Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, BIG, CIT, FMCN, GILD, JASO, LDK, MDR, MU, SNH, VE, INT)

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

Aetna, Inc. (NYSE: AET) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.
Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays.
CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) Started as Hold at Jefferies.
Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMCN) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) Cut to Hold at Argus.
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) Cut to Sell at ThinkEquity.
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) Cut to Sell at ThinkEquity.
McDermott International (NYSE: MDR) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.
Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.
Veolia Environnement S.A. (NYSE: VE) Raised to Overweight at HSBC.
World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) named value stock of the day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG