Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AEO, BMY, CAGC, CEO, STZ, FO, HL, MHS, WFR, SQNM, X, WAG)

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Published: June 11, 2010 8:32 am

Last Updated: April 3, 2020 3:12 pm

These are some of this Friday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes:

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
China Agritech Inc. (NASDAQ: CAGC) Started as Buy at Brean Murray.
CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO) Removed from Goldman Sachs Conviction Buy List.
Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ) Started as Buy at Citigroup.
Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO) Started as Sell at Citigroup.
Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Medco Health Inc. (NYSE: MHS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE: WFR) Cut to Sell at Hapoalim.
Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) Raised to Buy at Auriga.
United States Steel Corp. (NYSE: X) Raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) Cut to Market Weight at Thomas Weisel.

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