MOST NOTEWORTHY: NCR Corp, Medivation and Teva Pharma were today's noteworthy upgrades:
- Baird upgraded NCR Corp (NYSE: NCR) to Outperform from Neutral following its North American ATM managers survey that indicates a solid ATM environment and opportunity for margin improvement.
- Rodman & Renshaw upgraded Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) to Outperform from Market Perform citing valuation of the firm's pipeline given recent catalyst of positive Phase II results in Huntington's disease with lead candidate, Dimebon.
- Goldman added Teva Pharma (NASDAQ: TEVA) to its Conviction Buy List citing valuation, upcoming catalysts, and defensive characteristics.
OTHER UPGRADES:
- Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) was raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- RBC lifted Bankrate (NASDAQ: RATE) to Outperform from Sector Perform.
- Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) was upgraded at WestLB to Hold from Sell.
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