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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ALKS, AVT, KMX, CTCT, CME, DK, EXPD, HBAN, MPC, MYL, P, PSX, RCL, SPR, STJ, TRV)

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

Alkermes PLC (NASDAQ: ALKS) raised to Outperform as Bull of the Day at Zacks and started as Buy at Citigroup.

Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT) cut to Underperform as Bear of the Day at Zacks.

CarMax Inc. (NYSE: KMX) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Constant Contact Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse, cut to Market Perform at Raymond James and cut to Neutral at Lazard.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) raised to Outperform at Raymond James.

Delek US Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DK) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD) raised from Sell all the way up to the Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: HBAN) raised to Buy at Citigroup.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL) raised to Buy at Canaccord Genuity.

Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) cut to Neutral at HSBC.

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPR) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse; cut to Neutral at Stern Agee.

St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) cut to Neutral at Credit Suisse.

The Travelers Companies Inc. (NYSE: TRV) named as Value stock of the day at Zacks.

JON C. OGG

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