Top Wall Street Analyst Upgrades: Disney, Petrobras, Others

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Investors and traders are always on the lookout for fresh research ideas that will lead to higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls to find great ideas from value stocks to growth stocks to dividend stocks. We are breaking out the positive analyst calls as far as stocks to buy and positive research calls today.

These are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, initiations and positive analyst research calls seen from Wall Street today.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) was raised to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.

FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) was raised to Neutral from Underweight at J.P. Morgan.

Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) was raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.

Madison Square Garden Inc. (NASDAQ: MSG) was initiated as an Outperform with a $68 price target at Credit Suisse.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.

PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH) was maintained as Outperform but added to the Focus List at Credit Suisse.

SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital Markets.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) was raised to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was raised to Buy from Neutral at UBS.

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Read also: Top Analyst Downgrades and Cautious Calls

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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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