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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (DE, DECK, EMN, DD, EMC, NTAP, NUS, RBS, NGG, REG, CRM, VMW, WFMI)

These are some of this Friday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls.

Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
E.I. duPont de Nemours (NYSE: DD) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) Started as Buy at Wunderlich.
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Started as Hold at Wunderlich.
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: NUS) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS) Cut to Neutral at Macquarie.
National Grid plc (NYSE: NGG) Cut to Neutral at Nomura.
Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Reiterated Neutral but target raised to $100 at Credit Suisse.
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) Started as Hold at Wunderlich.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) Cut to Neutral at UBS.

MELA Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: MELA) is up over 100% after an FDA panel vote.

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