- Goldman upgraded Eaton (ETN) to conviction buy from neutral.
- AECOM Technology (ACM) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
- Piper Jaffray upgraded Hologic (HOLX), Gen-Probe (GPRO) and Qiagen (QGEN) to overweight from neutral.
- GeoMet (GMET) was upgraded to accumulate from neutral at Global Hunter.
- Accretive Health (AH) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- Morgan Stanley upgraded Reinsurance Group (RGA) to overweight from equal weight.
- BofA/Merrill upgraded Clearwire (CLWR) to neutral from underperform.
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- BMO Capital upgraded Church & Dwight (CHD) to outperform from market perform with a $75 price target, citing valuation.
- JPMorgan upgraded Men's Wearhouse (MW) to overweight from neutral with a $25 price target. The firm cites valuation and expectations for margin expansion for the upgrade.
- Longbow upgraded Greenbrier (GBX) to buy from neutral and has a $15 target on the stock. The firm's checks indicate demand is tightening for intermodal railcars.
- Sunpower (SPWRA) was upgraded to buy from hold at Soleil.
- Tesoro (TSO) was upgraded to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
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Analyst Upgrades
- BofA/Merrill upgraded Eastman Chemical (EMN) to buy from neutral and raised its target to $82 from $80. The analyst upgraded shares based on valuation and expectations for strong earnings from fibers and performance chemicals.
- Bernstein upgraded Hershey (HSY) to market perform from underperform based on strong near-term category growth.
- Janney Montgomery upgraded Actuant (ATU) to buy from neutral with a $25 price target following the company's Q3 results.
- Infinera (INFN) was upgraded to buy from hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
- CTC Media (CTCM) was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Williams (WMB) was upgraded to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
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- SunTrust upgraded Anadarko Petroleum (APC) to buy from neutral. The firm believes weakness related to the oil spill disaster is overdone and is a buying opportunity. The firm set an $82 price target on the stock.
- JPMorgan upgraded NII Holdings (NIHD) to overweight from neutral following the company's Q1 results. The firm has a $55 price target on the stock.
- Keefe Bruyette upgraded Columbia Banking (COLB) to outperform from market perform following the company's secondary offering due to valuation. The firm has a $30 price target on the stock.
- Clean Harbors (CLH) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Janney Montgomery.
- Digital River (DRIV) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at First Analysis.
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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: DTV, LEA, MT, WMT, YHOO
- Keefe Bruyette upgraded Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG) to Market Perform from Outperform to reflect the rebound in equity and fixed income markets as well as an attractive risk/reward profile. The firm raised its target on shares to $72 from $61.
- Jefferies upgraded AGCO Corp. (NYSE: AGCO) to Buy from Hold as it believes equipment sales in Brazil are holding up better than expected and farm stimulus should set a floor in sales. The firm raised its target on shares to $36 from $25.
- Deutsche Bank upgraded ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) to Buy from Hold to reflect reduced balance sheet risk and a more positive view on the steel sector. The raised its target on shares to $42 from $23
- Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.
- Synovus (NYSE: SNV) was raised to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust.
- First American (NYSE: FAF) was lifted to Overweight from Equal Weight at Stephens.
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