Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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

UPGRADES:
  * Apollo Group (APOL) to hold: Deutsche Bank
  * EV Energy (EVEP) to outperform: Credit Suisse
  * MGIC Investment (MTG) to overweight: Barclays
  * MicroStrategy (MSTR) to outperform: FBR Capital
  * Radian Group (RDN) to overweight: Barclays
  * Seadrill (SDRL) to overweight: HSBC
  * Stratasys (SSYS) to buy: Needham
  * Yahoo (YHOO) to buy: Cantor Fitzgerald


DOWNGRADES:
  * AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) to buy: ISI Group
  * Cliffs Natural (CLF) to market perform: BMO Capital
  * Fresenius Medical (FMS) to equalweight: Barclays
  * Impax Labs (IPXL) to market perform: Leerink Swann
  * Impax Labs (IPXL) to hold: Canaccord Genuity
  * Standard Motor (SMP) to hold: BB&T Capital
  * Sandridge Mississippian Trust (SDT) to sell: Wunderlich
  * THL Credit (TCRD) to market perform: Keefe Bruyette
  * Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) to hold: Miller Tabak


INITIATIONS:
  * Acuity Brands (AYI) buy: UBS
  * Anthera (ANTH) buy: Jefferies
  * Aegerion Pharma (AEGR) buy: BofA Merrill
  * Agilent Technologies (A) outperform: Credit Suisse
  * AG Mortgage (MITT) neutral: Credit Suisse
  * Diana Shipping (DSX) neutral: JPMorgan
  * Dyax (DYAX) buy: Jefferies
  * E2Open (EOPN) buy: Benchmark Co.
  * Finish Line (FINL) buy: Tigress Financial
  * Health Insurance (HIIQ) outperform: Credit Suisse
  * Health Insurance (HIIQ) buy: BofA Merrill
  * Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) underperform: Northland
  * LTD Brands (LTD) neutral: Tigress Financial
  * Men’s Wearhouse (MW) neutral: Tigress Financial
  * Netflix (NFLX) outperform: RBC
  * Oxford Industries (OXM) buy: Tigress Financial

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