Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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


UPGRADES:
  * AMN Healthcare (AHS) to buy: Citi
  * AOL (AOL) to buy: Jefferies
  * Aeropostale (ARO) to buy: BofA ML
  * Codexis (CDXS) to neutral: Piper
  * Cross Country (CCRN) to buy: Citi
  * Detour Gold (DRGDF) to outperform: RBC
  * Eli Lilly (LLY) to outperform: Bernstein
  * Greendot (GDOT) to overweight: Piper
  * Heckmann Corp. (HEK) to neutral: Wedbush
  * Linkedin (LNKD) to buy: Jefferies
  * McKesson (MCK) to buy: Mizuho
  * Qlik Technologies (QLIK) to overweight: BofA ML
  * Time Warner (TWX) to buy: UBS
  * UBS (UBS) to outperform: Exane
  * Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) to buy: BofA ML
  * Williams-Sonoma (WSM) to buy: Deutsche Bank


DOWNGRADES:
  * Advanced Micro (AMD) to neutral: UBS
  * Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) to outperform: Raymond James
  * Ancestry.com (ACOM) to hold: Jefferies
  * Cardinal Health (CAH) to market perform: William Blair
  * Demand Media (DMD to hold: Jefferies
  * Eni (E) to sell: Canaccord
  * Expedia (EXPE) to hold: Jefferies
  * Fedex (FDX) to market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Francesca’s (FRAN) to hold: Jefferies
  * HSN Inc. (HSNI) to hold: Wunderlich
  * James River Coal (JRCC) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) to reduce: TD Securities
  * Medicis (MRX) to hold: Stifel
  * Medicis (MRX) to neutral: Goldman
  * Norbord (NBRXF) to hold: TD Securities
  * Peabody Energy (BTU) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Santen Pharma (SNPHF) to hold: Jefferies
  * Shutterfly (SFLY) to hold: Jefferies
  * STMicro (STM) to sell: UBS
  * ValueClick (VCLK) to hold: Jefferies
  * Vistaprint (VPRT) to hold: Jefferies
  * Walter Energy (WLT) too market perform: Raymond James


INITIATIONS:
  * Amreit (AMRE) buy: Wunderlich
  * Atmel (ATML) hold: Feltl
  * Atwood Oceanics (ATW) outperform: CLSA
  * Baker Hughes (BHI) outperform: CLSA
  * Baytex Energy (BTE) neutral: BofA ML
  * Blount Intl (BLT) outperform: William Blair
  * Celgene (CELG) buy: Wallachbeth Capital
  * Commercial Vehicle (CVGI) neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Cornerstone Ondemand (CSOD) neutral: UBS
  * Crescent Point Energy (CSCTF) buy: BofA ML
  * Diamond Offshore (DO) outperform: CLSA
  * DigitalGlobe (DGI) overweight: Piper
  * Facebook (FB) buy: Jefferies
  * Freescale Semi (FSL) outperform: Cowen
  * Halliburton (HAL) outperform: CLSA
  * Helmerich & Payne (HP) outperform: CLSA
  * Hexcel (HXL) outperform: Imperial Capital
  * Integrated Silicon (ISSI) buy: ThinkEquity
  * Mako Surgical (MAKO) market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Nabors Industries (NBR) outperform: CLSA
  * NXP Semi (NXPI) buy: Deutsche Bank
  * National Oilwell Varco (NOV) buy: CLSA
  * Patterson-UTI (PTEN) buy: CLSA
  * PDC Energy (PDCE) buy: Miller Tabak
  * Petroleo Brasiliero (PBR) buy: Jefferies
  * QR Energy (QRE) overweight: Barclays
  * Rowan Cos. (RDC) outperform: CLSA
  * Schlumberger (SLB) buy: CLSA
  * Synaptics (SYNA) to sell: Feltl
  * ViroPharma (VPHM) buy: Deutsche Bank
  * Wabtec (WAB) outperform: Credit Suisse
  * Wi-Lan (WILN) market perform: BMO

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