upgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Overweight

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Downgrades

  • Capital One (COF) downgraded by Guggenheim from Buy to Neutral
  • Barclays (BCS) owngraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Compass Group (CMPGY) downgraded by UBS from Buy to Neutral
  • Total System (TSS) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Starwood Hotels (HOT) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • OfficeMax (OMX) downgraded by BB&T from Buy to Hold
  • Windstream (WIN) downgraded by UBS from Neutral to Sell
  • Rockwood (ROC) downgraded by SunTrust from Buy to Neutral
  • NetSpend (NTSP) downgraded by Sterne Agee from Buy to Neutral
  • NetSpend (NTSP) downgraded by Credit Suisse from Outperform to Neutral
  • NetSpend (NTSP) downgraded by SunTrust from Buy to Neutral
  • AEGON (AEG) downgraded by ABN Amro from Hold to Sell
  • Deckers Outdoor (DECK) downgraded by Wedbush from Outperform to Neutral
  • Baidu (BIDU) downgraded by CLSA from Outperform to Underperform
  • Asbury Automotive (ABG) downgraded by Craig-Hallum from Buy to Hold

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