Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMD, HD, INTC, IBM, LOW, LULU, MGM, MAN, SCHN, SPLS, X, YOKU)

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Published: June 16, 2011 8:28 am

Last Updated: April 3, 2020 3:51 pm

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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Outperform at FBR.
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) Started as Buy at UBS.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) Cut to Market Perform at FBR.
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) Raised to Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late-Wednesday call).
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) Started as Buy at UBS.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) featured as Momentum by Zacks.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) Started as Outperform at FBR.
ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) Reiterated Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHN) Started as Buy at BofA/ML.
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) Started as Buy at UBS.
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Started as Underperform at BofA/ML.
Youku.com Inc (NYSE: YOKU) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

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