Five Key Analyst Calls to Watch

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24/7 Wall St. is tracking several key analyst calls this morning.

Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG) has seen mixed calls this morning. The discount retailer was raised to Hold from Sell at Deutsche Bank, cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity and cut to Underperform at Raymond James.

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) is a Buffett stock that keeps growing in size for the conglomerate, but it was cut to Hold from Buy based on valuation at Deutsche Bank. Shares are indicated down 1%, but this is up about 10% so far in 2013.

Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI) was named Bear of the Day as smartphones are eating up its peripheral sales, according to Zacks Investment Research.

SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE: SD) was cut to Underperform from Market Perform by the team at BMO Capital Markets, and shares are indicated down about 6% at $5.38 in active early trading.

SAP A.G. (NYSE: SAP) was raised to Overweight from Neutral at HSBC, shares are up almost 1% for its New York ADRs, and shares were up 0.8% in local trading in Europe.

-Jon C. Ogg

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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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