- Tyson Foods (TSN) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) to buy from neutral at Merriman.
- Ambow Education (AMBO) to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Johnson Controls (JCI) to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.
- Dynex Capital (DX) to outperform from market perform at JMP Securities.
- Ensco (ESV) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- York Water (YORW) to buy from hold at Brean Murray.
- Mid-America Apartment (MAA) to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital.
- Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) to hold from sell at Citigroup.
- Forest Oil (FST) to positive from neutral at Susquehanna.
- Tractor Supply (TSCO) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
Analyst Downgrades
- Mosaic (MOS) and Potash (POT) to hold from buy at Citigroup.
- Continental Resources (CLR) and Whiting Petroleum (WLL) to market perform at Morgan Keegan.
- ViewPoint Financial (VPFG) to market perform from outperform at FBR Capital.
- Cogdell Spencer (CSA) to hold from buy at Jefferies.
- Xoma (XOMA) to hold from buy at Canaccord.
Analyst Initiations
- Vail Resorts (MTN) with an outperform rating at Keefe Bruyette.
- Encore Capital (ECPG) with an overweight at Piper Jaffray.
- InterXion (INXN) with a buy at Citigroup.
- rue21 (RUE) with a buy at Janney Capital.
- Demand Media (DMD) with an outperform at JMP Securities.
- Pioneer Drilling (PDC), Key Energy (KEG) and Helix Energy (HLX) with an outperform, as well as Transocean (RIG) with a market perform, at Morgan Keegan.
- DISH Network (DISH) with an outperform and DirecTV (DTV) with a sector perform at RBC Capital.
- Lululemon (LULU) with a buy at Sterne Agee.
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