Analyst calls: Abercrombie & Fitch upgraded

Amazon.com and Groupon are downgraded to 'neutral' at BofA/Merrill.

By MSN Money Partner Apr 2, 2012 10:52AM
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.com

Monday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brean Murray
  • Canadian Natural (CNQ) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
  • Concho Resources (CXO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
  • Kohl's (KSS) upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at JPMorgan
  • Gap (GPS) upgraded to Above Average from Average at Caris
Monday's noteworthy downgrades include:
  • Amazon.com (AMZN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill
  • Groupon (GRPN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill
  • Linear Technology (LLTC) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
  • SL Green Realty (SLG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
  • Sherwin-Williams (SHW) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill
  • Texas Instruments (TXN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
  • Halliburton (HAL) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Howard Weil
Monday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • Regeneron (REGN) initiated with a Buy at Goldman
  • TiVo (TIVO) initiated with a Sector Perform at Pacific Crest
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