Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AMZN, GM, HSFT, LPLA, MCD, PBR, VRGY)

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

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and $190 price target at BofA/ML (late-Monday call).
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse; Started as Buy at Citi; Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
HiSoft Technology International Ltd. (NASDAQ: HSFT) Started as Outperform at BMO.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA) Started as Overweight at Morgan Stanley; Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) Reiterated Buy with $88 target at Argus.
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) Reiterated Buy with $55 target at BofA/ML.
Verigy, Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) Reiterated Outperform and $15 target at Credit Suisse.

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