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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APD, AIXG, BRCD, CLF, JDSU, MCO, PEP, SPWRA, VOD, WTW)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Aixtron AG (NASDAQ: AIXG) Started as Sell at Citigroup.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Raised to Buy at Wunderlich; Raised to Buy at ThinkEquity.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) Raised to Buy at S&P Equity Research (late-Thursday call).
JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) Raised to Outperform at the Bull of the Day at Zacks.
PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Cut to Neutral with $69 target at Credit Suisse.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Raised to Buy at Jefferies; Maintained Neutral but Raised target to $20 at Credit Suisse.
Vodafone Group plc (NYSE: VOD) Raised to Hold at RBS.
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NYSE: WTW) Raised to Equal-weight at Morgan Stanley.

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