Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) was raised to Outperform from Sector Perform with a $65 price target (versus a $53.30 close) at Pacific Crest Securities.
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) was raised to Buy from Hold at Canaccord Genuity.
Avago Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AVGO) was started as Buy with an $80 price target at Deutsche Bank, a day after Nomura raised its price target to $75.
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. (NYSE: SQM), or Sociedad Quimica, was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse.
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Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) was raised to Overweight from Neutral at J.P. Morgan, a day after Zacks also raised its rating to Neutral from Underperform.
MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD) was raised to Neutral from Underweight by Piper Jaffray.
Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) was raised to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James, and it was named a top mobile Internet pick at Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Tuesday.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: PNC) was started with a Buy rating and a $105 price target at Nomura Securities.
Randgold Resources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GOLD) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight by J.P. Morgan.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) was raised to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.
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Rubicon Project Inc. (NYSE: RUBI) up more than 10% after earnings, and we have seen two upgrades so far: it was raised to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer and to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital Markets.
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) was downgraded to Underperform from Neutral by Merrill Lynch.
Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform by Cowen.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.
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