Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADI, ASML, BIDU, HUM, IRM, ITRI, NBR, PTEN, PBR, SD, TSO, TXN, VIA, DIS)
October 6, 2010 by Jon C. OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes:
Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) Started as Neutral at Sterne Agee.
ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research.
Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Maintained Buy but Target raised To $115 from $93 at Citigroup.
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) Started as Positive at Susquehanna.
Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) Raised to Hold from Sell at Stifel Nicolaus.
Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) Started as Hold at KeyBanc.
Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) Cut to Underperform at Raymond James.
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) Started as Neutral at Sterne Agee.
Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA) Raised to Buy at Janney; Started as buy with $44 target at Nomura.
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) Started as Buy with $40.50 Target at Nomura.
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