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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (DF, DLR, ELLI, FTE, GGP, GOOG, INFY, KMI, PNRA, RNR, RYL, R, SKS, CRM)

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

Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.

Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) Raised to Buy at Jefferies.

Ellie Mae, Inc. (NYSE: ELLI) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE) Raised to Hold at Deutsche Bank.

General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) Started as Market Perform at Wells Fargo.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Started as Neutral at Wedbush.

Infosys Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) Cut to Equal-weight at Barclays.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) Raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) Started as Buy at KeyBanc.

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE: RYL) Cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) named as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML.

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) Started as Buy at ThinkEquity.

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