Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AZO, CSCO, CTB, CREE, ECL, HEV, EXPE, FSLR, KND, MON, MWW, MOS, NEM, OPEN, PLD, VMW, WNR)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

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

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Raised to Buy at Gleacher & Co.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: CTB) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) Raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Reiterated Strong Buy as Value at Zacks.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) Raised to Buy at Ticonderoga.
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

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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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