Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADBE, ALTR, BUD, CIEN, DOV, HGSI, ISRG, NTAP, NFLX, PEET, RL, SMTC, STP, UPS, WMB)

March 10, 2011 by Jon C. Ogg

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning.

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) Reiterated Buy and Raised target to $40 at BofA/ML.
Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) Reiterated Buy and $52 target at Gleacher & Co.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) Reiterated Buy and Raised 12-mo. target to $30 at Argus.
Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) Started as Neutral with $70 target at Credit Suisse.
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) Maintained Outperform and Raised target to $34 at Credit Suisse.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) Started as Buy at Collins Stewart (late-yesterday call).
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Reiterated Buy and $275 target at BofA/ML.
Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) Cut to Sell at Janney.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $29 at Gleacher & Co.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) Cut to Underweight at HSBC.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) Reiterated Buy and $82 target at Bof/ML.
Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE: WMB) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $36 at Argus.

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JON C. OGG

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