Friday, September 14, 2012

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

UPGRADES:
  * Analogic (ALOG) to buy: Needham
  * CF Industries (CF) to overweight: JPMorgan
  * HollyFrontier (HFC) to outperform: Wells Fargo
  * KEYW Holdings (KEYW) to buy: Suntrust
  * Skywest (SKYW) to strong buy: Raymond James



DOWNGRADES:
  * CME Group (CME) to underweight: JPMorgan
  * Cracker Barrell (CBRL) to hold: KeyBanc
  * Citizens Republic (CRBC) to market perform: Keefe Bruyette
  * LPL Financial (LPLA) to sell: UBS
  * Level 3 (LVLT) to underperform: Raymond James
  * Quest Diagnostics (DGX) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Saul Centers (BFS) to neutral: Robert Baird
  * Spirit Airlines (SAVE) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Synaptics (SYNA) to neutral: Lazard Capital
  * Trina Solar (TSL) to underperform: Raymond James
  * Transocean (RIG) to neutral: Guggenheim
  * Quest Diagnostics (DGX) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Viacom (VIAB) to equalweight: Evercore Partners
  * Weingarten Realty (WRI) to neutral: Robert Baird
  * Werner Enterprises (WERN) to neutral: JPMorgan
  * Werner Enterprises (WERN) to hold: BB&T Capital
  * Werner Enterprises (WERN) to market perform: Wells Fargo
  * Werner Enterprises (WERN) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Westamerica (WABC) to market perform: KBW


INITIATIONS:
  * Ansys (ANSS) neutral: Wedbush
  * Autodesk (ADSK) neutral: Wedbush
  * Ametek (AME) buy: Janney Capital
  * Applied Industrial (AIT) buy: Janney Capital
  * Acuity Brands (AYI) market perform: Wells Fargo
  * BOFI Holding (BOFI) outperform: Raymond James
  * Children’s Place (PLCE) buy: Citigroup
  * Cognizant (CTSH) neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Danaher (DHR) buy: Janney Capital
  * Emerson Electric (EMR) neutral: Janney Capital
  * EPL Oil & Gas (EPL) buy: Brean Murray
  * Fastenal (FAST) neutral: Janney Capital
  * Grainger (GWW) buy: Janney Capital
  * Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP) outperform: Raymond James
  * MSC Industrial (MSM) buy: Janney Capital
     *MRC Global (MRC) buy: KeyBanc
  * PolyOne (POL) buy: Jefferies
  * Parametric Technology (PMTC) outperform: Wedbush
  * Rockwell Automation (ROK) neutral: Janney Capital
  * Spartan Stores (SPTN) market perform: Raymond James
  * Shutterfly (SFLY) neutral: Lazard Capital
  * SPX Corp. (SPW) buy: Janney Capital
  * Splunk (SPLK) buy: Needham
  * Vantiv (VNTV) overweight: Evercore Partners
  * Wesco (WCC) buy: Janney Capital

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