Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (CA, DE, HME, JBL, JOYG, LVS, MGM, MON, RFMD, S, SPWRA, WYNN)

These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in the morning hours from Wall Street research notes:

CA Inc. (NYSE: CA) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Raised to Buy at Morgan Joseph.
Home Properties (NYSE: HME) Raised to Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Jabil Circuit Inc. (NYSE: JBL) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Joy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYG) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna.
MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna.
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.
RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) Started as Buy at Stern Agee.
Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $6 from $5 at Auriga.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Started as Hold at Wunderlich.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Started as Neutral at Susquehanna.

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