Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, BWP, COF, CLS, CIEN, JRJC, DSX, DRYS, MDMD, MPEL, MWW, ORCL, POT, RIMM, SHLD)

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Published: June 17, 2011 8:34 am

Last Updated: April 3, 2020 4:24 pm

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

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE: BWP) Started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) Raised to Buy at SunTrust.
Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) added as Value at Zacks.
CIENA Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN) Raised to Neutral at UBS.
China Finance Online Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JRJC) Cut to Market Perform at Rodman & Renshaw.
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) Cut to Underperform at CRedit Suisse.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.
MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MDMD) Cut to Hold at ThinkEquity.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $16 at Credit Suisse.
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) Raised to Buy at UBS.
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) Added to U.S. Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Raised to Buy at TD.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

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