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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ARUN, CECO, CENT, DRYS, ETN, FDO, FRX, FRO, MPEL, PANL, UTI, V)

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

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CECO) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
Central Garden & Pet Co. (NASDAQ: CENT) Reiterated Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.
Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO) Cut to Market Perform at Wells Fargo.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Reiterated Outperform and Raised target at Credit Suisse.
Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL) Started as Buy at Goldman Sachs.
Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $95 at Argus.

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