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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AIXG, BRCD, CLF, JDSU, MCO, PEP, SPWRA, VOD, WTW)
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) Started as Sell at Citigroup.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Raised to Buy at Wunderlich; Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Raised to Outperform at the Bull of the Day at Zacks.
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Cut to Neutral with $69 target at Credit Suisse.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Buy at Jefferies; Maintained Neutral but Raised target to $20 at Credit Suisse.
Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) Raised to Hold at RBS.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) Raised to Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.
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