Tuesday, September 18, 2012

U.S. ANALYST RATINGS: Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations

UPGRADES:
  * Access Midstream (ACMP) outperform: Morgan Stanley
  * Broadcom (BRCM) to outperform: RBC Capital
  * BMC Software (BMC) to buy: ThinkEquity
  * Jive (JIVE) to outperform: Wells Fargo
  * Lamar Advertising (LAMR) to conviction buy: Goldman Sachs
  * Liberty Media (LMCA) to outperform: Macquarie
  * Manhattan Associates (MANH) to buy: ThinkEquity
  * Pall Corp. (PLL) to neutral: BofA Merrill
  * Rubicon Technology (RBCN) to buy: ThinkEquity


DOWNGRADES:
  * Aviva (AV) to neutral: BofA Merrill
  * Abbott Labs (ABT) to market perform: Leerink Swann
  * Analog Devices (ADI) to sector perform: RBC Capital
  * American Capital Agency (AGNC) to hold: Jefferies
  * Alcoa (A) to hold: Jefferies
  * Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) to perform: Oppenheimer
  * Boston Scientific (BSX) to market perform: Leerink Swann
  * BP (BP) to hold: Santander
  * CARBO Ceramics (CRR) to hold: Dahlman Rose
  * Cash America (CSH) to hold: Jefferies
  * Delek US (DK) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * DFC Global (DLLR) to hold: Jefferies
  * Deutsche Bank (DB) to sell: Espirito Santo
  * France Telecom (FTE) to neutral: Exane
  * France Telecom (FTE) to underperform: Morgan Stanley
  * France Telecom (FTE) to underperform: Bernstein
  * Health Net (HNT) to underperform: Jefferies
  * IRIS International (IRIS) to hold: Benchamrk Co.
  * Intel (INTC) to sector perform: RBC Capital
  * Lumber Liquidators (LL) to underperform: Raymond James
  * Marathon Petroleum (MPC) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Molina Healthcare (MOH) to underperform: Jefferies
  * Nvidia (NVDA) to sector perform: RBC Capital
  * Optimer Pharma (OPTR) to underperform: BofA Merrill
  * Penn West (PWE) to underperform: Macquarie
  * Phillips 66 (PSX) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) to underweight: Santander
  * Reliance Steel (RS) to hold: Jefferies
  * Statoil (STO) to underweight: Santander
  * Silgan (SLGN) to neutral: Longbow
  * Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) to hold: Jefferies
  * Steel Dynamics (STLD) to hold: Jefferies
  * Texas Instruments (TXN) to sector perform: RBC Capital
  * Western Refining (WNR) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Worthington Industries (WOR) to hold: Jefferies


INITIATIONS:
  * Allergan (AGN) buy: Guggenheim
  * Albemarle (ALB) equalweight: Morgan Stanley
  * A.O. Smith (AOS) buy: Janney Capital
  * Bryn Mawr (BMTC) buy: Janney Capital
  * Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN) hold: Deutsche Bank
  * Beazer Homes (BZH) neutral: Goldman Sachs
  * Clayton Williams Energy (CWEI) buy: Miller Tabak
  * Carbo Ceramics (CRR) market perform: William Blair
  * C&J Energy Services (CJES) outperform: Willliam Blair
  * Cadence Pharam (CADX) buy: Guggenheim
  * Dover Corp. (DOV) neutral: Citigroup
  * FMC Technolgoies (FTI) outperform: William Blair
  * Forum Energy (FET) outperform: William Blair
  * Groupon (GRPN) neutral: Piper Jaffray
  * Heartware (HTWR) buy: WallachBeth Capital
  * Impax Labs (IPXL) buy: Guggenheim
  * Intrepid Potash (IPI) buy: Topeka
  * Jazz Pharma (JAZZ) buy: Guggenheim
  * Mylan (MYL) neutral: Guggenheim
  * National Oilwell Varco (NOV) outperform: William Blair
  * Oil States (OIS) outperform: William Blair
  * Old Line Bancshares (OLBK): Janney
  * Pernix Therapeutics (PTX) buy: Guggenheim
  * Perrigo (PRGO) buy: Guggenheim
  * Schlumberger (SLB) market perform: William Blair
  * Splunk (SPLK) positive: Susquehanna
  * Sagent Pharma (SGNT) neutral: Guggenheim
  * U.S. Silica Holdings (SLCA) market perform: William Blair
  * QLIK Technologies (QLIK) neutral: Susquehanna
  * Watson Pharma (WPI) buy: Guggenheim

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