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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AMGN, T, BAC, BHI, CIM, COP, DANG, HGR, MMM, MU, GAS, GOLD, SKX, VRS)

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

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Outperform at William Blair.
Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) Maintained Neutral and $59 target at BofA/ML.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) Removed from Priority List at Wells Fargo.
Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $93 at Credit Suisse.
E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE: DANG) Cut target and estimates at Goldman Sachs.
Hanger Orthopedic Group (NYSE: HGR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Reiterated Buy and $104 target at Argus.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) Reiterated Outperform and $15 target at Credit Suisse; Maintained Buy with $14 target at Auriga.
Nicor, Inc. (NYSE: GAS) Maintained Hold at Argus.
Rangold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) Reiterated Buy with $110 target at BofA/ML.
Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

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