Upgrades
PM – Philip Morris International target raised to $80 from $75 at Stifel Nicolaus
PGR – Progressive initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein
SF – Stifel Financial initiated with an Outperform at Raymond James
ADSK – Autodesk upgraded to Buy at Argus
LULU -lululemon athletica upgraded to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
ENB – Enbridge upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity
CNC – Centene initiated with an Outperform at Raymond James
SARA – Saratoga Resources initiated with a Mkt Outperform at Rodman & Renshaw
SIMO – Silicon Motion target raised to $25 at Needham
GPRO – Gen-Probe initiated with a Buy at ThinkEquity
EV – Eaton Vance downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Sterne Agee
HOLI – HollySys upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
XLS – Exelis initiated with a Neutral at JP Morgan
AMT – American Tower added to Conviction Buy List at Goldman
ENB – Enbridge upgraded to Buy from Hold at TD Newcrest
MU – Micron upgraded to Outperform at Oppenheimer
ROVI – Rovi initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities
LFUS – Littelfuse initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
TIVO – TiVo initiated with an Outperform at JMP Securities
Downgrades
AAPL – Apple ests cut at Oppenheimer to build in more cautious iPad ramp
DK – Delek US Holdings downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
BK – Bank of NY downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
RCL – Royal Caribbean initiated with Neutral at HSBC
CCL – Carnival initiated with Neutral at HSBC
IHG – Intercontinental Hotels Group initiated with Neutral at HSBC
NTAP – NetApp downgraded to Neutral at Collins Stewart
WNR – Western Refining downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
ANF – Abercrombie & Fitch downgraded to Hold from Buy at ISI Group
MRVL – Marvell downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities
TFM – The Fresh Market downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray
STT – State Street downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust
TD – Toronto-Dominion Bank downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
KEM – KEMET initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
CHK – Chesapeake Energy downgraded to Sell at Argus
GES – Guess? downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
PGR – Progressive downgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank
SBH – Sally Beauty downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
ANSS – ANSYS initiated with a Neutral at Goldman
NXTM – Nxstage Medical initiated with Overweight at Piper Jaffray
PMTC – Parametric initiated with a Neutral at Goldman
UA – Under Armour initiated with a Hold at Auriga
MPC – Marathon Petroleum removed from Best Ideas list at Morgan Stanley
COLM – Columbia Sportswear initiated with a Hold at Auriga
RMBS – Rambus downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
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