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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, BUD, ACN, BKW, CTSH, DF, EPR, GE, GGP, MMM, PSX, QCOM, O, SNDK, SNH, SPG, SVU, SKT)

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

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC): Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD): Cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN): Started as Neutral at BofA/ML.

Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW): Started as Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: CTSH): Started as Buy at BofA/ML.

Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF): Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR): Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE): Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP): Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM): Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX): Started as Outperform at Oppenheimer.

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM): Raised to Hold at Soc-Gen.

Realty Income Corp. (NYSE: O): Started as Sell at Goldman Sachs.

SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK): Cut to Neutral at Baird.

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH): Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG): Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.

SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU): Raised to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (NYSE: SKT): Started as Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

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