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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARIA, CNP, CIM, FB, HEI, IVZ, L, ONXX, OIS, DGX, SJR, SMBL, TJX, UA, WFM, WWD)

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

Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) Maintained Hold at Argus.

CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML; Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Started as Hold with $38 target at Argus.

Heico Corporation (NYSE: HEI) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) Started as Buy with $28 target at Argus.

Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) Raised to Outperform at R.W. Baird; Started as Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE: OIS) named Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) Started as Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

Shaw Communications (NYSE: SJR) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Smart Balance, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBL) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $10 at Canaccord Genuity.

TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.

Under Armour (NYSE: UA) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) Started as Buy at SunTrust.

Woodward Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) Started as Outperform with $48 target at Credit Suisse.

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