Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMSC, ADP, BIDU, HMA, PAYX, PETM, SQNM, SKS, TIF, WSM)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

These are this Tuesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from early morning Wall Street research notes:

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: ADP) Raised to Neutral at Cowen & Co.
Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Raised to Buy at Kaufman Bros. (most will say this is a very late call).
Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE: HMA) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna.
Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Raised to Neutral at Cowen & Co.
PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM) Cut to Neutral at Janney Capital.
Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) Raised to Buy from Hold at Lazard.
Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) Raised to Buy at Jesup & Lamont
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) Cut To Hold at Citigroup.

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JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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