Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMLN, BAC, KOF, LLY, JNPR, MOS, NIHD, STRA, WDC)

October 20, 2010 by Jon C. Ogg

These are some of this Wednesday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. (NASDAQ: AMLN) Cut to Hold at Citigroup; Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank; Cut to Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. (NYSE: KOF) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Strayer Education Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) Raised to Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley.
Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) Reiterated Strong Buy at Needham.

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