Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALKS, NLY, AAPL, APOL, CMA, COP, DB, DUK, HOG, INTC, LINE, POT, SDRL, STJ, VVUS, Z)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform with $24 target and named Bull of the Day at Zacks.…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday.
Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform with $24 target and named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) raised to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) maintained Outperform but lowered target to $730 on lower iPhone expectations at BMO Capital Markets.
Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) cut to Market Perform at William Blair.
Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA) raised to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus and cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) raised to Buy with $54 target at Goldman Sachs.
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) cut to Underperform with $20 target and named Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Linn Energy (NASDAQ: LINE) started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) cut to Sector Perform at RBC.
SeaDrill Ltd. (NYSE: SDRL) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) cut to Market Perform at William Blair.
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) reiterated Outperform with $29 target at redit Suisse.
Zillow Inc. (NASDAQ: Z) started as Buy with $47 target at Goldman Sachs.
JON C. OGG
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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.