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

AK Steel Holdings Corporation (NYSE: AKS) named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.

Boston Beer Co. (NYSE: SAM) Cut to Sell at UBS.

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.

Hillshire Brands Company (NYSE: HSH) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Mastercard, Inc. (NYSE: MA) Cut to Sell at UBS.

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) Cut to Neutral with $14 target at Credit Suisse.

The New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) Raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs.

NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX) Maintained Hold but cut earnings estimates at Argus.

Pan American Silver Corporation (NASDAQ: PAAS) Cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) Cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) Cut to Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) Cut to Sell at UBS.

Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC) Started as Outperform with $36 target at Credit Suisse.

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) Started as Buy at Jefferies.

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