Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, ADP, COF, LNG, XOM, INTC, JBLU, MEE, RAD, PCL, GOLD, VLO, YHOO)

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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.
Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NYSE: ADP) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $54 at Argus.
Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE COF) Reiterated Sell at Argus.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) Maintained Neutral but raised target to $84 at Credit Suisse.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Maintained Outperform on Focus List with $28 target at Credit Suisse.
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Massey Energy Co. (NYSE: MEE) Cut to Neutral at UBS.
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) Maintained Underperform at Zacks Investment Research and named the Bear of the Day.
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL) Cut to Sell at UBS.
Randgold Resources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GOLD) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) Started as Buy with $23 target at Gabelli.

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