Analyst calls: Staples downgraded to 'sell'
Goldman upgrades Citigroup and Morgan Stanley but downgrades Bank of America and JP Morgan.
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comMonday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Citigroup (C) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Morgan Stanley (MS) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Zimmer (ZMH) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
- AutoZone (AZO) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
- Microsoft (MSFT) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Atlantic Equities
- Regeneron (REGN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
- Motorola Solutions (MSI) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus
- Bank of America (BAC) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
- JP Morgan (JPM) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman
- Staples (SPLS) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman
- Procter & Gamble (PG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- AK Steel (AKS) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
- D.R. Horton (DHI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
- Time Warner (TWX) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
- Whole Foods (WFM) downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman
- CF Industries (CF) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Dahlman Rose
- Norfolk Southern (NSC) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities
- Monster Beverage (MNST) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at SunTrust
- Brocade (BRCD) initiated with a Hold at Kaufman Bros
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