Upgrades
FSLR – First Solar initiated with a Buy at Auriga
WFR – MEMC Elec initiated with a Buy at Auriga
MCD – McDonald’s target raised to $100 at RBC Capital Markets
OC – Owens Corning upgraded to Top Pick from Outperform at RBC Capital
CF – CF Industries upgraded to Buy at Dahlman Rose
TRI – Thomson Reuters downgraded to Sector Perform at RBC Capital Markets
BAS – Basic Energy Services upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
TYY – Tortoise Energy upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
P – Pandora Media initiated with an Overweight at JP Morgan
DUK – Duke Energy upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
MSI – Motorola Solutions upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
MR – Mindray Medical upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
FBNK – First Connecticut Bancorp initiated with an Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
MLNX – Mellanox Tech initiated with a Buy at Needham
INTU -Intuit upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
RBA – Ritchie Bros. initiated with a Buy at Canaccord Genuity
HP – Helmerich & Payne downgraded to Reduce from Buy at Duncan Willaims
HOT – Starwood Hotels upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities
Downgrades
PEP – PepsiCo downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
SOLR – GT Solar downgraded to Underperform from Outperform at Credit Agricole
SO – Southern Co downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
CSC – Computer Sciences downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
SF – Safeway downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
CE – Celanese downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie
KR – Kroger downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
MRCY – Mercury Computer downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman
SPWRA – Sunpower initiated with a Sell at Auriga
ACO – Amcol target lowered to $31 at Wedbush
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