Analyst calls: Dell upgraded at Goldman

DreamWorks is downgraded to 'sell,' and Lululemon is initiated with a 'buy.'

By MSN Money Partner Dec 3, 2012 12:52PM
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Monday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • Agrium (AGU) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Boston Scientific (BSX) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at JMP Securities
  • CSC (CSC) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Cowen
  • Dell (DELL) upgraded to Buy from Sell at Goldman
  • Duke Energy (DUK) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
  • Ericsson (ERIC) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
  • Finisar (FNSR) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham
  • NiSource (NI) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
  • Total (TOT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
  • Williams-Sonoma (WSM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
  • Digital Realty (DLR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group
photodiskMonday's noteworthy downgrades include:
  • Bankrate (RATE) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord
  • J.M. Smucker (SJM) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Stephens
  • Janus Capital (JNS) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
  • Kenexa (KNXA) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities
  • Occidental Petroleum (OXY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
  • Regal Entertainment (RGC) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
  • Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
  • Teva (TEVA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
  • Research in Motion (RIMM) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Canaccord
  • DreamWorks (DWA) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
  • Infosys (INFY) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen
Monday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • AT&T (T) initiated with an Equal Weight at Evercore
  • Lululemon (LULU) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord
  • Estee Lauder (EL) initiated with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
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