Upgrades
ZEUS – Olympic Steel upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Davenport
OAS – Oasis Petroleum initiated with Market Perform at BMO Capital
WTI – W&T Offshore upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital
BYD – Boyd Gaming upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan
ARTC – ArthroCare upgraded to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna
DGI – DigitalGlobe upgraded to Outperform at Morgan Keegan
SF – Stifel Financial upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette
GNOM – Complete Genomics resumed with a Buy at Jefferies
ALXN – Alexion Pharma resumed with Buy at ThinkEquity
TXN – Texas Instruments initiated with a Buy at ThinkEquity
BCS – Barclays PLC initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse
SBUX – Starbucks upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
Downgrades
ENOC – EnerNOC ests and target lowered to $9 at Wedbush
TLVT – Telvent downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray
LOW – Lowe’s downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
SWI – SolarWinds downgraded to Equal Weight at Evercore
BTE – Baytex Energy Trust downgraded to Hold from Buy at TD Newcrest
HBC – HSBC Holdings initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse
NOA – North American Energy downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
RBS – Royal Bank of Scotland initiated with Neutral at Credit Suisse
SMG – Scotts Miracle-Gro downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Longbow
FTE – France Telecom downgraded to Hold from Buy at Citigroup
PCS – MetroPCS downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Markets
CORt – Corcept Therapeutics downgraded to Market Perform at Leerink Swann
PLD – ProLogis initiated with Neutral at Credit Suisse
WFC – Wells Fargo downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Rochdale
DRCO – Dynamics Research downgraded to Hold from Buy at EarlyBirdCapital
CLF – Cliffs Natural Resources ests lowered at Stifel Nicolaus following updated operating guidance
LO – Lorillard downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Davenport
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