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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, APOL, MT, AV, BHI, BBEP, DTV, FB, LDK, NWSA, SBAC, YNDX)

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

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Reiterated Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Maintained Hold at Argus.

Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) target cut at Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan.

Aviva plc (NYSE: AV) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Maintained Hold but cut 2012-2013 earnings estimates (2012 from $4.60 to $3.55; 2013 from $5.50 to $4.40) at Argus.

Breitburn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: BBEP) Started as Neutral with $16 target at Credit Suisse.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reiterated Buy and Raised target to $100 at Argus.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) Reiterated BUy with $68 target.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) full analyst summary

LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Cut to Sell from Hold at S&P Capital IQ (late Tuesday call); maintained Sell at Argus.

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) Raised to Buy at Needham.

SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC) Reiterated Buy and raised price target to $67 at Canaccord Genuity.

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX) Raised to Buy at UBS.

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