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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMD, CMA, EGO, INTC, NVO, OMX, POT, PAYX, RTP, SAP, SPLS)

These are Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Comerica (NYSE: CMA) Raised to Outperform at BMO Capital.
Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO) Raised Target to $19.25 from $17.25 at Raymond James.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity; Reiterated Buy and $29 Target at Broadpoint AmTech; Target Raised to $30 from $27 at Credit Suisse.
Novo Nordisk AS (NYSE: NVO) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) Raised to Outperform at JPMorgan.
Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) Raised Target to $150 from $125 at RBC Capital.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Cut to Sell at Janney Montgomery Scott.
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) Cut To Hold at Citigroup.
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) Cut to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) Raised to Outperform at JPMorgan.

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