Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMGN, AN, BXP, CREE, DOLE, GRMN, GILD, HIG, HAR, MSFT, NFLX, VRUS, TSN, WYNN, YUM)

These are some of Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls.

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) Maintained Buy but cut target to $105 from $120 at Argus.
Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) Maintained Buy with $33 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Dole Food Co. Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) Cut to Underperform with $9 target at BofA/ML.
Garmin, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) reiterated Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) Raised to Outperform at BMO; Raised to Buy at Citigroup (late-Monday).
Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE: HIG) Cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSE: HAR) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Started as Hold at ThinkEquity.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Re-initiated as Sell with $60 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Pharmasset, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRUS) downgraded by Wells Fargo, UBS, Canaccord Genuity, Leerink Swann, and Citigroup after super-premium buyout.
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Reiterated Buy at BofA/ML.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Cut to Neutral at Janney Capital.
YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.

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JON C. OGG