Upgrades
KSS – Kohl’s upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities
VOD – Vodafone PLC initiated with a Buy at ING Group
IDA – IdaCorp upgraded to Buy at KeyBanc Capital Mkts
HOT – Starwood Hotels upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo
AVB – AvalonBay upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
FCX – Freeport-McMoRan upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
GPN – Global Payment upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
GG – Goldcorp upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
IR – Ingersoll-Rand upgraded to Hold from Sell at Citigroup
NFLX – Netflix named a long Research Tactical Idea at Morgan Stanley
ZION – Zions Bancorp upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
SCG – SCANA Corp initiated with an Equal Weight at Barclays
Downgrades
FTE – France Telecom initiated with a hold at ING Group
BEN – Franklin Resources downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
ACI – Arch Coal target lowered to $28 at FBR Capital
CENX – Century Aluminum downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
SIMO – Needham lowers their ests and tgts for select semiconductor stocks
PRGO – Perrigo initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank
GWW – W.W. Grainger downgraded to Sell from Hold at Citigroup
GET – Gaylord Entertainment downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
FSLR – First Solar target lowered to $107 at Stifel Nicolas
CP – Canadian Pacific downgraded to Market Perform from Strong Buy at Raymond James
AYI – Acuity Brands initiated with an Underperform at Sterne Agee
HP – Helmerich & Payne downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein
CNI – Canadian Natl Rail downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
HPT – Hospitality Props downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
PTEN – Patterson-UTI downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein
UAL – United Continental downgraded to Hold from Buy at Citigroup
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