AA cut to Underperform at RBC.
ALO raised to Neutral at Cowen.
ALU started as Ooutperform at Morgan Keegan.
ALLT started as Outperform at Piper Jaffray.
APPB raised to Mkt Perform at Raymond James.
CCJ raised to Top Pick at RBC.
CEI cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
CSGP started as Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
DHT cut to Neutral at UBS.
DPTR cut to Hold at AGEdwards.
DRQ cut to Neutral at UBS.
FIS raised to Buy at AGEdwards.
GBE started as Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
GSAT started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
HAIN started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
HIW raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
LNUX cut to Mkt Perform at JPMorgan.
LRY cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
MU cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
POR started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
PSA raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
RRST started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
SCA started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
SPF cut to Neutral at UBS.
TCK cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch.
TSCO started as Overweight at Lehman.
(TXN) Texas Instruments raised to Overweight at JPMorgan; defended at Deutsche bank but target lowered to $35; maintained Buy at Jefferies but target cut to $36; maintained Buy at AGEdwards.
UDR cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
VNO cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
VRSN reitr Buy at Deutsche Bank.
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