Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was noted by Canaccord Genuity as having its wireless surveys indicate seasonally soft sales ahead of high-tier Android refresh in April.
BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) was downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy by Raymond James.
Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) was started as Outperform at Sanford Bernstein.
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) was started as Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy and the price target was lowered all the way to $52 from $61 by Sterne Agee. Citi recently took on a Sell rating as well after its poor handling of the dividend news and stress test disappointments.
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ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) was started as Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.
Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) was started as Hold at Jefferies.
Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Cowen and Co.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) was started as Outperform at Cowen and was started as Underperform at BMO Capital Markets.
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was raised to Overweight from Neutral with a $30 price target at Piper Jaffray. Also see how Intel will move away from the PC.
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) was raised to Overweight from Neutral at J.P. Morgan.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, was started as Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.
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Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) was reiterated as Buy and the price target was raised to $90 from $86 at Canaccord Genuity, as the chip-maker is well positioned to benefit from China and the upcoming Android and iPhone upgrades.
VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) was downgraded to Underweight from Neutral and the price target was cut to $3 from $8 at Piper Jaffray.
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