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Analyst Upgrades

  • Goldman upgraded CSX (CSX) to neutral from sell.
  • General Cable (BGC) was upgraded to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
  • Morgan Stanley upgraded Chart Industries (GTLS) and Dresser Rand (DRC) to overweight from equal weight.
  • Blackrock (BLK) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
  • Credit Suisse upgraded Zions Bancorp (ZION) to neutral from underperform and GameStop (GME) to outperform from neutral.
  • Honeywell (HON) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
  • Panera Bread (PNRA) was upgraded to buy from neutral at SunTrust.

Analyst Downgrades

  • Human Genome (HGSI) was downgraded to hold from buy at Citigroup and to underperform from buy at BofA/Merrill.
  • BofA/Merrill also downgraded ViaSat (VSAT) and DigitalGlobe (DGI) to underperform from neutral.
  • Goldman downgraded Norfolk Southern (NSC) to sell from neutral.
  • Advanced Micro (AMD) was downgraded to market perform from outperform at JMP Securities.
  • Dick's Sporting (DKS) was downgraded to hold from buy at Needham.
  • KeyCorp (KEY) and First Solar (FSLR) were downgraded to neutral from outperform at Credit Suisse, which also downgraded JA Solar (JASO) and Suntech (STP) to underperform from neutral.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded Patterson-UTI (PTEN) to underweight from overweight.
  • The Buckle (BKE) was downgraded to neutral from buy at Roth Capital.

Analyst Initiations

  • Wells Fargo initiated Kronos Worldwide (KRO) with an outperform rating.
  • Dril-Quip (DRQ) was initiated as a buy at Global Hunter.
  • SourceFire (FIRE) was initiated as a buy at Noble Financial.
  • Bon-Ton Stores (BONT) was initiated at hold at KeyBanc.
  • Spansion (CODE) initiated with a buy rating at Auriga.
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Last updated: May 22, 2013: 01:53 PM

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