- Air Products (APD) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Zimmer (ZMH) to outperform from neutral at RW Baird.
- SunPower (SPWRA) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Brocade (BRCD) to buy from hold at Wunderlich and at ThinkEquity.
- Duke Energy (DUK) to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
- NewStar Financial (NEWS) to outperform from market perform at Keefe Bruyette.
- Hormel Foods (HRL) to hold from sell at Soleil.
- Inspire Pharma (ISPH) to hold from sell at Duncan-Williams.
- Alnylam (ALNY) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
- Weight Watchers (WTW) to equal weight from underweight at Morgan Stanley.
- Raytheon (RTN) and Toreador Resources (TRGL) to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
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- Amgen (AMGN) to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray.
- Goodrich Petroleum (GDP) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
- Tutor Perini (TPC) to buy from neutral at UBS.
- Covidien (COV) to buy from neutral at Goldman.
- Sara Lee (SLE) and Comcast (CMCSA) to outperform from market perform at Bernstein.
- Research In Motion (RIMM) to outperform from sector perform at FBN Securities.
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Analyst downgrades: CTXS, ACAD and TRGL
MOST NOTEWORTHY: Citrix Systems, Acadia Pharmaceuticals and Toreador Resources were today's noteworthy downgrades:- Friedman Billings downgraded Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) to Market Perform from Outperform citing the departure of key executive John Burris, head of CTXS's sales and services organization. The firm lowered the target to $37 from $43.
- Banc of America cut Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACAD) to Sell from Buy following news the company's Phase IIb trial with ACP-104 for the treatment of schizophrenia did not meet its primary endpoint.
- Jefferies downgraded shares of Toreador Resources (NASDAQ: TRGL) to Underperform from Hold as they believe the breakdown in negotiations to sell a portion of the company's Black Sea interests raises concerns over financing and development efforts.
- Calgon Carbon (NYSE: CCC) was downgraded to Sell from Hold at Morgan Joseph.
- Deutsche Bank downgraded W-H Energy Services (NYSE: WHQ) to Hold from Buy.
- Cinemark (NYSE: CNK) and WPP Group (NASDAQ: WPPGY) were downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
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