Analyst calls: MGM Resorts upgraded

JetBlue is downgraded to 'hold,' and Molson Coors is initiated with a 'neutral.'

By MSN Money Partner Jan 8, 2013 12:52PM
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Tuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
  • Celgene (CELG) upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital, and to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • Dover (DOV) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
  • Joy Global (JOY) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray
  • KKR & Co. (KKR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
  • Manulife Financial (MFC) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
  • Southwest (LUV) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
  • MGM Resorts (MGM) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
  • Ventas (VTR) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
Tuesday's noteworthy downgrades include:
  • Stock market ComstockAutoZone (AZO) downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
  • CF Industries (CF) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital
  • EMC (EMC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
  • Emerson (EMR) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
  • Fusion-io (FIO) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair
  • JetBlue (JBLU) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank
  • Mylan (MYL) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley
  • National Oilwell (NOV) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
  • Raytheon (RTN) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
  • Northrop Grumman (NOC) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan
  • Alliant Techsystems (ATK) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen
  • Noble Corp. (NE) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James
Tuesday's noteworthy initiations include:
  • Stericycle (SRCL) initiated with an Equal Weight at Barclays
  • Covanta (CVA) initiated with an Overweight at JPMorgan
  • Delphi Automotive (DLPH)  initiated with an Outperform at CLSA
  • Teledyne Technologies (TDY) initiated with a Buy at Needham
  • AB InBev (ABV) initiated with a Buy at ISI Group
  • Molson Coors (TAP) initiated with a Neutral at ISI Group
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