Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, MO, AIG, CCJ, CAT, CI, KO, DF, DPS, EK, HBAN, PEP, PM, SBUX, SPWRA, UNH, WLP)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.

AETNA Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ) Reiterated Neutral at BofA/ML.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Huntington Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN) Reiterated Buy at BofA/ML.
Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) Maintained Sell at Auriga; Cut to Hold at ThinkEquity.
Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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