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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (MDRX, AREX, FSLR, FSL, JKS, KBH, KR, ORCL, PEP, QSII, STP, TWX, VE, DIS)

Source: Jon Ogg
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDRX) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Approach Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: AREX) reiterated Buy and raised target to $44 at Canaccord Genuity.

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Maintained Hold but cut target to $30 at Canaccord Genuity.

Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) Raised to Outperform at RBC.

Jinko Solar Holding Co. (NYSE: JKS) maintained Neutral but raised target to $10 at Credit Suisse.

K.B. Home (NYSE: KBH) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.

Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) Reiterated Buy at Gabelli.

Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Suntech Power Holdings Co.. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) Cut estimates at Credit Suisse.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) Cut to Neutral at Janney Capital.

Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) Raised to Buy at Janney Capital.

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