• Jefferies downgraded shares of TriMas (NYSE: TRS) to Hold from Buy as they believe macro economic issues could limit upside in the near-term. The firm lowered their target to $2 from $9.50.
  
• SunTrust downgraded Solera (NYSE: SLH) to Neutral from Buy on the company's currency headwinds and expectations for slower global claims volume.
  
• Deutsche Bank cut Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN) to Hold from Buy on the company's deteriorating fundamentals and thinks it will take time for management to restore confidence following the "weak" Q4 results.
• Goldman removed Autoliv (NYSE: ALV) from the Conviction Buy List.
• Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) was lowered to Hold from Buy at Nataxis.
  
• Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) and RF Micro (NASDAQ: RFMD) were downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.

Analyst initiations:

• Oppenheimer expects Archer Daniels (NYSE: ADM) to benefit from long-term worldwide demand for both food and fuel. The firm initiated shares with an Outperform rating and $30 target.
  
• ChinaCast Education (NASDAQ: CAST) was assumed with a Buy rating and $7.20 target at Roth Capital. The firm believes the company is greatly undervalued given the company's growth prospects and financial strength.
  
• Stanford believes that Cubic's (NYSE: CUB) earnings growth will outpace the growth of military spending due to its exposure to military training and its margin improvement. The firm, which started shares with a Buy rating and $28 target, views the company as an attractive acquisition candidate.
• RiskMetrics Group (NYSE: RMG) was initiated with a Buy rating and $20 target at Banc of America.
  
• Leerink initiated Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) with an Outperform rating.
  
• Morgan Stanley initiated Barr Pharma (NYSE: BRL) and Teva Pharma (NASDAQ: TEVA) with Equal Weight ratings and targets of $67 and $44, respectively.