On days when the main stock market indexes are trading sharply lower, it is interesting to see what stocks and sectors are up on the day.
This is one of those mergers that is not getting the warm fuzzy feeling that management teams love to see.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday included Activision Blizzard, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Ciena, Delta Air Lines, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Regeneron and Tesla.
While the broad markets are relatively flat for the year after a devastating October, here are the top 10 S&P 500 stocks that have weathered this storm.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday Ambarella, Apple, Campbell Soup, Ciena, Dollar Tree, Electronic Arts, Lululemon Athletica, Signet Jewelers and Ulta Beauty.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include Allergan, Cheniere Energy, Clean Energy, Facebook, Fiat Chrysler, Intel and NetApp.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Thursday include AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, Darden Restaurants, Spotify and Wingstop.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Applied Materials, Celgene, Children's Place, Kinder Morgan, Match, Myriad Genetics, Nordstrom and Oracle.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Friday include Bank of America, Broadcom, Dominion Energy, Netflix, Pegasystems, 21st Century Fox, Thor Industries and Western Digital.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Check Point Software, Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo and UnitedHealth.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Wednesday morning include Abercrombie & Fitch, Altria, Anthem, United Continental, Blackstone and AMAG Pharmaceuticals.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday morning include Amgen, Coca-Cola, IBM, Procter & Gamble, Viacom, SeaWorld and NovoCure.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday morning include IBM, Qualcomm, Valeant, Yum China, CSX and DeVry.
In a new report, Stifel opines that the consolidation in the managed care organizations is not a matter of if, but just a question of when.
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls includes Alcatel-Lucent, ADM, Bank of America, Chesapeake Energy, Google, J.P. Morgan and MGM.
