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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ACI, ARNA, ADP, IRE, BOH, DELL, FHN, FSLR, FULT, GSS, HSY, INTU, ITRI, JCP, WFR, PNC, RF, SPWR, STP, TCB, USB, VIA, VVUS, WFC)
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These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall S. research calls. We have calls in banks, solar, tech, biotech and more.
Source: Jon Ogg
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) cut to Neutral at J.P. Morgan.
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) started as Outperform with $11 to $12 target at Leerink Swann.
Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) reiterated Buy and raised target to $68 at Argus, and maintained Outperform and raised target to $67 at Credit Suisse.
Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Bank of Hawaii Corp. (NYSE: BOH) started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) cut to Sell from Neutral at Argus and raised to Neutral from Sell at Citi.
First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE: FHN) started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) started as Buy at Citi.
Fulton Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FULT) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSEMKT: GSS) raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) reiterated Buy and raised target by $10 to $92 at Argus.
Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) started as Buy with $80 target at Janney.
Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) raised to Buy with $52 target at Argus.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) stared as Sell at Maxim Group.
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) started as Buy at Citi.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC) started as Buy at Nomura.
Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) started as Buy at Nomura.
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) started as Buy with Top Pick rating at Citi.
Suntech Power Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: STP) started as Sell at Citi.
TCF Financial Corp. (NYSE: TCB) started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) started as Buy at Nomura.
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) cut to Hold at Argus.
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) started as Outperform with $19 to $20 target at Leerink Swann.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) started as Buy at Nomura.
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