Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (MDRX, AEP, AAPL, BHI, BZH, CBS, CSCO, FL, FRX, HPQ, IPG, KGC, KBH, MPEL, NTAP, PPL, PCLN, PHM, STX, TOL, WDC, WYNN)

Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan. American Electric Power Co. Inc. (NYSE: AEP) raised to Buy…

Published August 9, 2012, 8:44am ET · 2 min read

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

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.

American Electric Power Co. Inc. (NYSE: AEP) raised to Buy at BofA/ML.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) raised to Buy at Soc-Gen.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.

CBS Corp, (NYSE: CBS) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs and raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) maintained Buy but raised target to $40 at Canaccord Genuity.

Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) reiterated as Buy with a $27 target very late in the afternoon on Wednesday at BofA.

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (NYSE: IPG) raised to Buy at Nomura.

Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) started as Underperform at Jefferies.

NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) cut to Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.

PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL) raised to Buy at UBS.

Priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) cut to Neutral at Lazard.

PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) started as Buy at Lazard.

Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) started as Buy at Lazard.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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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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