Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ACN, CATO, FVE, FIG, HCBK, MET, SHLD, SINA, SPRD, VIV, THI)

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

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Reiterated Buy and Raised target at Argus.
Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) Reiterated Strong Buy as Value at Zacks.
Five Star Quality Care Inc. (NYSE: FVE) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG) Started as Outperform with $7 target at Credit Suisse.
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCBK) Raised to Market Perform at FBR.
MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) Reiterated Buy at Argus.
Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) Maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) Raised to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD) Reiterated Buy at BofA/ML.
Telesp S.A. (NYSE: VIV) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Tim Hortons Inc. (NYSE: THI) Started as Buy at BofA/ML.

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