Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AIXG, AEP, CMCSA, HAL, MFE, POT, RIG, WYNN)

These are some of the top analyst calls seen so far this Friday morning from the upgrades, downgrades, and initiations from Wall Street firms:

Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) Cut to Hold at Canaccord Adams.
American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo; FBR Cut its target to $44.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT) Target Cut to $145 at Canaccord.
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Neutral at Macquarie.

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