U.S. ANALYST RATINGS: Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations
UPGRADES:
* Amgen (AMGN) raised to outperform: Credit Suisse
* Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) raised to buy: Miller Tabak
* Dole Food (DOLE) raised to buy: BoA/ML
* Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) raised to conviction buy: Goldman
* GeoEye (GEOY) raised to market perform: Raymond James
* Global Payments (GPN) raised to buy: Goldman
* Illumina (ILMN) raised to outperform: CLSA
* Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) raised to buy: Mizuho Securities
* J&J Snack Foods (JJSF) raised to buy: Janney Montgomery
* Riverbed Tech raised to buy: Mizuho Securities
* Riverbed Technology (RVBD) raised: RBC Capital
* Sunstone Hotel (SHO) raised to outperform: Baird
* Thomson Reuters (TRI) to buy: Citigroup
DOWNGRADES:
* AmSurg (AMSG) cut to hold: Jefferies
* CH Robinson (CHRW) cut to hold: Deutsche Bank
* Deckers Outdoor (DECK) cut to neutral: Lazard
* Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) to neutral: JPMorgan
* First Defiance (FDEF) cut to market perform: FIG Partners
* Gentex (GNTX) cut to hold: Wellington Shields
* International Game Tech (IGT) cut to neutral: Credit Suisse
* Lennox International (LII) cut to neutral: JP Morgan
* MWI Veterinary (MWIV) cut to neutral: Piper
* Netflix (NFLX) cut to neutral: Piper
* Philip Morris (PM) cut to neutral: Daiwa Securities
* Polycom (PLCM) cut to market perform: Wells Fargo
* Polycom (PLCM) cut to neutral: Citi
* RF Micro (RFMD) cut to sell: UBS
* Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL) cut to outperform: CLSA
* Total System (TSS) cut to market perform: JMP
* UPS (UPS) cut to neutral: BoA/ML
INITIATIONS:
* BlackRock (BLK) new outperform: RBC Capital
* Builders FirstSource (BLDR) new in-line: Imperial Capital
* ConAgra (CAG) new buy: KeyBanc
* ExactTarget (ET) new buy: Lazard
* Invesco (IVZ) new outperform: RBC Capital
* Jive Software (JIVE) new neutral: Lazard
* Legg Mason (LM) new sector perform: RBC Capital
* Och-Ziff (OZM) outperform: RBC Capital
* Ralcorp (RAH) new hold: KeyBanc
* Responsys (MKTG) new neutral: Lazard
* Synergy Resources (SYRG) new buy: Global Hunter
* T. Rowe Price (TROW) new outperform: RBC Capital
* Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR) new sector perform: RBC Capital