Analyst calls: Goldman upgrades Lululemon

Visa, MasterCard were downgraded to 'neutral,' and Intel was initiated with a 'neutral.'

By MSN Money Partner Jan 4, 2012 12:16PM
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.com:

Wednesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • CF Industries (CF) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
  • American Eagle (AEO) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Capital
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman
  • Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
  • Lululemon (LULU) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman
  • Concho Resources (CXO) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
  • General Dynamics (GD) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan
  • P.F. Chang's (PFCB) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Miller Tabak
  • iRobot (IRBT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brigantine
Wednesday's noteworthy downgrades include:
  • Mosaic (MOS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
  • Energizer (ENR) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital
  • Church & Dwight (CHD) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital
  • Lockheed Martin (LMT) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital and to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
  • NetApp (NTAP) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
  • AT&T (T) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at Pacific Crest
  • Visa (V) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney Capital
  • MasterCard (MA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Janney Capital
Wednesday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • American Tower (AMT) initiated with an Outperform at Wedbush
  • Intel (INTC) initiated with a Neutral at Roth Capital
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