Analyst upgrades: VOD, CTXS, STM, SYMM and SII

MOST NOTEWORTHY: Vodafone, Citrix Systems, STMicroelectronics, Symmetricom and Smith International were today's noteworthy upgrades:

JP Morgan upgraded shares of Vodafone Group (NYSE: VOD) to Overweight from Neutral, as they believe the company is benefiting from increased data sales.
Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Friedman Billings. The firm's checks indicate that its clear communication strategy and a stronger technology platform behind the Enterprise and Platinum editions is spurring top line growth.
Baird upgraded shares of STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) to Outperform from Neutral based on new product cycle, multiple design wins, valuation, and strong Q4 guidance.
Cantor upgraded shares of Symmetricom (NASDAQ: SYMM) to Buy from Hold as they find the valuation compelling and are comfortable with Q1 estimates.
Calyon Securities upgraded Smith International (NYSE: SII) to Add from Neutral following its Q3 report and guidance.

OTHER UPGRADES:

Shaw Group (NYSE: SGR) was upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman Sachs.
RBC Capital upgraded QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QLGC) to Outperform from Sector Perform.
Credit Suisse upgraded Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Weatherford (NYSE: WFT) to Outperform from Neutral.

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