Top Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades (MMM, AEG, AGU, ATHN, BHI, DLTR, FLIR, HON, MOS, OTEX, TGT)

August 17, 2010 by Jon C. Ogg

These are some of this Tuesday’s top research calls with upgrades. downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street analysts:

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Aegon NV (NYSE: AEG) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research.
Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) Cut to Neutral at Baird.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) Reiterated Buy at Needham.
Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) Cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) Raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

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JON C. OGG

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