Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AKS, ATO, BRCM, BRCD, DUK, EMC, HA, HNT, IRM, MCD, NTAP, NVDA, SKX, SO, TPX, TWX, VAL, WPI, WY)

Photo of Jon C. Ogg
By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

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

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) Maintained Hold but cut estimates at Argus.

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) Started as Outperform at Wedbush.

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) Raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) Raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) Raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.

Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HA) named Value Stock of the Day at Zacks.

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) Raised to Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) Maintained Outperform on Focus List but cut target to $104 at Credit Suisse.

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) Raised to Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) Raised to Buy at UBS.

Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE: SKX) Raised to Buy at Stern Agee.

Southern Company (NYSE: SO) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Tempur Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) Cut to Market Perform at William Blair.

Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) Raised to Market Perform at Bernstein.

The Valspar Corporation (NYSE: VAL) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) Cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray

Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE: WY) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.

Also Read: Last Week’s Top Analyst Calls where analysts created the most impact or offered keen insight based on their calls with a review of how the stocks reacted after the calls were made.

If you enjoyed the top analyst upgrades and downgrades, you can join our free email newsletter that includes analyst summaries each morning sent right to your inbox.  We also cover top issues such as IPOs, special financial exclusives, mergers and more. Sign up in the box below.

[wallst_email_signup]

JON C. OGG

Photo of Jon C. Ogg
About the Author Jon C. Ogg →

Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618