Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALKS, AMP, BWA, CSCO, CLB, DD, GTIV, HIG, JASO, JPM, JWN, NSC, ORCL, PFE, STP, TSL, UAL)

September 14, 2011 by Jon C. Ogg

These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.

Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) Removed from US 1 List but maintained Buy at BofA/ML.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE: AMP) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
BorgWarner, Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Reiterated Buy with $22 target at BofA/ML; Reiterated Outperform at CRedit Suisse.
Core Laboratories NV (NYSE: CLB) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.
EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research (late Tuesday).
Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ: GTIV) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Maintained Outperform but cut estimates at Credit Suisse.
Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) Cut to Underperform at Jefferies.
Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE: TSL) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) Reiterated Buy with $34 target at BofA/ML.

JON C. OGG

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