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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ASH, AVNR, CASC, DEO, IGT, IART, LNKD, MCK, MMI, OVTI, SUN, WDC)

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

Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) Reiterated Buy with $79 target at Argus.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNR) Reiterated Buy with $6 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Cascade Corporation (NASDAQ: CASC) maintained strong buy as value at Zacks.
Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) Added to Focus List at Credit Suisse.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART) Reiterated Buy and $61 target at Canaccord Genuity.
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) Started as Overweight at JPMorgan; Started as Buy at BofA/ML.
McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) Raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) Cut to Underperform at BMO.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI) Raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) maintained Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) Reiterated Hold at Argus.

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