Analyst calls: Target, Costco, Wal-Mart
UBS initiates Target with a 'buy' and Costco and Walmart with a 'neutral.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comWednesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Dollar General (DG) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
- Duke Energy (DUK) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Aon Corp. (AON) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
- US Airways (LCC) upgraded to Buy from Fair Value at CRT Capital
- Marvell Technology (MRVL) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Craig-Hallum
- Talbots (TLB) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Wedbush
- Peabody Energy (BTU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
- PSEG (PEG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
- Sprint (S) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
- Allstate (ALL) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
- Bank of Montreal (BMO) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
- Fastenal (FAST) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Darden (DRI) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Argus
- JDSU (JDSU) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
- Varian Medical (VAR) initiated with a Buy at Cantor
- Penske Automotive (PAG) initiated with a Buy at KeyBanc
- Target (TGT) initiated with a Buy at UBS
- Costco (COST) initiated with a Neutral at UBS
- Wal-Mart (WMT) initiated with a Neutral at UBS
- LinkedIn (LNKD) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord
- Google (GOOG) initiated with a Buy at Canaccord
- Pandora (P) initiated with a Hold at Canaccord
- Comerica (CMA) initiated with a Buy at Wunderlich.
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