Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACM, AXYS, CTAS, CVD, GILD, PPDI, VISN, EPG, VTIV)

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Published: December 23, 2008 7:38 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 8:01 am

Money_stack_pic It is getting pretty thin in major analyst coverage as firms are encouraged to go easy on major year-end calls barring anything unexpected. These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and new coverage calls we have seen this Tuesday morning:

AECOM (ACM) Started as Outperform at Baird.
Axsys Technologies (AXYS) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Cintas (CTAS) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Covance (CVD) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Gilead (GILD) Started as Buy at Stanford Group.
PPD Inc. (PPDI) STarted as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
VisionChina Media (VISN) Strated as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Environmental Power Corp. (EPG) Cut to Neutral at Merriman Curhan Ford.
inVentiv Health (VTIV) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Jon C. Ogg
December 23, 2008

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