- Deere (DE) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- American Eagle (AEO) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- FedEx (FDX) and Shaw (SJR) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Superior Energy (SPN) and Rowan Cos. (RDC) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Tesoro (TSO) to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
- Mechel (MTL) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- SunPower (SPWRA), LDK Solar (LDK) and First Solar (FSLR) to buy from hold at ThinkEquity.
Analyst Downgrades
- eBay (EBAY) to hold from buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
- Temple-Inland (TIN) to neutral from buy at Goldman.
- Shire (SHPGY) to hold from buy at Jefferies.
- Frontline (FRO) to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank.
- Ameriprise (AMP) to hold from buy at Citigroup.
- HSBC (HBC) to underperform from neutral at Exane BNP Paribas.
- A123 Systems (AONE) to sell from hold at Wunderlich.
Analyst Initiations
- NetSpend (NTSP) with an outperform at Wells Fargo.
- Towers Watson (TW) and ShangPharma (SHP) with an overweight at JPMorgan.
- Smurfit-Stone (SSCC) with a buy and Ambow Education (AMBO) with a neutral at Goldman.
- General Growth (GGP) with a buy at Deutsche Bank.
- LyondellBasell (LYB) with a buy at Citigroup.
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