Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALU, CHS, PLCE, DB, GS, IGT, ICE, MCO, WSII, PAR)
July 15, 2009 by Douglas A. McIntyreThese are some of the top pre-market analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen from Wall Street with about two and a half hours until the market opens:
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill.
Chico’s FAS (CHS) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Children’s Place (PLCE) Started as Buy at BofA/Merrill.
Deutsche Bank (DB) Started as Outperform at FBR.
Goldman Sachs (GS) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
International Game Tech (IGT) Raised to Buy at Janney Montgomery.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Raised to overweight at Barclays.
Moody’s (MCO) Raised to Hold at Jefferies.
Waste Services (WSII) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
3PAR (PAR) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Jon C. Ogg
July 15, 2009
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