Analyst calls: RadioShack upgraded

Apple initiated with 'neutral,' and Netflix downgraded to 'underperform.'

By MSN Money Partner Oct 9, 2012 12:16PM
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Tuesday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Neutral at Nomura
  • Caterpillar (CAT) initiated with a Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Cisco (CSCO) initiated with a Buy at Buckingham
  • Dell (DELL) initiated with a Sell at Citigroup 
  • Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) initiated with a Sell at Citigroup
  • IBM (IBM) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup

Tuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • Eli Lilly (LLY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
  • RadioShack (RSH) upgraded to Buy from Underperform at BofA/Merrill
  • Primero Mining (PPP) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie
Tuesday's noteworthy downgrades include: 
  • DirecTV (DTV) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
  • Intel (INTC) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
  • Netflix (NFLX) downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA/Merrill 
  • Baidu (BIDU) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
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