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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACH, ATHR, EAT, CTV, FSLR, ICE, MPEL, NAT, PNRA, SFL, TRV, TK)

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

Aluminum Corp Of China (NYSE: ACH) Cut to Undeweight at JPMorgan.
Atheros Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) Raised to Outperform at William Blair.
Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ Merrill Lynch.
CommScope, Inc. (NYSE: CTV) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Reiterated Buy and $175 target at Auriga.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Raised target to $6.30 at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) Cut to Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Ship Finance International (NYSE: SFL) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank.
Teekay Corp. (NYSE: TK) Cut To Neutral From Overweight By JPMorgan; Raised To Buy From Hold By Jefferies.

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