- Goodrich (GR) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Ford (F) to neutral from underperform and CenterPoint Energy (CNP) to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Dollar Financial (DLLR) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Alterra Capital (ALTE) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) and P.F. Chang's (PFCB) to buy from neutral, as well as SunTrust (STI) to neutral from sell, at Janney Capital.
- Arch Capital (ACGL), Axis Capital (AXS), PartnerRe (PRE), Everest Re (RE) and Transatlantic (TRH) to buy from hold, as well as W. R. Berkley (WRB) to hold from sell, at Citigroup.
- Optimer Pharm (OPTR) to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
Analyst Downgrades
- NYSE Euronext (NYX) to market perform from outperform at Wells Fargo.
- NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) to hold from buy at Jefferies.
- Colfax (CFX) and Southwestern Energy (SWN) to neutral from buy at UBS.
- TransDigm (TDG) to neutral from overweight at JPMorgan.
- Accretive Health (AH) to neutral from outperform at RW Baird.
- HiSoft Technology (HSFT) to market perform from outperform at BMO Capital.
Analyst Initiations
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