Analyst calls: US Steel upgraded
American Eagle is downgraded to 'hold,' and Urban Outfitters is upgraded to 'hold.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comWednesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Marriott (MAR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust
- Pepco Holdings (POM) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo
- Smithfield Foods (SFD) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
- Hain Celestial (HAIN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
- U.S. Steel (X) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
- Urban Outfitters (URBN) upgraded to Hold from Underperform at Jefferies
- Valspar (VAL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at KeyBanc
- Walgreen (WAG) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James
- Archer Daniels (ADM) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Miller Tabak
- Caterpillar (CAT) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group
- Oshkosh (OSK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group
- Tata Motors (TTM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
Wednesday's noteworthy downgrades include: - American Eagle (AEO) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
- Ascena Retail (ASNA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
- Hovnanian (HOV) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- LinkedIn (LNKD) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
- Mindray Medical (MR) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
- Ross Stores (ROST) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
- Starwood Hotels (HOT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at SunTrust
- Target (TGT) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
- Wellpoint (WLP) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
- Nordstrom (JWN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Buckingham
- Kohl's (KSS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Buckingham
- Sunoco Logistics (SXL) downgraded to Hold from Accumulate at Tudor Pickering
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