Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (ADTN, AIG, AAPL, CPB, CTRN, DNDN, DPS, EA, GIS, JCP, MMM, NOK, PM, RIMM, THC, VIAB, WYNN)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Friday.

ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) maintained Underperform but named Bear of the Day at Zacks.

American international Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) started as Outperform at FBR.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw its numbers modestly lowered on iPhone units, sales prices, margin and earnings, but maintained at Buy and a $750 target at Canaccord Genuity. Apple also made one of the top spots on the Morgan Stanley Best Ideas List.

Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) maintained Buy but removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.

Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) raised to Outperform and named Bull of the Day at Zacks.

Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ: DNDN) raised to Outperform at Bernstein.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.(NYSE: DPS) cut to Market Perform at Bernstein.

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) cut to Neutral at Piper Jaffray.

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General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) cut to Sell at Goldman Sachs.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) cut to Sell at UBS.

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) cut to Underweight at J.P. Morgan.

Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) raised to Buy at Societe Generale and maintained Hold but raised target to $4 at Canaccord Genuity..

Phillip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs.

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Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) cut to Underperform at BMO.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) raised to Buy at BofA/Merrill Lynch.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) raised to Buy at Janney.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) cut to Outperform at CLSA.

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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.

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