Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ANF, ALTR, AIG, APA, CIEN, EXPE, LAZ, LDK, MDC, NSM, NVDA, QCOM, URBN, VRTX)

Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Reiterated Buy but raised…

Published March 8, 2011, 8:12am ET · 1 min read

Jon Ogg
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Reiterated Buy but raised target to $52.50 at Gleacher & Co.

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) Raised to Hold at Argus.
CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) Cut to Sell at Collins Stewart.
MDC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MDC) Raised to Hold at Credit Suisse.
National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) Reiterated Buy with $18 target at Gleacher & Co.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Cut to Neutral at SunTrust.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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