Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKAM, DHR, FLEX, FTO, GE, GOOG, HES, RNWK, RVBD, ROC, SVU, SYNA, UNH, VLO, WYNN)

Investing

Published: January 21, 2011 8:23 am

Last Updated: April 28, 2020 8:16 am

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

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Started as Neutral at Collins Stewart.
Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Flextronics International (NASDAQ: FLEX) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $10 at Credit Suisse.
Frontier Oil Corp. (NYSE: FTO) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Reiterated Neutral and $21 target BofA/ML; Positive comments from Goldman Sachs.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Raised target to $800 at Jefferies; Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $750 at Credit Suisse; Reiterated Buy and raised target to $750 at BofA/ML.
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
RealNetworks Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) Raised to Hold at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan.
Rockwell Collins. Inc. (NYSE: ROC) Raised to Outperform and $85 target at Credit Suisse.
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) listed as Bear of the Day and maintained Underperform at Zacks Equity Research.
Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan; Cut to Underperform at Needham.
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $50 at Credit Suisse.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) Raised to Outperform and listed as Bull of the Day at Zacks Equity Research.

You can join our free daily email distribution list to hear more about analyst upgrades and downgrades, top day trader and active trader alerts, dividend trends, news on Buffett and other investment gurus, IPOs, secondary offerings, private equity, and more.

JON C. OGG

The Average American Has No Idea How Much Money You Can Make Today ^(Sponsor)

The last few years made people forget how much banks and CD’s can pay. Meanwhile, interest rates have spiked and many can afford to pay you much more, but most are keeping yields low and hoping you won’t notice.

But there is good news. To win qualified customers, some accounts are paying almost 10x the national average! That’s an incredible way to keep your money safe and earn more at the same time. Our top pick for high yield savings accounts includes other benefits as well. You can earn up to 3.80% with a Checking & Savings Account today Sign up and get up to $300 with direct deposit. No account fees. FDIC Insured.

Click here to see how much more you could be earning on your savings today. It takes just a few minutes to open an account to make your money work for you.

Our top pick for high yield savings accounts includes other benefits as well. You can earn up to 4.00% with a Checking & Savings Account from Sofi. Sign up and get up to $300 with direct deposit. No account fees. FDIC Insured.

¹https://www.fdic.gov/national-rates-and-rate-caps