Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CECO, CHKP, CHL, CSCO, CVI, DELL, FITB, GNW, GOOG, HOG, HCA, MPEL, NEM, PCLN, TM, URBN)

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Published: April 15, 2011 8:43 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 8:26 am

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

Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) Reiterated Hold at Argus.
China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Cut to Hold with $19 target at Auriga.
CVR Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CVI) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late Thursday call).
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) noted as Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Cut to Hold at Citigroup; Maintained Buy at Gabelli; Maintained Outperform but cut target to $700 at Credit Suisse.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
HCA Holdings, inc. (NYSE: HCA) Started as Buy at Gleacher & Co.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) maintained Neutral but raised target to $70 at BofA/ML.
Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) noted as Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) Started as Equal-weight at Barclays.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.

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