Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEG, BHI, BP, K, KKD, MBT, NAV, CRM, SLB, UTHR, VIP, WFT)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations we have seen from Wall Street research calls this Thursday morning:

AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG) Cut to Market Perform at KBW.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research; targets cut by Citi.
Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) Started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) Started as Buy with $6.00 target at Roth Capital.
Mobile Telesystems (NYSE: MBT) Raised to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Navistar International (NYSE: NAV) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Started as Outperform at Morgan Keegan.
Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) Raised to Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late yesterday call).
United Therapeutics (NASDAQ: UTHR) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) Raised to Neutral at JPMorgan.

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