Analyst calls: Procter & Gamble upgraded to 'buy'
Nokia is downgraded to 'underperform,' and Discovery is initiated with an 'outperform.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comTuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Procter & Gamble (PG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
- Apollo Group (APOL) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
- Diamond Offshore (DO) upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley
- Nokia (NOK) downgraded to Underperform from Perform at Oppenheimer
- Infosys (INFY) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney Capital
- Ensco (ESV) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
- PSEG (PEG) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
- Southwestern Energy (SWN) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel Nicolaus
- Disney (DIS) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein
- Discovery (DISCA) initiated with an Outperform at Bernstein
- Time Warner (TWX) initiated with an Underperform at Bernstein
- Costco (COST) initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer
- Cerner (CERN) initiated with a Buy at Sterne Agee
- LinkedIn (LNKD) initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital
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