Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALU, MO, AIG, BBVA, DPZ, ETN, ELNK, FAST, MMM, MS, RCL, S, SBUX, VPRT)

Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Raised to Buy at…

Published July 29, 2011, 8:24am ET · 2 min read

Jon 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) Cut to Sell at S&P Equity Research.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Hold at Citigroup.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Domino’s Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $33 at Argus.
Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) Raised to Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research.
Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Reiterated Buy with $108 target at Argus.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $7 at Credit Suisse.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $48 at Credit Suisse.
Vistaprint N.V. (NASDAQ: VPRT) Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.

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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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