Upgrades
CLX – Clorox upgraded to Average at Caris & Company
IVN – Ivanhoe Mines upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
MMS – MAXIMUS initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities
SYK – Stryker upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
HEP – Holly Energy Partners upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
VRA – Vera Bradley initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
PDS – Precision Drilling initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse
UAL – Ticonderoga raises most Q3, lowers most Q4 EPS ests for the airlines
PNRA – Panera Bread initiated with a Buy at Lazard
NCIT – NCI upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Wells Fargo
AH – Accretive Health initiated with a Buy at UBS
BG – Bunge upgraded to Buy from Hold at Citigroup
BSX – Boston Scientific upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JP Morgan
CHD – Church & Dwight target raised to $50 at Oppenheimer
EQY – Equity One upgraded to Hold from Sell at Citigroup
ALXN – Alexion Pharma initiated with a Outperform at Oppenheimer
BAX – Baxter upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
TSLA – Tesla Motors FY12 ests raised at Dougherty
Downgrades
ZMH – Zimmer Hldgs downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
ABT – Abbott Labs downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
FFIV – F5 Networks initiated with a Hold at Jefferies
AMCX – AMC Networks initiated with a Sell at Stifel Nicolaus
CF – Fertilizer sector downgraded at Atlantic Equities
WMS – WMS Industries downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee
HUN – Huntsman removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman
IT – Gartner initiated with a Neutral at Goldman
RVBD – Riverbed Technology initiated with an Underperform at Jefferies
SYK – Stryker target lowered to $61 from $68 at Stifel Nicolaus
ARUN – Aruba Networks initiated with a Hold at Jefferies
RAH – Ralcorp Holdings target lowered to $84 at Stifel Nicolaus
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