Analyst calls: Caterpillar upgraded to 'buy'

Home Depot and Lowe's are upgraded to 'overweight,' and Chesapeake is downgraded to 'neutral.'

By MSN Money Partner Apr 16, 2012 10:59AM
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.com

Monday's noteworthy upgrades include:  
  • Caterpillar (CAT) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill, and to Buy from Neutral at Longbow
  • Home Depot (HD) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Lowe's (LOW) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Linear Technology (LLTC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Longbow, and to Buy from Neutral at Nomura
  • PPG Industries (PPG) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
  • United Microelectronic (UMC) upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays
Monday's noteworthy downgrades include:  
  • Chesapeake (CHK) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
  • Infosys (INFY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank, and to Neutral from Outperform at Macquarie
  • Marathon Petroleum (MPC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
  • SCANA (SCG) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
  • Madison Square Garden (MSG) downgraded to Negative from Neutral at Susquehanna
Monday's noteworthy initiations include:  
  • Cadence Design (CDNS) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray
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