Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (ACE, ADSK, ADP, BCS, EAT, EP, LXK, NRG, PAYX, TRV)

These are this Wednesday’s top ten analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations which we have seen early on from Wall Street research calls:

ACE Limited (ACE) Started as Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.
Autodesk (ADSK) Raised to Buy at Kaufman Bros.
Automatic Data (ADP) Started as Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.
Barclays plc (BCS) Started as Outperform at FBR.
Brinker International Inc. (EAT) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
El Paso Corp. (EP) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Lexmark (LXK) Raised to Neutral at JPMOrgan.
NRG Energy (NRG) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Paychex (PAYX) Started as Market Perform at RBC Capital Markets.
Travelers (TRV) Started as Outperform at RBC Capital Markets.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 21, 2009