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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARO, AEO, APEI, AWR, ADSK, CECO, COCO, DV, KLIC, RTP, RIG)

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

Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR) Cut to Hold at Brean Murray.
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.
Career Education (NASDAQ: CECO) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Devry, Inc. (NYSE: DV) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) Cut to Underperform at BofA/Merrill Lynch.
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) Raised to Outperform at BNP Paribas.
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.

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