Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades RHHBY, RTP, BP, AKAM, AOL, V, MET, AFX, RIMM, DWA…

Acorda Therapeutics [[ACOR]] downgraded to Neutral from Outperform, $32 target, at RW Baird…
Affymetrix [[AFFX]] upgraded to Neutral from Underweight, $8 target, at JP Morgan…
Aixtron [[AIXG]] downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman…
Akamai Technologies [[AKAM]] upgraded to Neutral, target raised to $27.50 from $21.50, at Goldman…
AOL [[AOL]] upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Merriman…
Arena Pharma [[ARNA]] upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Rodman & Renshaw…
Aviat Networks [[AVNW]] downgraded to Hold at Needham…
BP plc [[BP]] upgraded to Overweight at HSBC…
Broadcom [[BRCM]] upgraded to Buy from Hold at Brigantine…
Corinthian Colleges [[COCO]] downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill…
Cree [[CREE]] downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Merriman…
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals [[CYCC]] initiated as Buy at Roth Capital…
Diebold [[DBD]] upgraded to Outperform from Neutral, $34 target, at RW Baird…
DreamWorks [[DWA]] downgraded to Neutral, $41 target, at Piper Jaffray…
Doral Financial [[DRL]] downgraded to Neutral, $4 target, at B. Riley…
Double-Take [[DBTK]] downgraded to Market Weight from Overweight, $9 target, at Thomas Weisel…
Emergency Medical Services [[EMS]] initiated as Buy at Kaufman Bros…
Equity Residential [[EQR]] upgraded to Buy, $38 target, at Benchmark…
Franklin Resources [[BEN]] added to Conviction Buy List, target $130, at Goldman…
Investment Technology Group [[ITG]] downgraded to Market Perform, $19 target, at KBW…
ITT Educational [[ESI]] downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill…
Janus [[JNS]] upgraded to Buy from Neutral, $16.50 target, at Goldman…
KBW, Inc. [[KBW]] initiated as Buy at Cantor…
MetLife [[MET]] upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, $44 target, at Keefe Bruyette…
Micromet [[MITI]] upgraded to Buy, $12 target, at Roth Capital…
Monster Worldwide [[MWW]] downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank…
Och-Ziff [[OZM]] downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman…
Open Text [[OTEX]] upgraded to Buy, $48 target, at Benchmark…
Panera Bread [[PNRA]] downgraded to Neutral at SunTrust…
Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners [[PSE]] downgraded to Neutral, $22 target, at UBS…
POSCO [[PKX]] upgraded to Overweight at HSBC…
Provident Financial [[PFS]] upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Janney Montgomery…
Quest Software [[QSFT]] upgraded to Overweight from Market Weight at Thomas Weisel…
Research In Motion [[RIMM]] added to Focus List, $95 target, at Credit Suisse…
Rio Tinto [[RTP]] upgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse…
Roche [[RHHBY]] downgraded to Neutral at UBS…
Safe Bulkers [[SB]] initiated as Buy at Cantor…
Synaptics [[SYNA]] downgraded to Neutral, $33 target, at JP Morgan…
Visa [[V]] upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight, $97 target, at Barclays…
Western Union [[WU]] downgraded to Neutral, target lowered to $19 from $23, at Goldman…

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