Analyst calls: Kraft initiated at 3 firms
Mondelez is downgraded to 'hold,' and Citigroup is upgraded to 'outperform.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comTuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Citigroup (C) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette
- Lennar (LEN) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup
- Liberty Media (LMCA) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
- Microchip (MCHP) upgraded to Buy from Hold at ThinkEquity
- PNC Financial (PNC) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
- Devon Energy (DVN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital
- Baidu (BIDU) downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James
- Barclays (BCS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
- Goldcorp (GG) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
- KB Home (KBH) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Citigroup
- Lloyds Banking (LYG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
- Safeway (SWY) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
- Southern Company (SO) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
- Wells Fargo (WFC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
- Starwood Hotels (HOT) downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James
- Agrium (AGU) downgraded to Hold from Action List Buy at TD Securities
- Mondelez (MDLZ) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jeffries
- Hologic (HOLX) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen
- Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies, and with a Buy at UBS, and with a Neutral at Citigroup
- Mead Johnson (MJN) initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
- Mondelez (MDLZ) initiated with a Hold at Deutsche Bank, and with an Outperform at RBC Capital
- Wynn Resorts (WYNN) initiated with a Buy at ISI Group
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