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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BHP, DF, ENER, HEV, VTIV, JCP, LVLT, PRI, TSN, VISN)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning:

BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) Raised to Neutral at Macquarie.
Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) Raised to Neutral at Janney.
inVentiv Health (NASDAQ: VTIV) Cut to Hold/$26 Target at Auriga.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Level 3 Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) Raised to Buy (late Monday) at D.A. Davidson.
Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI) Started as Neutral at KBW; Started as Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Visionchina Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: VISN) Raised to Hold with $3.50 Target at Auriga.

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