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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BHI, CHTR, CIM, EW, HAL, JNPR, ORCL, RF, SINA, TPX, UNFI, VZ)

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

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Cut to Neutral at Macquarie.

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) Started as Outperform at Sanford Bernstein.

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) Reiterated Buy but raised target to $103 at Canaccord Genuity.

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) Cut to Neutral at Macquarie.

Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) Cut to Hold at Needham.

Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) maintained Hold with $30 target at Canaccord Genuity.

Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) Raised to Outperform at Macquarie.

SINA Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) Raised to Outperform at Oppenheimer.

Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX) Cut to Neutral at Wedbush Morgan.

United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $58 at Canaccord Genuity; Maintained Hold at Argus.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) Reiterated Buy but raised target to $47 from $44 at Argus.

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