Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AA, AMZN, ATHN, CHS, CF, FSLR, GPS, GG, LNKD, NTAP, PCLN, QIHU, SHLD, STT, UAL)

These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.

Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) Started as Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Chico’s FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS) Cut to Hold at KeyBanc.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) named value stock of the day at Zacks.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut target to $80 from $135 at Credit Suisse.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) Cut to Hold at KeyBanc.
Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Hold at Citigroup.
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE: QIHU) Started as Buy with $24 target at BofA/ML.
Sears Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.

Here is a detailed summary list of the top analyst calls from Wall Street last week.  Many were cautious.

JON C. OGG