These are this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations.
Advent Software Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS) was started as Neutral with a $34 price target (versus a $33.27 close) at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AGIO) was started with a Buy rating and $97 price target (versus a $81.91 close) at Canaccord Genuity.
Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) was started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC) was started with an Underperform rating at Credit Suisse.
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Maxim Group.
Community Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: CYH) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform and its price value range was cut to $48 to $52 from $53 to $68 at Wells Fargo.
Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) was reiterated Buy and with a 412 price target (versus a $7.880 close) at Sterne Agee after the deals site’s first investor day showed slightly higher guidance.
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMY) was raised to Neutral from Sell at UBS.
HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform and the price value range was cut to $64 to $70 from $68 to $78 at Wells Fargo.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Bernstein.
JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at J.P. Morgan.
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NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) was started with a Buy rating at Maxim, an unusual call considering that earnings are this afternoon.
Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) was started with an Outperform rating at Credit Suisse.
Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SLXP) was reiterated Buy with a $130 target (versus a $99.01 close) and called an attractive entry point by Sterne Agee.
Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG) was started as Outperform at Credit Suisse.
VeriFone Systems Inc. (NYSE: PAY) was started with a Buy at Topeka Capital Markets.
In case you missed Tuesday’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades, they included Alibaba, BBVA, Barracuda Networks, Check Point Software, FireEye, IMAX, J.P. Morgan, Zynga and a dozen more.
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