Analyst calls: Dow Chemical upgraded

Molycorp is downgraded to 'equal weight, and F5 Networks is upgraded to 'buy.'

By MSN Money Partner Nov 13, 2012 1:13PM
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Tuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • 3D Systems (DDD) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Air Products (APD) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
  • Dow Chemical (DOW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
  • Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
  • F5 Networks (FFIV) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
  • Sherwin-Williams (SHW) upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at CLSA
  • Fusion-io (FIO) upgraded to Buy from Sell at Craig-Hallum
Tuesday's noteworthy downgrades include:
  • C&J Energy (CJES) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
  • LyondellBasell (LYB) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
  • Molycorp (MCP) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
  • comScore (SCOR) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Raymond James
comstockTuesday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • New Gold (NGD) initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse
  • PDL BioPharma (PDLI) initiated with a Neutral at Credit Suisse
  • Regeneron (REGN) initiated with an Outperform at Credit Suisse
  • Seadrill (SDRL) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank
  • VMWare (VMW) initiated with a Hold at Craig-Hallum
  • EMC (EMC) initiated with a Hold at Craig-Hallum
  • InvenSense (INVN) initiated with a Buy at Maxim
  • Sohu.com (SOHU) initiated with an Inderweight at HSBC
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