Top 10 Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AKAM, BX, D, FCX, GS, NFLX, PAYX, SPLS, SLB, VALE)

These are ten of the top research calls we have seen in the form of upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts this Wednesday morning:

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NYSE: AKAM) Raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D) Started as Perform at Oppenheimer.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper (NYSE: FCX) Raised to Outperform at RBC.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Estimates cut by Dick Bove of Rochdale.
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Cut to Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch; Cut to Hold at Kaufman Bros; Cut to Neutral at Susquehanna.
Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) Raised to Neutral at Janney Montgomery Scott.
Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) Raised to Positive at Susquehanna.
Vale SA (NYSE: VALE) Raised to Outperform at RBC.

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JON C. OGG