Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ADP, FSLR, FIO, HLF, IACI, MA, PAYX, PRA, SD, TRN, UPL, V, WAG, WEN)

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These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) Started as Buy at UBS.

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Maintained Buy but cut target to $50 at Argus.

Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) Started as Outperform with $50 target at Credit Suisse.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $76 at Argus.

InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) Started as Neutral at UBS.

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Started as Buy at UBS.

ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) Cut to Sell at Canaccord Genuity.

Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: UPL) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Started as Neutral at UBS.

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

Wendy’s Company (NYSE: WEN) Cut to Neutral at Janney.

 

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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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