Analyst calls: Big Lots upgraded to 'overweight'
Prudential is upgraded to 'overweight,' and Staples is downgraded to 'sell.'
Information provided by Theflyonthewall.comThursday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Big Lots (BIG) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays
- East West Bancorp (EWBC) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
- Post Properties (PPS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Wunderlich
- Prudential (PRU) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Evercore, and to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
- Tempur-Pedic (TPX) upgraded to Strong Buy from Market Perform at Raymond James
- Vulcan Materials (VMC) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
- Costco (COST) upgraded to Buy from Hold at ISI Group
- Dolby (DLB) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
- Human Genome (HGSI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Leerink
- Martin Marietta (MLM) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
- Staples (SPLS) downgraded to Sell from Hold at ISI Group
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