Upgrades
GOOG – Google upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Evercore
QCOM – Qualcomm target raised to $65 at Sterne Agee
CHKP – Check Point Software target raised to $63 at Oppenheimer
HXL – Hexcel target raised to $30 from $25 at Stifel Nicolaus
EMR – Emerson upgraded to Outperform at Bernstein
NYT – New York Times upgraded to Neutral at UBS
FSL – Freescale Semi initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein
EE – El Paso Electric upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
LTC – LTC Properties initiated with a Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts
SAVE – Spirit Airlines initiated with a Buy at Citigroup
DRI – Darden Restaurants target raised to $59 from $57 at RBC Capital Mkts
FARO – FARO Techs target raised to $50 from $47 at Needham
MTW – Manitowoc upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Sterne Agee
ACTV – Active Network initiated with a Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts
CLWR – Clearwire upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
Downgrades
SAI – SAIC downgraded to Negative from Neutral at Susquehana
AUO – AU Optronics downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
COG – Cabot Oil & Gas removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman
PEGA – Pegasystems initiated with a Neutral at Collins Stewart
BBBB – Blackboard downgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan
POR – Portland Gen Elec downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
MTB – M&T Bank initiated with a Neutral at Rochedale
IMAX – IMAX ests revised downward at Stifel Nicolaus
THS – TreeHouse Foods downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney
RGC – Regal Entertainment downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Janney Montgomery Scott
MDT – Medtronic downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
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