Thursday, July 26, 2012

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

UPGRADES:
  * AllianceBernstein (AB) to neutral: BofA Merrill
  * Canadian Pacific (CP) to outperform: BMO Capital
  * Carter’s (CRI) to buy: Sterne, Agee
  * Coach (COH) to overweight: Morgan Stanley
  * FaceBook (FB) to buy: Pivotal Research
  * FMC Technologies (FTI) to market perform: BMO Capital
  * Gentiva Health (GTIV) to buy: Deutsche Bank
  * LSI Corp. (LSI) to outperform: CLSA
  * Lumber Liquidators (LL) to neutral: Janney
  * Marvell Tech. (MRVL) to market outperform: JMP Securities
  * Telefonica (TEF) to hold: Berenberg


DOWNGRADES:
  * ArcelorMittal (MT) to hold: ING
  * Avon Products (AVP) market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Caterpillar (CAT) to market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Chico’s (CHS) to underweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Cliffs Natural (CLF) cut to market perform: FBR
  * CR Bard (BCR) to hold: Jefferies
  * Eastman Chemical (EMN) buy: Lazard Capital
  * Ferro (FOE) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Groupon (GRPN) to equal-weight: Evercore
  * International Game Tech. (GT) to netural: UBS
  * Intersil (ISIL) to hold: Needham
  * Lorillard (LO) to neutral: Citigroup
  * Lincoln Educational (LINC) to underperform: BofA Merrill
  * MeadWestvaco (MWV) to market perform: BMO
  * MGIC Investment (MTG) to neutral: Macquarie
  * Potash (POT) to underperform: National Bank
  * Quality Systems (QSII) to neutral: JPMorgan
  * Radian (RDN) to neutral: Macquarie
  * Ross Stores (ROST) to neutral: Nomura
  * Seadrill (SDRL) to hold: Danske Markets
  * TJX (TJX) to neutral: Nomura
  * Weatherford (WFT) to sell: SocGen
  * Wellpoint (WLP) to market perform: BMO
  * Varian Medical (VAR) to hold: Cantor
  * Zynga (ZNGA) to neutral: BTIG
  * Zynga (ZNGA) to neutral: JPMorgan


INITIATIONS:
  * Avon Products (AVP) market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Eastman Chemical (EMN) buy: Lazard Capital
  * Horsehead Holding (ZINC) buy: CRT
  * Solta Medical (SLTM) buy: ThinkEquity
  * Urban Outfitters (URBN) buy: CLS

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