Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations: CME, AZO, XOM, DNB, GENZ ...

Analyst upgrades:

Jefferies upgraded CME Group (CME) to Buy from Hold and has a $330 target on the stock. The firm believes increased regulatory concerns have created a buying opportunity and notes that CME Group's fundamentals are stable-to-improving.
Susquehanna upgraded Priceline.com (PCLN) to Positive from Neutral and has a $230 target on the stock. The firm believes Priceline.com likely outperformed expectations in Q4.
Citigroup upgraded AutoZone (AZO) to Buy from Hold citing an attractive valuation, favorable industry trends, and the potential for margin expansion. The firm raised its target price on shares to $188 from $176.
Genzyme (GENZ) was raised to Sell from Conviction Sell at Goldman.
Disney (DIS) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) was upgraded at Collins Stewart to Buy from Hold.

Analyst downgrades:

JP Morgan downgraded Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) to Neutral from Overweight to reflect a lack of positive catalysts. The firm lowered its target price on shares to $80 from $87.
Janney Montgomery downgraded Metro Bancorp (METR) to Neutral from Buy following the company's Q4 results and lowered its target price on shares to $14 from $20.
Baird downgraded Airgas (ARG) to Neutral from Outperform. The firm believes the proposed acquisition by Air Products (APD) will get done.
Petrohawk Energy (HK) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein.
AMB Property (AMB) was lowered to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
St. Jude Medical (STJ) was downgraded to Conviction Sell from Sell at Goldman.

Analyst initiations:

McGraw-Hill (MHP) was initiated with a Neutral rating and $35 target at Goldman. The firm also started Global Payments with a Neutral rating and $50 target.
BMO Capital initiated Lululemon (LULU) with a Market Perform rating and $28 target.
Broadcom (BRCM) was initiated with a Buy rating and $35 target at Citigroup.
Cardtronics (CATM) was assumed with an Outperform rating at William Blair.
Aixtron (AIXG) was initiated with an Overweight rating at HSBC.

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