Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADSK, BAC, CLH, CLWR, CNQR, DVN, EXC, GMO, ITMN, JNPR, KGC, LLTC, PCS, GOLD, RIG, VALE, VE)

November 8, 2012 by Jon C. Ogg

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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday.

Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) raised to Buy at ISI Group.

Clean Harbors Inc. (NYSE: CLH) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James.

Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) raised to Sector Perform at RBC.

Concur Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CNQR) cut to Underweight at Piper Jaffray.

Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) cut to Neutral at UBS and cut to Neutral at Citi.

Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) raised to Neutral at UBS.

General Moly Inc. (NYSEMKT: GMO) raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.

InterMune Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE: KGC) raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

Linear Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LLTC) raised to Buy at UBS.

MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) raised to Outperform at Macquarie.

Rangold Resources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GOLD) cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Transocean Ltd. Co. (NYSE: RIG) raised to Buy at Argus.

VALE S.A. (NYSE: VALE) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Veolia Environnement S.A. (NYSE: VE) raised to Neutral at UBS.

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JON C. OGG