Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BBVA, STD, EP, EE, FNSR, FSLR, GFI, GS, HLIT, HCA, MENT, NFLX, PETM, RYAAY, S, TJX, VCLK)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Banco Santander S.A. (NYSE: STD) Started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) Reiterated Buy as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
El Paso Electric Co. (NYSE: EE) Cut to Hold at Argus.
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Maintained Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI) Reiterated Buy as Value at Zacks.
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Reiterated Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) Cut to Neutral at BofA/ML.
HCA Inc. (NYSE: HCA) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Reiterated Outperform and raised target to $310 at Credit Suisse; Reiterated Sell at Janney Capital; Maintained as Buy with $300 target at Canaccord Genuity.
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) Started as Outperform at RBC.
Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ: RYAAY) Cut to Market Perform at Raymond James.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) Raised to Outperform at RBC.
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) Started as Buy at BofA/ML.
ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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