Analyst calls: LinkedIn upgraded

Whole Foods is upgraded to 'overweight,' while Zipcar is downgraded to 'underweight.'

By Jonathan Berr Aug 3, 2012 10:24AM
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.com.
 
Friday's noteworthy upgrades

LinkedIn (LNKD) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Northland Securities
Whole Foods (WFM) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
Ralcorp (RAH) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
Sunoco Logistics (SXL) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
Hologic (HOLX) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James

Downgrades

Zipcar (ZIP) downgraded to Underweight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
Jack in the Box (JACK) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Lazard Capital
Nokia (NOK) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
Intuit (INTU) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
The Fresh Market (TFM) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan

Initiations

Palo Alto (PANW)  initiated with an Outperform at William Blair
Gold Standard Ventures  (GSV) initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie
 

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