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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BGFV, BIIB, ETN, HIG, HGSI, P, REGN, RIMM, RUE, SQNM, VMW, INT)

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

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) Reiterated Buy with $115 target at Argus.
Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) Reiterated Buy but cut target to $26 at Argus.
Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $27 at Credit Suisse.
Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $19 at BofA/ML.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) Cut to Hold at Citigroup.
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.
rue21, Inc. (NASDAQ: RUE) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML.
Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) Started as Outperform at William Blair.
VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) Raised to Outperform at Pacific Crest.
World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) named Value stock of the day at Zacks.

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