Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, ALXN, AWK, NILE, CELL, CMG, CSCO, EPOC, EXPE, GDOT, IFF, ONXX, SPR, S, TUP)
February 11, 2011 by Jon C. Ogg
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Neutral at Nomura.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) Started as Neutral with $29 target at Credit Suisse.
Blue Nile Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Brightpoint Inc. (NASDAQ: CELL) Raised to Outperform as the Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Epocrates, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPOC) Started as Market Perform at Morgan Keegan.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML; Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) Cut to Sell at Janney.
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) maintained as Underperform as the Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPR) Cut to Neutral with $26 target at Credit Suisse.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Cut to Neutral with $5 target at Goldman Sachs.
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) Raised to Buy with $64 target at Argus.
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JON C. OGG
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