Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (APC, APA, ITT, KEM, PENN, PCG, SEE, TWC, WLL)

Today’s research section is being hampered due to post-holiday absence and due to the Northeast blizzard having shut much of the Northeast down.  These are some of this Monday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Riased target to $86 from $74 at Credit Suisse.
Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) Raised targets and estimates at BofA/ML.
KEMET Corp. (NYSE: KEM) Started as BUy at KeyBanc.
Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) Maintained as “top operator pick” with raised estimates at Credit Suisse.
PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG) Maintained Buy with $56 target at Argus.
Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) Reiterated BUY and raised target to $75 at Argus.
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: WLL) Reiterated Outperform and raised targets and estimates at Credit Suisse.

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