Analyst calls: Hewlett-Packard downgraded
Research in Motion is upgraded to 'hold,' and Intel is downgraded to 'neutral.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comTuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- AK Steel (AKS) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
- Archer Daniels (ADM) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
- Expedia (EXPE) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays
- Joy Global (JOY) upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital
- Pentair (PNR) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird
- Research in Motion (RIMM) upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies
- Whole Foods (WFM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Zipcar (ZIP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
- Merck (MRK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at MKM Partners
- Green Mountain (GMCR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust
- Cliffs Natural (CLF) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
- Intel (INTC) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Petrobras (PBR) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
- ARM Holdings (ARMH) downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James
- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
Tuesday's noteworthy initiations include: - Aetna (AET) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital
- Boston Scientific (BSX) initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
- CareFusion (CFN) initiated with a Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
- Coach (COH) initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
- Covidien (COV) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) initiated with a Hold at Stifel Nicolaus
- UnitedHealth (UNH) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital
- Clean Energy (CLNE) initiated with a Buy at Dougherty
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