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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BCS, BIIB, BSX, COG, DO, FFIV, FRX, FFN, JDSU, PHG, RL, UHS)

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

Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) Cut to Neutral at HSBC.
Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) Raised to Overweight at Barclays.
Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) Raised to Buy at Argus.
FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: FFN) Started as Buy at Ladenburg Thalmann.
JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Philips Electronics NV (NYSE: PHG) Cut to Hold at S&P Equity Research.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) Reiterated Strong Buy as Value Stock at Zacks.

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