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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (GAS, ALU, AMT, APC, ADP, CVX, CCI, GE, GPC, HMA, JNPR, VOD, ZAGG)

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

AGL Resources, Inc. (NYSE: GAS) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) Raised to Outperform at BMO.

America Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) Raised to Overweight at JPMorgan.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) Maintained Buy with $60 target at Argus.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) Maintained Outperform but lowered estimates at Credit Suisse.

Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI) Cut to Neutral at JPMorgan.

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Maintained Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE: HMA) Maintained Hold but cut estimates at Argus.

Juniper Networks Inc, (NYSE: JNPR) Cut to Market Perform at BMO.

Vodafone Group PLC (NYSE: VOD) Cut to Underperform at BNP Paribas.

ZAGG Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG) named value stock of the day at Zacks.

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