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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AIG, APOL, MT, AV, BHI, BBEP, DTV, FB, LDK, NWSA, SBAC, YNDX)

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

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Reiterated Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) Maintained Hold at Argus.

Arcelor Mittal (NYSE: MT) target cut at Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan.

Aviva plc (NYSE: AV) Cut to Hold at Jefferies.

Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) Maintained Hold but cut 2012-2013 earnings estimates (2012 from $4.60 to $3.55; 2013 from $5.50 to $4.40) at Argus.

Breitburn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: BBEP) Started as Neutral with $16 target at Credit Suisse.

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) reiterated Buy and Raised target to $100 at Argus.

DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) Reiterated BUy with $68 target.

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) full analyst summary

LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Cut to Sell from Hold at S&P Capital IQ (late Tuesday call); maintained Sell at Argus.

News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) Raised to Buy at Needham.

SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC) Reiterated Buy and raised price target to $67 at Canaccord Genuity.

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX) Raised to Buy at UBS.

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