Thursday, September 6, 2012

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

UPGRADES:
  * Activision Blizzard (ATVI) to overweight: Piper Jaffray
  * AK Steel (AKS) to buy: Longbow
  * Black & Decker (SWK) to overweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Electrolux (ELUXY) to select list: Cheuvreux
  * L’Oreal (LRLCY) to underweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Randgold Resources (GOLD) to overweight: JPMorgan
  * Snyders-Lance (LNCE) to buy: KeyBanc
  * SunTrust Banks (STI) to overweight: JPMorgan
  * Trican Well Services (TOLWF) to market perform: Raymond James


DOWNGRADES:
  * Air lease (AL) to neutral: Macquarie
  * Alstom (ALSMY) to neutral: UBS
  * ArcelorMittal (MT) to reduce: Kepler
  * ASML (ASML) to hold: SocGen
  * Barclays (BCS) to neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Cliffs Natural (CLF) to neutral: Longbow
  * Cliffs Natural (CLF) to neutral: UBS
  * Corporate Executive Board (CEB) to hold: Deutsche Bank
  * Concur Technologies (CNQR) to perform: Oppenheimer
  * Georgia Gulf (GGC) to neutral: Macquarie
  * Ingersoll Rand (IR) to equalweight: Morgan Stanley
  * Marketaxess (MKTX) to market perform: Raymond James
  * Nokia (NOK) to sell: Deutsche Bank
  * Nokia (NOK) to sell: SocGen
  * Novo Nordisk (NVO) to neutral: Nomura
  * OCX Technology (OCZ) to hold: Needham
  * OCX Technology (OCZ) to hold: Craig-Hallum
  * Seagate Technology (STX) to hold: Needham
  * West Lake Chemical (WLK) to neutral: Macquarie
  * Warner Chilcott (WCRX) to hold: Cantor


INITIATIONS:
  * Arena Pharma (ARNA) underperform: Credit Suisse
  * American Capital Mortgage (MTGE) buy: Wunderlich
  * American Vanguard (AVD) buy: Topeka Capital
  * Atwood Oceanics (ATW) outperform: BMO Capital
  * Adventrx (ANX) market outperform: Brinson Patrick
  * CIT Group (CIT) market perform: Oppenheimer
  * Cash America (CSH) market perform: JMP Securities
  * Cardiovascular Systems (CSII) outperform: Leerink Swann
  * Dendreon (DNDN) buy: WallachBeth Capital
  * Flowserve (FLS) market perform: William Blair
  * Geron (GERN) market perform: JMP Securities
  * Harris & Harris Group (TINY) buy: Ascendiant Capital
  * Isis Pharma (ISIS) market perform: JMP Securities
  * Jazz Pharma (JAZZ) neutral: Cowen
  * Monsanto (MON) hold: Topeka Capital
  * Orexigen Pharma (OREX) outperform: Credit Suisse
  * OM Group (OMG) buy: Topeka Capital
  * Polypore (PPO) buy: Topeka Capital
  * Rigel Pharma (RIGL) outperform: Leerink Swann
  * Synageva BioPharma (GEVA) overweight: Piper Jaffray
  * Sunesis Pharma (SNSS) outperform: Leerink Swann
  * Team Health (TMH) outperform: Wells Fargo
  * Western Refining (WNR) outperform: Raymond James

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