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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

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

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays.
Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE: ACI) Raised to Buy at Argus.
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.
Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) Raised to Outperform as the Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
DR Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Cut to Buy at S&P Equity Research (late Wednesday call).
First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut to Hold at Auriga, maintained $167 target.
IAC/InterActiveCorp. (NASDAQ: IACI) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Cut to BUy from Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late Wednesday call).
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Cut to Sell at UBS; Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) Started At Hold By ThinkEquity.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) Raised to Buy at Gleacher & Co.
PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
RF Micro Devices INc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) Started At Hold By ThinkEquity.
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) Cut to Hold at Arus.
Tellabs Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) Cut to Underperform as the Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.

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