Friday, August 10, 2012

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

UPGRADES:
  * AllianceBernstein (AB) to buy: Citigroup
  * AG Mortgage Investment (MITT) to buy: Sterne Agee
  * Broadcom (BRCM) to outperform: Bernstein
  * Bottomline Technologies (EPAY) to buy: Craig-Hallum
  * Cogent Communications (CCOI) to neutral: DA Davidson
  * Graco (GGG) to outperform: Oppenheimer
  * Harvest Natural (HNR) to buy: Global Hunter
  * Jive Software (JIVE) to buy: Needham
  * Middleby (MIDD) to buy: Wellington Shields
  * National Financial Partners (NFP) to buy: Citigroup
  * Northern Oil And Gas (NOG) to buy: Global Hunter
  * NII Holdings (NIHD) to outperform: Macquarie
  * Siliconware Precision (SPIL) to outperform: Bernstein
  * Tim Hortons (TIM) to outperform: BMO Capital


DOWNGRADES:
  * Advance Auto Parts (AAP) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Abraxas Petroleum (AXAS) to hold: Wunderlich
  * Big Lots (BIG) to underweight: JPMorgan
  * Cablevision (CVC) to equalweight: Barclays
  * Canadian Natural (CNQ) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Clearwire (CLWR) to underperform: Macquarie
  * Convergys (CVG) to neutral: Robert Baird
  * CF Industries (CF) to neutral: Atlantic
  * FXCM Inc. (FXCM) to neutral: Citigroup
  * Middleby (MIDD) to neutral: Robert Baird
  * Novo Nordisk (NVO) to sell: SocGen
  * Powell Inds (POWL) to market perform: Kansas City Capital
  * Pegasystems (PEGA) to hold: Benchmark Co.
  * Roundy’s (RNDY) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Roundy’s (RNDY) to hold: BB&T Capital
  * Roundy’s (RNDY) to hold: Jefferies
  * Robbins & Myers (RBN) to hold: BB&T Capital
  * Robbins & Myers (RBN) to hold: KeyBanc
  * RDA Microelectronics (RDA) buy: Canaccord Genuity
  * Rosetta Resources (ROSE) to accumulate: Global Hunter
  * Sohu (SOHU) to neutral: UBS
  * Sagent Pharmaceuticals (SGNT) to sector perform: RBC Capital
  * SS&C Technologies (SSNC) to hold: Jefferies
  * Teekay (TK) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) to hold: Deutsche Bank
  * Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) to hold: Capstone
  * Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) to neutral: Wedbush
  * Ubiquiti Networks (UBNT) to sector perform: Pacific Crest
  * Verisign (VRSN) to neutral: Robert Baird
  * Yahoo (YHOO) to neutral: BofA Merrill


INITIATIONS:
  * Atlas Resource Partners (ARP) market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Aeropostale (ARO) neutral: Lazard
  * Circor (CIR) buy: Capstone
  * Ciena (CIEN) neutral: Goldman Sachs
  * Cisco Systems (CSCO) hold: Needham
  * Exact Sciences (EXAS) buy: WallachBeth Capital
  * Finisar (FNSR) neutral: Goldman Sachs
  * Glu Mobile (GLUU) overweight: Piper Jaffray
  * JDS Uniphase (JDSU) buy: Goldman Sachs
  * Marketwest Energy (MWE) outperform: Credit Suisse
  * Northern Tier Energy (NTI) buy: Dahlman Rose
  * Orasure Technologies (OSUR) buy: Jefferies
  * Palo Alto Networks (PANW) buy: Stifel Nicolaus

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