Analyst calls: Wal-Mart upgraded

General Electric initiated with a 'buy,' and OpenTable initiated with an 'outperform.'

By MSN Money Partner Oct 12, 2012 11:33AM
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Friday's noteworthy initiations include:  

Carlyle Group (CG) initiated with a Perform at Oppenheimer
General Electric (GE) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank
Groupon (GRPN) initiated with a Neutral at Macquarie 
Honeywell (HON) initiated with a Buy at Deutsche Bank
LinkedIn (LNKD) initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie
OpenTable (OPEN) initiated with an Outperform at Macquarie
Toyota (TM) initiated with a Buy at UBS


Friday's noteworthy downgrades include: 

Dollar Tree (DLTR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies and to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray
Seagate (STX) downgraded to Sell from Buy at Citigroup
SunTrust (STI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG
Tyco (TYC) downgraded to In-Line from Outperform at Imperial Capita 

Friday's noteworthy upgrades include: 

Aon Corp. (AON) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan
LinkedIn (LNKD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Evercore 
Wal-Mart (WMT) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies
 
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