Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, BIP, XLS, GM, GPRN, ICE, LLTC, PRXL, PKD, PVH, GOLD, RIO, LUV, SHW, TXN)

April 2, 2012 by Jon C. Ogg

Source: Jon Ogg
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday. Some of these calls are moving the shares this morning.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Exelis, Inc. (NYSE: XLS) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) Cut to Neutral with $20 target at BofA/ML; Cut to Sell at Stifel Nicolaus.

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: LLTC) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL) Cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.

Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.

PVH Corporation (NYSE: PVH) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Rangold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) Cut to Neutral at Nomura.

Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.

Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.

Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

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