
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) raised to Outperform at Macquarie.
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) raised to Neutral from Reduce at Nomura.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) raised to Overweight at J.P. Morgan.
Boise Cascade Co. (NYSE: BCC) started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo, started as Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch and started as Neutral at J.P. Morgan.
CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (NYSE: CRL) started as Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Craft Brew Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: BREW) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) started as Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE: OMX) and Office Depot Inc. (NYSE: ODP) were both raised to Buy from Hold at KeyBanc.
ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: ONNN) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) named Bull of the Day by Zacks.
Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) raised to Neutral from Reduce at Nomura.
Royal Gold Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) started as Buy at BB&T.
Siemens A.G. (NYSE: SI) raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Standard Parking (NASDAQ: STAN) named Bear of the Day with struggling earnings growth by Zacks.
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) reiterated Outperform with $27.50 target at Credit Suisse.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) raised to Buy at Citigroup.
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