Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) was maintained Neutral but its price target was raised at Goldman Sachs (in euro to 2.25 from 1.60, a 37% higher adjustment, compared to a 1.96 euro local price).
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was raised to Neutral from Underweight at J.P. Morgan.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) was downgraded to Sell from an already cautious Neutral rating by UBS; shares are down almost 2%.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) was raised to Neutral from Underweight at J.P. Morgan.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) was downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna.
Geron Corp. (NASDAQ: GERN) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral with a $4 price target (200% upside or so from the $1.28 close) at Piper Jaffray.
Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) was raised to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ: LINE) was downgraded to Underperform from Perform after earnings at Oppenheimer; shares are down 3% or so.
Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC.
Royal Gold Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) was raised to Outperform from Sector Perform with a $75 price target at RBC Capital Markets.
Tim Hortons Inc. (NYSE: THI) was raised to Buy from Hold with a $65 price target at Canaccord Genuity, and it was raised to Market Perform from Underperform with a $58 price target at BMO Capital Markets.
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