Upgrades
SNDK – SanDisk named a long Research Tactical Idea at Morgan Stanley
SMFG – Sumitomo Mitsui initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
CLF – Cliffs Natural Resources initiated with Outperforms at Macquarie
CHSP – Chesapeake Lodging Trust initiated with a Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott
SLG – SL Green Rlty upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities
FCX – Freeport McMoRan initiated with Outperforms at Macquarie
CAG – ConAgra initiated with a Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott
AGU – Agrium upgraded to Action List Buy from Buy at TD Securities
ORN – Orion Marine upgraded to Buy from Hold at BB&T
APC – Anadarko Petro upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
EDU – New Oriental Education & Technology initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse
OMG – OM Group upgraded to Buy from Hold at Keybanc
LEAP – Leap Wireless upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
SMSC – SMSC downgraded to Hold from Buy at Capstone
MDR – McDermott initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
TEN – Tenneco initiated with a Top Pick at RBC Capital
GDP – Goodrich Petroleum initiated with a Mkt Outperform at Rodman & Renshaw
NXY – Nexen upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
VRTU – Virtusa initiated with a Buy at Janney Montgomery Scott
BWA – Borg Warner initiated with Outperforms at RBC Capital
CVE – Cenovus Energy upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
JCI- Johnson Controls initiated with Outperforms at RBC Capital
FIG – Fortress Investment initiated with a Market Perform at JMP Securities
Downgrades
RIG – Transocean downgraded to Hold at Argus
NFLX – Netflix downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Wedbush
GLW – Corning downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at Credit Agricole
MTU – Mitsubishi Financial initiated with an Underperform at Jefferies
X – U.S. Steel initiated with Underperforms at Macquarie
FTI – FMC Tech downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at HSBC
SWN – Southwestern Energy downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
AKS – initiated with Underperforms at Macquarie
BIO – Bio-Rad Labs downgraded to Outperform from Buy at Credit Agricole
AMSF – Amerisafe downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
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