These are this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St.
Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) started as Outperform with a $71 price target at Robert W. Baird.
Alcobra Ltd. (NASDAQ: ADHD) was started as Market Perform with a $23 price target at FBR Capital Markets.
Axcelis Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLS) was started as Buy with a $3 price target at Stifel.
Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) was downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
China Distance Education Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: DL) was started as Neutral at Credit Suisse.
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy with an $82.50 price target at Janney Capital Markets.
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) was started as Neutral with a $59 price target at Robert W. Baird.
Laredo Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: LPI) was cut to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU) was started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) was started as Underperform at Credit Suisse.
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Susser Petroleum Partners L.P. (NYSE: SUSP) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Tim Hortons Inc. (NYSE: THI) was raised to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) was raised to Buy from Hold with a $55 price target at Stifel.
If you missed Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades, they included Cray, Enphase, Goldman Sachs, InterMune, Melco Crown, Mobileye, SunEdison and more.
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