- NYSE Euronex (NYX) to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
- General Dynamics (GD) to buy from hold at Citigroup.
- Deere (DE), Parker-Hannifin (PH) and ExlService (EXLS) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Aflac (AFL) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
- Wynn Resorts (WYNN) to buy from neutral at Janney Capital.
- Amdocs (DOX) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Juniper (JNPR) to buy from hold at ThinkEquity.
- Rudolph Tech (RTEC) and KLA-Tencor (KLAC) to perform from underperform at Oppenheimer.
- Hershey (HSY) and Pinnacle Entertainment (PNK) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Micron (MU) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ALL, CMG, GRMN, IP, VRSN ...
- Goldman said International Paper (NYSE: IP) is its top pick in the group citing leverage to early cycle containerboard. The firm upgraded shares to Conviction Buy from Buy and has a $26 target on the stock.
- Morgan Keegan upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) to Outperform from Market Perform citing valuation and better-than-expected Q2 results.
- William Blair upgraded Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN) to Outperform from Market Perform as it believes the Chinese economy is likely to accelerate and the company's balance sheet is strengthened following the retirement of debt.
- Allstate (NYSE: ALL) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill.
- VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
- Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ: CVGI) was upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at JPMorgan.
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Analyst upgrades: IN, BRP, CVGI, MGI and WHQ
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Intermec, Brasil Telecom and W-H Energy Services were today's most noteworthy upgrades:- Intermec (NYSE: IN) was upgraded to Hold from Sell at Standford Financial Group. After Intermec's stock fell 10.5% since April 1, and 5.1% on Friday, Stanford believes most of the bad news is priced into the stock.
- Brasil Telecom (NYSE: BRP) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank and raised their target to $90 from $87 as they believe the recent weakness presents a good buying opportunity.
- W-H Energy Services (NYSE: WHQ) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank following the Q1 miss as they believe the company is well positioned to benefit from a pickup in U.S. onshore activity and a significant acceleration in international and deep water work.
- Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ: CVGI) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at J.P. Morgan.
- MoneyGram (NYSE: MGI) was upgraded to Buy from Add at Calyon Securities based on valuation.
Analyst initiations: SVU, SPWR, LKQX and CHTR and PUB
MOST NOTEWORTHY: SuperValu, SunPower, LKQ and Charter Comm were today's noteworthy initiations:- Banc of America started shares of SuperValu Inc (NYSE: SVU) with a Sell rating and $34 target as they believe the company will struggle to modernize its store base and reset its pricing to more competitive levels over the next 12 months.
- William Blair initiated SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) shares with an Outperform rating, citing the company's large market opportunity and strong technology/market positioning.
- LKQ (NASDAQ: LKQX) was started at Deutsche Bank with a Hold rating and $35 target. The firm believes the company's growth projections are priced into shares.
- JP Morgan initiated Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) with an Overweight rating, as they expect the company to be able to refinance its maturing debt over the next five years and generate attractive returns.
- B. Riley started Wsfs Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: WSFS) with a Buy rating and $69 target.
- Bear initiated Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ: CVGI) with a Peer Perform rating and Tenneco Inc (NYSE: TEN) with an Underperform rating.
- Cowen started Micrus Endovascular Corporation (NASDAQ: MEND) with an Outperform rating.
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