Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MO, AVP, CAT, GMO, IGT, LO, MRVL, TFM, TSCO, WFT, WLP, ZNGA)

Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday morning. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at UBS. Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) started as Market Perform at Wells…

Published July 26, 2012, 8:32am ET · 1 min read

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

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) cut to Neutral at UBS.

Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

General Moly (NYSE: GMO) cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO) cut to Neutral at Citigroup.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) raised to Outperform at JMP Securities.

The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Wellpoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) cut to Market Perform at BMO.

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) downgraded at Citigroup, JPMorgan, Stifel Nicolaus, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and others.

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Jon C. Ogg

Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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