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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBY, CPN, COH, GENZ, MOT, NKE, PALM, QCOM, RIMM, THQI, URBN)
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These are this Friday’s top research calls seen in upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street analysts:
Best Buy Co. (NYSE: BBY) Cut to Underperform from Market Perform at FBR.
Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Buy at Argus Research.
Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH) Raised to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) Raised to Outperform at Leerink Swann.
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) Raised to Overweight at HSBC.
Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) Raised to Market Perform from Underperform at BMO Capital.
QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Research-in-Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) Raised to Outperform at Cowen & Co.
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) Raised to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.
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