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

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Published: June 22, 2011 8:26 am

Last Updated: April 3, 2020 4:51 pm

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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