Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BZH, BP, CIEN, GLW, EXPE, FFIV, BEN, JNS, JNPR, PMCS, PCLN, SPWRA, TROW)

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Published: July 15, 2010 8:38 am

These are some of this Thursday’s top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street firms:

Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) Raised to Buy at UBS.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) Reiterated Buy at Citigroup.
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) Started as Underweight at JPMorgan.
Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) Started as Neutral at JPMorgan.
Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Started as Buy at FBR.
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) Started as Positive at Susquehanna.
Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) Started as Positive at Susquehanna.
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Cut to Perform at Oppenheimer.
PMC-Sierra Inc. (NASDAQ: PMCS) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) Started as Market Perform at FBR.
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Hold at Hapoalim.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW) Started as Positive at Susquehanna.

JON C. OGG

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