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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALGN, BIDU, BRCD, DMD, FSLR, HL, HGG, ITMN, LTD, MFN, NOK, PCX, STX, VPRT)

These are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls.

Align Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: ALGN) Started as Neutral with $19 target at Credit Suisse.
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) Cut to Buy from Strong Buy at S&P Equity Research (late-Tuesday).
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Cut to Underweight at JPMorgan.
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) Cut to Sell at Ticonderoga.
Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) named Value stock of the day at Zacks.
hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE: HGG) cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) Reiterated Buy with $44 target at Canaccord Genuity.
Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Minefinders Corp. (NYSE: MFN) named growth stock of the day at Zacks.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Raised to Neutral at Nomura.
Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.
Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Vistaprint N.V. (NASDAQ: VPRT) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

JON C. OGG

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