Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) was started as a Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald, just a day after Credit Suisse gave it a new Underperform rating.
Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) was downgraded to Underperform from an already cautious Neutral rating and the price target was cut to $78 from $87 at Credit Suisse.
EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) was started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen & Company.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) was started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) was started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Level 3 Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight by Morgan Stanley.
MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) is still rated with Buy but it was moved up to the prized Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) has two conflicting calls: it was downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform by William Blair but was started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Pier 1 Imports Inc. (NYSE: PIR) was recently at $20.33 and raised to Outperform from Neutral and the price target was raised to $25 from $23 at Credit Suisse. Argus maintained its Buy rating as well but lowered its price target by $1 to $26, based on lower earnings assumptions.
Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU) was maintained at Buy but it was removed from the prized Conviction Buy list at Goldman Sachs.
Societe Generale initiated both Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) with Hold ratings.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) was raised to Buy from Hold and has a 448 price target at Canaccord Genuity.
UBS added Boeing and others to its Quality Growth at a Reasonable Price (Q-GARP) list, which includes Apple, DuPont, Nike and others.
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